Best Middle Schools in Texas

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 2361)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
484125004724	1511	Springlake-Earth High School	Public	8-12	472 Fm 302	Earth	79031	Lamb County	Springlake-Earth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 257-3310	121	15	7.9	71.9%	25 (20.7%)	0 (0.0%)	95 (78.5%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,968			$1,005			$16,963	36.5	34.7	1573	62
481362000857	1512	Channing School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	900 Greenwood Ave	Channing	79018	Hartley County	Channing Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 235-3432	128	15	8.2	70.3%	51 (39.8%)	1 (0.8%)	73 (57.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	$12,289			$994			$11,295	36.5	45.5	1197	315
480005313163	1513	Anne Frank Inspire Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	11216 Bandera Rd	San Antonio	78250	Bexar County	Inspire Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 638-5900	621	31	19.8	42.2%	219 (35.3%)	29 (4.7%)	340 (54.8%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.2%)	$12,271			$1,512			$10,759	36.4	32.2	1654	141
481281005172	1514	Youth Center Of High Plains	Public	5-12	9300 S Georgia	Amarillo	79118	Randall County	Canyon Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 677-2450	48	8	6	10.4%	15 (31.3%)	8 (16.7%)	23 (47.9%)	1 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.1%)	$23,702			$4,821			$18,881	36.4	22.7	1896	382
483510003958	1515	Carpenter Middle	Public	6-8	3905 Rainer Rd	Plano	75023	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 752-5000	505	45	11.2	62.2%	118 (23.4%)	110 (21.8%)	224 (44.4%)	27 (5.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.6%)	$10,299			$589			$9,710	36.4	39.9	1395	120
484668005348	1516	Ysleta Middle	Public	6-8	8691 Independence Dr	El Paso	79907	El Paso County	Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 434-8200	710	52	13.5	92.4%	12 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	696 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,190			$1,178			$9,012	36.4	28.4	1760	244
481359012711	1517	Aguirre J H	Public	6-8	15726 Wallisville Rd	Houston	77049	Harris County	Channelview Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 860-3300	932	61	15.2	80.2%	59 (6.3%)	98 (10.5%)	748 (80.3%)	10 (1.1%)	11 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)	$10,141			$1,063			$9,078	36.4	40.2	1388	129
482604002926	1518	W B Green J H	Public	7-8	501 N Canal St	La Feria	78559	Cameron County	La Feria Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 797-8400	417	36	11.5	80.6%	13 (3.1%)	2 (0.5%)	401 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$12,821			$871			$11,949	36.3	34.1	1595	77
480002212626	1519	Early College Stem Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	2950 Broadway St	Houston	77017	Harris County	Raul Yzaguirre Schools For Success	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 640-3700	280	19	15.1	98.2%	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	279 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,188			$2,507			$10,681	36.3	26.5	1799	280
481602001174	1520	Cumby Collegiate High School	Public	8-12	202 Sayle St	Cumby	75433	Hopkins County	Cumby Collegiate Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 994-2260	151	17	8.8	39.1%	120 (79.5%)	1 (0.7%)	24 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	$13,076			$996			$12,081	36.2	31	1692	172

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on STAAR Reading, STAAR Mathematics, STAAR Science, STAAR Social Studies test scores released by the Texas Education Agency.
These rankings were last updated on September 11, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Texas Education Agency, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Texas Education Agency.
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Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.