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)
482034002031	671	Jackson Technology Center	Public, Magnet	6-8	1310 Bobbie Ln	Garland	75042	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 494-8362	1,143	75	15.1	65.4%	153 (13.4%)	153 (13.4%)	559 (48.9%)	186 (16.3%)	55 (4.8%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (3.1%)	$7,932			$979			$6,953	64.3	69.4	539	132
484392004986	672	Van J H	Public	7-8	630 S Oak St	Van	75790	Van Zandt County	Van Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 963-8321	370	24	15.2	56.5%	258 (69.7%)	7 (1.9%)	85 (23.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.6%)	$9,204			$666			$8,538	64.2	54.7	943	271
484074004624	673	Somerset J H	Public	7-8	7791 6th St	Somerset	78069	Bexar County	Somerset Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 750-8967	618	41	15.1	79.1%	34 (5.5%)	1 (0.2%)	576 (93.2%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$10,965			$1,420			$9,545	64.2	60.7	779	106
483186003545	674	Muenster High School	Public	7-12	205 E 7th St	Muenster	76252	Cooke County	Muenster Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 759-2281	256	24	10.4	15.2%	234 (91.4%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)	$12,144			$499			$11,645	64.2	85.1	243	431
483912004462	675	Sands Consolidated Independent School District	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	101 First St	Ackerly	79713	Martin County	Sands Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 353-4888	246	21	11.7	58.9%	132 (53.7%)	0 (0.0%)	106 (43.1%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	$13,532			$596			$12,936	64.1	73.5	449	226
481305006230	676	Blalack Middle	Public	6-8	1706 Peters Colony	Carrollton	75007	Denton County	Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 968-3500	889	65	13.6	54.1%	198 (22.3%)	111 (12.5%)	426 (47.9%)	98 (11.0%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	52 (5.8%)	$10,313			$1,386			$8,927	64.1	69.5	538	138
481428012409	677	Bayside Intermediate	Public	6-8	4430 Village Way	League City	77573	Galveston County	Clear Creek Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 284-3000	947	53	17.8	28.5%	536 (56.6%)	46 (4.9%)	276 (29.1%)	30 (3.2%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (5.8%)	$8,343			$285			$8,058	64.1	67.3	597	80
484155004749	678	Sterling City School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	700 7th St	Sterling City	76951	Sterling County	Sterling City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 378-5821	347	30	11.6	45.8%	181 (52.2%)	2 (0.6%)	154 (44.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (2.0%)	$15,649			$921			$14,728	64.1	66.6	618	60
481428007004	679	Brookside Intermediate	Public, Magnet	6-8	3535 E Fm 528	Friendswood	77546	Galveston County	Clear Creek Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(281) 284-3600	834	58	14.4	45.9%	295 (35.4%)	96 (11.5%)	318 (38.1%)	84 (10.1%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.3%)	$9,481			$344			$9,137	64.1	57.9	847	168
480021112500	680	Idea Edinburg College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	2553 Roegiers Rd	Edinburg	78541	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 287-6300	779	49	15.8	80.5%	23 (3.0%)	8 (1.0%)	742 (95.3%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,320			$1,434			$10,887	64	61.8	750	70

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