Best Middle Schools in Texas

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the STAAR test scores by the Texas Education Agency. The most recent update was on Wednesday, September 11, 2024.

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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)
481350000847	1321	Central J H	Public	5-8	7622 Us Hwy 69 N	Pollok	75969	Angelina County	Central Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 853-2115	449	36	12.4	60.4%	316 (70.4%)	18 (4.0%)	100 (22.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.3%)	$9,776			$1,068			$8,708	42.3	36.7	1509	188
480001010804	1322	Armando Chapa Middle	Public	6-8	3311 Dacy Ln	Kyle	78640	Hays County	Hays Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 268-8500	672	49	13.7	65.0%	108 (16.1%)	40 (6.0%)	499 (74.3%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (2.4%)	$11,091			$948			$10,142	42.3	38.4	1448	126
482967003331	1323	Brown Middle	Public	6-8	2700 S Ware Rd	McAllen	78503	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 632-8700	583	52	11.2	88.0%	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	577 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,325			$1,313			$11,012	42.3	37.2	1490	167
481575005682	1324	Crosby Middle	Public	6-8	14703 Fm 2100	Crosby	77532	Harris County	Crosby Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 328-9264	1,555	82	18.8	62.6%	490 (31.5%)	171 (11.0%)	844 (54.3%)	4 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (2.7%)	$8,364			$895			$7,469	42.3	45.7	1190	134
484233004816	1325	Bonham Middle	Public	6-8	4600 Midway Dr	Temple	76502	Bell County	Temple Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 215-6600	636	55	11.4	72.0%	148 (23.3%)	119 (18.7%)	316 (49.7%)	15 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (5.5%)	$10,854			$1,241			$9,613	42.2	53.5	969	356
483034003397	1326	Merkel Middle	Public	6-8	302 Ash	Merkel	79536	Taylor County	Merkel Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 928-5511	242	23	10.4	44.6%	157 (64.9%)	3 (1.2%)	73 (30.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)	$11,687			$689			$10,998	42.2	47.6	1131	195
481299000786	1327	Carrizo Springs J H	Public	7-8	286 Fm Rd 1556	Carrizo Springs	78834	Dimmit County	Carrizo Springs Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 876-2496	260	21	12.5	79.6%	10 (3.8%)	2 (0.8%)	244 (93.8%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$12,458			$1,404			$11,054	42	33.8	1606	279
481449000939	1328	Coahoma J H	Public	6-8	600 N Main	Coahoma	79511	Howard County	Coahoma Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(432) 394-5000	253	16	15.8	39.1%	127 (50.2%)	1 (0.4%)	120 (47.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	$10,066			$1,567			$8,499	42	38.5	1446	118
481524001033	1329	Copperas Cove J H	Public	6-8	702 Sunny St	Copperas Cove	76522	Coryell County	Copperas Cove Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 547-6959	842	67	12.5	64.3%	313 (37.2%)	117 (13.9%)	276 (32.8%)	7 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	36 (4.3%)	90 (10.7%)	$8,755			$966			$7,789	42	51.5	1026	303
481800005704	1330	Ector College Prep Success Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	809 W Clements St	Odessa	79763	Ector County	Ector County Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 456-0479	1,369	30	45	86.3%	64 (4.7%)	14 (1.0%)	1,284 (93.8%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	$8,789			$1,443			$7,346	41.9	36.5	1521	191

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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.