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)
482517002813	901	West Memorial J H	Public	6-8	22311 Provincial Blvd	Katy	77450	Harris County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 237-6400	911	76	11.9	71.0%	199 (21.8%)	158 (17.3%)	473 (51.9%)	35 (3.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (4.8%)	$10,723			$297			$10,426	55.5	48.6	1098	197
484062004595	902	Snook Secondary	Public	6-12	10110 Fm 2155	Somerville	77878	Burleson County	Snook Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 272-8307	301	30	10	66.4%	132 (43.9%)	49 (16.3%)	111 (36.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	$15,801			$901			$14,900	55.5	45.2	1212	310
481611001177	903	Arnold Middle	Public	6-8	11111 Telge Rd	Cypress	77429	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 897-4700	1,378	99	13.8	71.2%	287 (20.8%)	352 (25.5%)	598 (43.4%)	87 (6.3%)	14 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (2.9%)	$9,662			$1,463			$8,199	55.5	67.6	587	316
484089004650	904	Southland School	Public, Alternative	K-12	190 Eighth St	Southland	79364	Lubbock County	Southland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 996-5339	127	18	7.2	68.5%	61 (48.0%)	2 (1.6%)	63 (49.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$16,707			$705			$16,002	55.5	26.5	1801	897
483498003934	905	Pine Tree J H	Public	7-8	2100 N W Loop 281	Longview	75604	Gregg County	Pine Tree Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 295-5081	677	49	13.8	64.1%	222 (32.8%)	140 (20.7%)	265 (39.1%)	6 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	39 (5.8%)	$10,518			$1,206			$9,311	55.5	55.7	910	5
481236000730	906	Bynum School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	704 Toliver Ave	Bynum	76631	Hill County	Bynum Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 531-2341	184	21	8.7	51.6%	105 (57.1%)	4 (2.2%)	67 (36.4%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.3%)	$12,818			$996			$11,822	55.4	68.9	556	350
482910003281	907	Marion Middle	Public	6-8	506 S Center St	Marion	78124	Guadalupe County	Marion Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 914-2803	379	27	13.9	41.4%	197 (52.0%)	8 (2.1%)	158 (41.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.4%)	$9,872			$747			$9,126	55.4	48.5	1104	197
484365009420	908	Antonio Gonzalez Middle	Public	6-8	5208 Santa Claudia Ln	Laredo	78043	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-7000	715	49	14.5	89.4%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	710 (99.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,959			$1,985			$8,974	55.4	56.1	904	4
480026612090	909	Harmony Science Academy - Laredo	Public, Charter	6-8	4401 San Francisco Ave Bldg A	Laredo	78041	Webb County	Harmony Public Schools - South Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 712-1177	668	45	15	89.7%	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	665 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,741			$1,550			$8,191	55.4	51.2	1039	130
482271023067	910	Harts Bluff Middle	Public	6-8	3506 Fm 1402	Mount Pleasant	75455	Titus County	Harts Bluff Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(903) 577-1146	189	16	11.8	70.4%	78 (41.3%)	4 (2.1%)	103 (54.5%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)								55.3			(n/a)

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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