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)
483057013970	41	Young Women's Leadership Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	6-11	1800 E Wall St	Midland	79701	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 240-8700	351	21	16.7	34.5%	128 (36.5%)	22 (6.3%)	163 (46.4%)	29 (8.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	$12,552			$4,262			$8,290	97	97.8	24	17
481692010885	42	Devers Jh	Public	6-8	201 S Chism	Devers	77538	Liberty County	Devers Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 549-7591	54	5	10.8	35.2%	31 (57.4%)	3 (5.6%)	18 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.7%)	$12,143			$1,736			$10,407	97	96.6	47	5
482001009162	43	Wester Middle	Public	6-8	12293 Shepherds Hill Ln	Frisco	75035	Collin County	Frisco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 633-4800	894	64	13.9	12.4%	289 (32.3%)	79 (8.8%)	108 (12.1%)	356 (39.8%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (6.4%)	$10,395			$378			$10,017	96.9	96.7	45	2
482703012611	44	Florence W Stiles Middle	Public	6-8	3250 Barley Ln	Leander	78641	Williamson County	Leander Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 570-0000	1,610	101	15.9	5.5%	629 (39.1%)	34 (2.1%)	241 (15.0%)	614 (38.1%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	87 (5.4%)	$8,078			$162			$7,916	96.9	96.1	52	8
480003007562	45	Uplift Education-North Hills Prep Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	606 E Royal Ln	Irving	75039	Dallas County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 501-0645	501	33	15.2	17.8%	41 (8.2%)	26 (5.2%)	55 (11.0%)	364 (72.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.6%)	$9,189			$405			$8,783	96.9	97.6	28	17
484296012997	46	Creekside Park J H	Public	6-8	8711 Creekside Green Dr	The Woodlands	77375	Harris County	Tomball Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 357-3282	1,173	63	18.6	13.6%	510 (43.5%)	36 (3.1%)	474 (40.4%)	99 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (4.5%)	$8,254			$659			$7,595	96.7	96.7	46
483808006034	47	Canyon Vista Middle	Public	6-8	8455 Spicewood Springs Rd	Austin	78759	Travis County	Round Rock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 464-8100	1,337	85	15.6	9.5%	471 (35.2%)	19 (1.4%)	195 (14.6%)	581 (43.5%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	68 (5.1%)	$7,693			$386			$7,307	96.6	97	44	3
482517008824	48	Garland McMeans J H	Public	6-8	21001 Westheimer Pkwy	Katy	77450	Harris County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 237-8006	1,168	76	15.4	29.1%	487 (41.7%)	95 (8.1%)	243 (20.8%)	285 (24.4%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (4.6%)	$9,402			$298			$9,105	96.6	96.3	50	2
480140513062	49	Harmony Science Academy-Katy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-7	22400 Grand Corner Dr	Katy	77494	Fort Bend County	Harmony Public Schools - Houston West	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 437-3926	1,331	79	16.7	53.1%	225 (16.9%)	524 (39.4%)	168 (12.6%)	387 (29.1%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	22 (1.7%)	$8,291			$879			$7,412	96.4	93.6	86	37
481611011392	50	Smith Middle	Public	6-8	10300 Warner Smith Blvd	Cypress	77433	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 213-1010	909	57	15.9	19.6%	304 (33.4%)	113 (12.4%)	176 (19.4%)	272 (29.9%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	38 (4.2%)	$7,698			$881			$6,817	96.3	97.3	35	15

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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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