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)
481287000783	1731	Carlisle School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	8960 Fm 13 W	Henderson	75654	Rusk County	Carlisle Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 861-3801	639	60	10.6	74.0%	248 (38.8%)	29 (4.5%)	346 (54.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.5%)	$12,673			$1,045			$11,628	30.2	41.1	1358	373
481623011193	1732	Ewell D Walker Middle	Public	6-8	12532 Nuestra Dr	Dallas	75230	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-6100	871	61	14.3	88.7%	53 (6.1%)	167 (19.2%)	617 (70.8%)	6 (0.7%)	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.2%)	$11,395			$1,289			$10,106	30.2	29.1	1744	12
480027911317	1733	Corpus Christi Montessori School	Public, Charter	1-8	822 Ayers St	Corpus Christi	78404	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Montessori School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 852-0707	131	10	13.6		25 (19.1%)	6 (4.6%)	91 (69.5%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.3%)	$9,581			$315			$9,266	30.2	38.9	1430	303
483714004172	1734	Grulla Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	Fm 2360	Grulla	78548	Starr County	Rio Grande City Grulla Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 370-4335	609	56	10.8	95.4%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	608 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,176			$1,842			$11,333	30.2	34.5	1581	153
482787008716	1735	Lockhart J H	Public	6-8	500 City Line Rd	Lockhart	78644	Caldwell County	Lockhart Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 398-0770	1,432	79	18.1	73.1%	231 (16.1%)	24 (1.7%)	1,144 (79.9%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (2.0%)	$8,701			$1,597			$7,104	30.2	27.2	1785	50
481173007398	1736	Bruceville-Eddy J H	Public	6-8	1 Eagle Dr	Eddy	76524	McLennan County	Bruceville-Eddy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 859-5525	138	15	9.2	65.2%	80 (58.0%)	2 (1.4%)	55 (39.9%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,796			$1,002			$10,794	30.1	30.5	1705	31
481620006237	1737	Dalhart J H	Public	6-8	1802 E 16th	Dalhart	79022	Dallam County	Dalhart Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 244-7825	383	27	14	65.8%	105 (27.4%)	3 (0.8%)	266 (69.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	$9,739			$1,043			$8,696	30.1	42.8	1292	445
482880003260	1738	Malone Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	202 W Apple	Malone	76660	Hill County	Malone Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 533-2321	91	11	8.4	82.4%	18 (19.8%)	1 (1.1%)	69 (75.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.3%)	$12,108			$1,675			$10,432	30.1	31.7	1671	67
480141513108	1739	Manara Stem Academy - Arlington	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	6101 S Collins St	Arlington	76018	Tarrant County	Manara Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 304-1155	276	18	15.5	76.8%	151 (54.7%)	70 (25.4%)	18 (6.5%)	25 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.3%)	$7,526			$1,028			$6,498	30	51.7	1024	715
484236011969	1740	Tenaha Schools	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	138 College St	Tenaha	75974	Shelby County	Tenaha Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 248-5000	459	36	12.7	89.8%	98 (21.4%)	120 (26.1%)	233 (50.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	$12,945			$1,617			$11,328	30	21.9	1922	182

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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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