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)
481428000905	1281	Clear Lake Intermediate	Public	6-8	15545 El Camino Real	Houston	77062	Harris County	Clear Creek Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 284-3200	813	53	15.3	54.0%	234 (28.8%)	85 (10.5%)	403 (49.6%)	52 (6.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.7%)	$9,684			$209			$9,475	43.7	51.5	1028	253
481623001307	1282	J L Long Middle	Public	6-8	6116 Reiger Ave	Dallas	75214	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-4700	1,094	80	13.7	61.2%	300 (27.4%)	88 (8.0%)	674 (61.6%)	8 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.0%)	$10,344			$1,332			$9,012	43.7	43.8	1260	22
480008013778	1283	Heritage Academy Of Del Rio Middle	Public, Charter	5-8	605 Amistad Blvd	Del Rio	78840	Val Verde County	Heritage Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 774-6230	222	17	13.4	82.4%	7 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	214 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$7,990			$1,343			$6,647	43.7	42.9	1285	2
482364004586	1284	Stevenson Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	9595 Winkler	Houston	77017	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 943-5700	1,117	64	17.4	91.6%	8 (0.7%)	51 (4.6%)	1,018 (91.1%)	33 (3.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.4%)	$8,773			$994			$7,780	43.6	33.7	1609	325
483274005902	1285	Nixon-Smiley Middle	Public	5-8	800 Rancho Rd	Nixon	78140	Gonzales County	Nixon-Smiley Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 582-1536	286	30	9.6	80.4%	77 (26.9%)	1 (0.3%)	205 (71.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$14,284			$1,791			$12,494	43.6	42.8	1288	3
480021114018	1286	Idea Mesa Hills College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-10	405 Walleberg	El Paso	79912	El Paso County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 888-8000	423	28	15.3	79.4%	19 (4.5%)	14 (3.3%)	381 (90.1%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,185			$1,834			$9,351	43.6	65.7	635	651
482619002955	1287	La Porte J H	Public	7-8	401 S Broadway	La Porte	77571	Harris County	La Porte Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 604-6600	544	36	15	61.9%	184 (33.8%)	42 (7.7%)	291 (53.5%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.9%)	$11,111			$957			$10,154	43.6	47.1	1155	132
480144013267	1288	Iltexas Westpark Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	15300 Bellaire Blvd	Houston	77083	Harris County	International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(346) 203-4126	444	26	17.2	84.9%	14 (3.2%)	195 (43.9%)	217 (48.9%)	7 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	$6,633			$852			$5,781	43.5	39.4	1409	121
480021012506	1289	Harmony School Of Ingenuity-Houston	Public, Charter	6-12	10555 Stella Link Rd	Houston	77025	Harris County	Harmony Public Schools - Houston South	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 664-1020	764	50	15.3	89.5%	17 (2.2%)	180 (23.6%)	549 (71.9%)	14 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	$9,970			$996			$8,975	43.5	35.9	1537	248
481830014071	1290	Don Haskins Pk-8	Public	PK, KG-8	500 Mulberry	El Paso	79932	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 236-3400	1,507	97	15.4	69.1%	157 (10.4%)	11 (0.7%)	1,300 (86.3%)	14 (0.9%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	18 (1.2%)								43.5	45.9	1184	106

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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