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)
483279006459	1041	Nocona Middle	Public	6-8	Cooke And Cottonwood	Nocona	76255	Montague County	Nocona Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 825-3121	165	17	9.6	67.9%	103 (62.4%)	2 (1.2%)	52 (31.5%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.2%)	$12,306			$2,225			$10,081	50.5	56.4	893	148
481389000876	1042	Chillicothe School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1610 S 6th St	Chillicothe	79225	Hardeman County	Chillicothe Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 852-5322	196	22	8.7	84.7%	75 (38.3%)	4 (2.0%)	104 (53.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (5.1%)	$13,861			$1,704			$12,157	50.5	37.7	1472	430
480831009139	1043	Angleton Junior High School	Public	6-8	1201 Henderson Rd	Angleton	77515	Brazoria County	Angleton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 864-8002	1,580	94	16.7	79.2%	519 (32.8%)	202 (12.8%)	782 (49.5%)	7 (0.4%)	9 (0.6%)	2 (0.1%)	59 (3.7%)	$9,185			$1,314			$7,871	50.4	45.4	1204	161
480016314319	1044	Founders Classical Academy-Bastrop	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-10	609 Pecan St	Bastrop	78602	Bastrop County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(737) 500-0600	193	17	11.2	24.4%	111 (57.5%)	6 (3.1%)	66 (34.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.7%)								50.4	55.9	906	138
481833001724	1045	Electra Junior/Senior High	Public	7-12	200 W Anderson	Electra	76360	Wichita County	Electra Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 432-3812	198	23	8.7	64.1%	144 (72.7%)	17 (8.6%)	26 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.1%)	$16,752			$1,101			$15,651	50.4	23	1888	843
483432003819	1046	Beverly Hills Intermediate	Public	7-8	11111 Beamer	Houston	77089	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-0420	775	69	11.2	76.8%	41 (5.3%)	138 (17.8%)	533 (68.8%)	53 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.0%)	$11,039			$979			$10,060	50.4	44.1	1249	203
480027513436	1047	Step Charter II	Public, Charter	K-8	8282 Bissonnet St	Houston	77074	Harris County	Step Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 988-7797	306	19	16.5	95.4%	2 (0.7%)	49 (16.0%)	248 (81.0%)	5 (1.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,800			$2,511			$10,289	50.4	33.4	1617	570
481623001380	1048	Walnut Hill International Leadership Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	3978 Killion Dr	Dallas	75229	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-7800	492	36	13.5	78.7%	35 (7.1%)	31 (6.3%)	408 (82.9%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	$13,684			$1,549			$12,135	50.4	37.8	1468	420
482445002740	1049	Italy High School	Public	7-12	300 S College	Italy	76651	Ellis County	Italy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 483-7411	298	27	10.8	63.8%	140 (47.0%)	33 (11.1%)	111 (37.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.7%)	$15,029			$1,320			$13,709	50.4	43.9	1255	206
480001008837	1050	Laura B Wallace Middle	Public	6-8	1500 W Center St	Kyle	78640	Hays County	Hays Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 268-2891	785	53	14.8	53.9%	173 (22.0%)	28 (3.6%)	543 (69.2%)	8 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	29 (3.7%)	$9,231			$842			$8,389	50.3	45	1221	171

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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.