Best Middle Schools in Texas

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
482385002638	331	Hughes Springs J H	Public	6-8	609 Russell	Hughes Springs	75656	Cass County	Hughes Springs Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 639-3811	261	28	9.1	50.2%	203 (77.8%)	15 (5.7%)	31 (11.9%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)	$10,809	$1,398	$9,411	79.4	75.9	405	74
483930004477	332	Santa Gertrudis School	Public	PK, KG-8	803 Santa Rosa	Kingsville	78363	Kleberg County	Santa Gertrudis Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 384-5046	426	29	14.7	33.6%	82 (19.2%)	5 (1.2%)	322 (75.6%)	13 (3.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$9,654	$996	$8,659	79.4	77.2	378	46
481965012214	333	James Bowie Middle	Public	6-8	700 Plantation Dr	Richmond	77406	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 327-6200	1,472	85	17.4	37.4%	398 (27.0%)	392 (26.6%)	343 (23.3%)	263 (17.9%)	4 (0.3%)	5 (0.3%)	67 (4.6%)	$8,532	$637	$7,894	79.4	78	368	35
481623013714	334	Montessori Academy At Onesimo Hernandez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-7	5555 Maple Ave	Dallas	75235	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-2700	353	24	14.7	67.7%	22 (6.2%)	28 (7.9%)	260 (73.7%)	32 (9.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	$13,822	$1,536	$12,286	79.4			(n/a)
481686013644	335	Katherine Johnson Technology Magnet Academy	Public, Magnet	K-8	1200 Academy Way	Desoto	75115	Dallas County	Desoto Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 274-8026	510	30	16.7	57.6%	5 (1.0%)	425 (83.3%)	63 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.1%)	$8,985	$1,465	$7,520	79.3	86.3	214	121
482391005746	336	Creekwood Middle	Public	6-8	3603 W Lake Houston Pkwy	Kingwood	77339	Harris County	Humble Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 641-4400	1,084	72	15	22.2%	655 (60.4%)	63 (5.8%)	288 (26.6%)	33 (3.0%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	39 (3.6%)	$9,295	$506	$8,789	79.3	76.3	396	60
480003507914	337	Alief Montessori Community School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	12013 6th St	Houston	77072	Harris County	Alief Montessori Community School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 530-9406	384	17	22.2	76.8%	17 (4.4%)	52 (13.5%)	150 (39.1%)	147 (38.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.4%)	$6,144	$1,331	$4,813	79.3	79.6	341	4
480000806094	338	Dripping Springs Middle	Public	6-8	111 Tiger Ln	Dripping Springs	78620	Hays County	Dripping Springs Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 858-3400	920	63	14.6		655 (71.2%)	6 (0.7%)	202 (22.0%)	20 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.0%)	$9,878	$604	$9,274	79.2	85	246	92
480027414247	339	Harmony School Of Excellence - Katy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-7	22855 Elyson Falls Dr	Katy	77449	Harris County	Harmony Public Schools - Houston North	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(832) 437-1043	757	35	21.4	58.1%	82 (10.8%)	269 (35.5%)	249 (32.9%)	112 (14.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (5.4%)				79.2			(n/a)
483693007059	340	Ricardo Middle	Public	5-8	138 W Cr 2160	Kingsville	78363	Kleberg County	Ricardo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 592-6465	281	20	14.3	53.7%	30 (10.7%)	3 (1.1%)	244 (86.8%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$11,264	$2,061	$9,204	78.9	77.2	377	37

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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.
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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.

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)
482385002638	331	Hughes Springs J H	Public	6-8	609 Russell	Hughes Springs	75656	Cass County	Hughes Springs Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 639-3811	261	28	9.1	50.2%	203 (77.8%)	15 (5.7%)	31 (11.9%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)	$10,809			$1,398			$9,411	79.4	75.9	405	74
483930004477	332	Santa Gertrudis School	Public	PK, KG-8	803 Santa Rosa	Kingsville	78363	Kleberg County	Santa Gertrudis Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 384-5046	426	29	14.7	33.6%	82 (19.2%)	5 (1.2%)	322 (75.6%)	13 (3.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$9,654			$996			$8,659	79.4	77.2	378	46
481965012214	333	James Bowie Middle	Public	6-8	700 Plantation Dr	Richmond	77406	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 327-6200	1,472	85	17.4	37.4%	398 (27.0%)	392 (26.6%)	343 (23.3%)	263 (17.9%)	4 (0.3%)	5 (0.3%)	67 (4.6%)	$8,532			$637			$7,894	79.4	78	368	35
481623013714	334	Montessori Academy At Onesimo Hernandez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-7	5555 Maple Ave	Dallas	75235	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-2700	353	24	14.7	67.7%	22 (6.2%)	28 (7.9%)	260 (73.7%)	32 (9.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	$13,822			$1,536			$12,286	79.4			(n/a)
481686013644	335	Katherine Johnson Technology Magnet Academy	Public, Magnet	K-8	1200 Academy Way	Desoto	75115	Dallas County	Desoto Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 274-8026	510	30	16.7	57.6%	5 (1.0%)	425 (83.3%)	63 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.1%)	$8,985			$1,465			$7,520	79.3	86.3	214	121
482391005746	336	Creekwood Middle	Public	6-8	3603 W Lake Houston Pkwy	Kingwood	77339	Harris County	Humble Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 641-4400	1,084	72	15	22.2%	655 (60.4%)	63 (5.8%)	288 (26.6%)	33 (3.0%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	39 (3.6%)	$9,295			$506			$8,789	79.3	76.3	396	60
480003507914	337	Alief Montessori Community School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	12013 6th St	Houston	77072	Harris County	Alief Montessori Community School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 530-9406	384	17	22.2	76.8%	17 (4.4%)	52 (13.5%)	150 (39.1%)	147 (38.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.4%)	$6,144			$1,331			$4,813	79.3	79.6	341	4
480000806094	338	Dripping Springs Middle	Public	6-8	111 Tiger Ln	Dripping Springs	78620	Hays County	Dripping Springs Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 858-3400	920	63	14.6		655 (71.2%)	6 (0.7%)	202 (22.0%)	20 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.0%)	$9,878			$604			$9,274	79.2	85	246	92
480027414247	339	Harmony School Of Excellence - Katy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-7	22855 Elyson Falls Dr	Katy	77449	Harris County	Harmony Public Schools - Houston North	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(832) 437-1043	757	35	21.4	58.1%	82 (10.8%)	269 (35.5%)	249 (32.9%)	112 (14.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (5.4%)								79.2			(n/a)
483693007059	340	Ricardo Middle	Public	5-8	138 W Cr 2160	Kingsville	78363	Kleberg County	Ricardo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 592-6465	281	20	14.3	53.7%	30 (10.7%)	3 (1.1%)	244 (86.8%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$11,264			$2,061			$9,204	78.9	77.2	377	37