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)
481119000588	1271	Freeport Intermediate	Public	7-8	1815 W Fourth St	Freeport	77541	Brazoria County	Brazosport Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 730-7240	442	38	11.7	82.8%	89 (20.1%)	30 (6.8%)	306 (69.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.2%)	$12,825			$1,658			$11,167	44	41.9	1324	53
480005513347	1272	Life Middle Waxahachie	Public, Charter	7-8	3295 N Us Hwy 77	Waxahachie	75165	Ellis County	Life School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 937-0715	595	32	18.8	62.7%	85 (14.3%)	263 (44.2%)	222 (37.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.5%)	$10,167			$762			$9,404	44	36	1530	258
483240012876	1273	Woodridge Forest Middle	Public	6-8	4540 Woodridge Pkwy	Porter	77365	Montgomery County	New Caney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 577-8600	1,309	77	17	61.5%	332 (25.4%)	184 (14.1%)	682 (52.1%)	64 (4.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (3.4%)	$9,671			$764			$8,907	44	48.5	1103	170
484674005354	1274	Zavalla High School	Public	6-12	431 E Main St	Zavalla	75980	Angelina County	Zavalla Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 897-2301	155	16	9.5	65.2%	143 (92.3%)	1 (0.6%)	6 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	$15,613			$1,544			$14,069	43.9	40.6	1376	102
481704001476	1275	Diboll J H	Public	6-8	403 Dennis St	Diboll	75941	Angelina County	Diboll Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 829-5225	339	32	10.6	73.2%	105 (31.0%)	47 (13.9%)	176 (51.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.9%)	$11,244			$1,942			$9,303	43.9	45.2	1211	64
481467000961	1276	West Brazos J H	Public	6-8	111 Roustabout Dr	Brazoria	77422	Colorado County	Columbia-Brazoria Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 799-1700	691	45	15.3	60.8%	400 (57.9%)	37 (5.4%)	230 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.2%)	$10,968			$846			$10,123	43.8	49.2	1083	193
482061002073	1277	Gholson Independent School District (Isd)	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	137 Hamilton Dr	Waco	76705	McLennan County	Gholson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 829-1528	269	23	11.6	74.3%	175 (65.1%)	16 (5.9%)	67 (24.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.1%)	$11,339			$1,329			$10,010	43.8	41.2	1350	73
481611014154	1278	Rowe Middle	Public	6-8	7611 Westgreen Blvd	Cypress	77433	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(346) 227-6104	1,396	85	16.3	80.4%	80 (5.7%)	411 (29.4%)	804 (57.6%)	63 (4.5%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	32 (2.3%)	$9,445			$1,228			$8,217	43.7	51.8	1021	257
482364012363	1279	Texas Connections Academy At Houston	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	3-12	10550 Richmond Ave Houston Tx	Houston	77042	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(281) 661-8293	8,332	279	29.8		3,037 (36.4%)	1,239 (14.9%)	3,096 (37.2%)	478 (5.7%)	39 (0.5%)	24 (0.3%)	419 (5.0%)	$8,993			$787			$8,206	43.7	41.1	1355	76
481168003325	1280	Besteiro Middle	Public	6-8	6280 Southmost Rd	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 544-3900	549	48	11.5	96.2%	11 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	538 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,086			$1,871			$13,216	43.7	39.7	1403	123

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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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