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)
484653011178	2311	Achieve Academy	Public, Alternative	4-12	300 Pirate Dr	Wylie	75098	Collin County	Wylie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 429-2395	113	16	6.8	51.3%	41 (36.3%)	19 (16.8%)	41 (36.3%)	7 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.4%)	$25,817			$2,399			$23,418	6	35.4	1556	755
480146513797	2312	Reve Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-7	12707 Cullen Blvd	Houston	77047	Harris County	Reve Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 703-0219	218	16	13.2	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	135 (61.9%)	80 (36.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$13,160			$1,850			$11,310	6			(n/a)
482364012602	2313	H S Ahead Academy	Public	7-8	5320 Yale	Houston	77091	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-2643	144	12	12.2	100.0%	2 (1.4%)	71 (49.3%)	66 (45.8%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	$14,020			$1,937			$12,083	5.9	5.6	2289	24
481713001486	2314	Dime Box School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1079 Stephen F Austin Blvd	Dime Box	77853	Lee County	Dime Box Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 884-2324	150	20	7.6	76.7%	37 (24.7%)	39 (26.0%)	68 (45.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.0%)	$14,099			$1,335			$12,764	5.9	22.9	1890	424
480809022943	2315	Adapt	Public	6-12	7400 Lewis Ln	Manvel	77578	Brazoria County	Alvin Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(281) 245-2681	112	10	10.7	75.9%	14 (12.5%)	34 (30.4%)	62 (55.4%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)								5.9			(n/a)
480870007066	2316	Venture Alter High School	Public	7-12	600 SE Green Oaks Blvd	Arlington	76018	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(682) 867-6400	781	67	11.5	90.5%	78 (10.0%)	106 (13.6%)	558 (71.4%)	27 (3.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.3%)	$16,727			$514			$16,213	5.8	5.8	2285	31
480894002468	2317	Webb Middle	Public	6-8	601 E St Johns Ave	Austin	78752	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-3258	532	39	13.4	98.3%	20 (3.8%)	36 (6.8%)	464 (87.2%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$13,348			$1,631			$11,716	5.8	6.4	2272	45
480967004641	2318	M L King Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	1400 Ave A	Beaumont	77701	Jefferson County	Beaumont Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 617-5850	502			96.2%	11 (2.2%)	298 (59.4%)	180 (35.9%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	$10,746			$1,903			$8,842	5.8	6.1	2278	40
484428007039	2319	G L Wiley Opportunity Center	Public, Alternative	1-12	1030 E Live Oak St	Waco	76704	McLennan County	Waco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 757-3829	77	15	5.1	96.1%	5 (6.5%)	49 (63.6%)	19 (24.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.2%)	$121,135			$3,048			$118,087	5.7	5.5	2292	27
480009312112	2320	Medlock Youth Village	Public, Charter	7-12	1508 E Langdon Rd	Dallas	75241	Dallas County	Academy For Academic Excellence	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 225-9735	87	14	6.2	100.0%	3 (3.4%)	47 (54.0%)	34 (39.1%)	1 (1.1%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	$27,276			$2,863			$24,413	5.7			(n/a)

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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.