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)
480026412173	1631	KIPP Polaris Academy For Boys	Public, Charter	5-8	9636 Mesa Dr	Houston	77078	Harris County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 230-0567	348	22	15.8	97.1%	1 (0.3%)	131 (37.6%)	207 (59.5%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$10,238			$756			$9,483	33.1	31.8	1669	38
482364002447	1632	Edison Middle	Public	6-8	6901 Ave I	Houston	77011	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 924-1800	445	37	12.1	96.4%	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.6%)	435 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,689			$1,405			$10,284	33	26.3	1806	174
481716001488	1633	Dimmitt Middle	Public	6-8	1505 Western Cir Dr	Dimmitt	79027	Castro County	Dimmitt Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 647-3108	247	26	9.4	87.4%	14 (5.7%)	5 (2.0%)	225 (91.1%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,044			$641			$13,403	33	21	1958	325
481500007076	1634	Moorhead J H	Public	7-8	13715 Grangerland Rd	Conroe	77306	Montgomery County	Conroe Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 709-2400	1,368	95	14.3	80.5%	397 (29.0%)	59 (4.3%)	876 (64.0%)	5 (0.4%)	11 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (1.4%)	$9,355			$766			$8,589	33	46.9	1159	475
480020913206	1635	Yes Prep - Southside	Public, Charter	6-12	5515 S Loop E	Houston	77033	Harris County	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 924-5500	914	56	16.4	94.2%	7 (0.8%)	342 (37.4%)	551 (60.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.4%)	$11,877			$1,764			$10,114	32.9	20.6	1970	335
481023000493	1636	North Richland Middle	Public	6-8	4801 Redondo	North Richland Hills	76180	Tarrant County	Birdville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 547-4200	896	57	15.7	68.2%	296 (33.0%)	100 (11.2%)	404 (45.1%)	43 (4.8%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.6%)	46 (5.1%)	$8,698			$960			$7,738	32.9	45	1222	414
483504007102	1637	Plains Middle	Public	6-8	811 Cowboy Way	Plains	79355	Yoakum County	Plains Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 456-7490	94	9	10.1	54.3%	33 (35.1%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (61.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	$12,795			$323			$12,472	32.9	32.4	1648	11
483808012431	1638	Pfc Robert P Hernandez Middle	Public	6-8	1901 Sunrise Rd	Round Rock	78664	Williamson County	Round Rock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 424-8800	583	55	10.5	55.2%	140 (24.0%)	83 (14.2%)	312 (53.5%)	20 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.6%)	$11,249			$898			$10,351	32.8	32.1	1659	21
483936006324	1639	Jo Nelson Middle	Public	6-8	102 S Main	Santa Rosa	78593	Cameron County	Santa Rosa Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 636-9850	223	22	10.2	88.8%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	222 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,379			$1,541			$12,838	32.8	34.1	1596	43
483336003745	1640	Odem J H	Public	6-8	1 Owl Square	Odem	78370	San Patricio County	Odem-Edroy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 368-8121	197	15	13.5	69.0%	36 (18.3%)	1 (0.5%)	159 (80.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$12,144			$1,753			$10,391	32.8	27.4	1780	140

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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.