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)
484122009575	2031	Stelle Claughton Middle	Public	6-8	3000 Spears Rd	Houston	77067	Harris County	Spring Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 891-7650	898	60	14.9	96.3%	16 (1.8%)	288 (32.1%)	541 (60.2%)	26 (2.9%)	14 (1.6%)	3 (0.3%)	10 (1.1%)	$11,202			$1,587			$9,615	19.9	16.5	2076	45
482022001976	2032	Gainesville J H	Public	7-8	1201 Lindsay St	Gainesville	76240	Cooke County	Gainesville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 665-4062	421	30	14.2	71.3%	127 (30.2%)	9 (2.1%)	266 (63.2%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)	$10,221			$1,548			$8,674	19.9	19.4	2006	26
480026412635	2033	KIPP Camino Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	4343 W Commerce St	San Antonio	78237	Bexar County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 829-4200	461	21	21.9	91.5%	27 (5.9%)	18 (3.9%)	412 (89.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,533			$1,069			$8,464	19.8	15	2116	83
482566006433	2034	Eastern Hills Middle	Public	6-8	300 Indian Trl	Harker Heights	76548	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 336-1100	589	40	14.8	71.1%	110 (18.7%)	191 (32.4%)	207 (35.1%)	6 (1.0%)	4 (0.7%)	14 (2.4%)	57 (9.7%)	$10,855			$1,251			$9,604	19.8	15.5	2098	64
481965007284	2035	Lake Olympia Middle	Public	6-8	3100 Lake Olympia Pkwy	Missouri City	77459	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-3520	1,125	67	16.6	69.0%	22 (2.0%)	585 (52.0%)	398 (35.4%)	69 (6.1%)	7 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (3.9%)	$10,296			$804			$9,493	19.8	16.2	2087	52
483398003779	2036	Paint Rock School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	698 S Sims St	Paint Rock	76866	Concho County	Paint Rock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 732-4314	181	23	7.7	82.9%	72 (39.8%)	0 (0.0%)	103 (56.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.8%)	$15,118			$1,642			$13,476	19.8	15.5	2103	67
481323010559	2037	Bessie Coleman Middle	Public	6-8	1208 Pleasant Run Rd	Cedar Hill	75104	Dallas County	Cedar Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 293-4505	528	43	12.3	75.9%	11 (2.1%)	378 (71.6%)	102 (19.3%)	7 (1.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.1%)	$9,198			$1,278			$7,920	19.7	22.4	1902	135
483030003394	2038	Meridian High School	Public	6-12	500 Cr 2515	Meridian	76665	Bosque County	Meridian Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 435-2723	182	24	7.6	63.7%	107 (58.8%)	9 (4.9%)	59 (32.4%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	$16,195			$1,754			$14,440	19.7	27.6	1776	262
483999012064	2039	Michael R Null Middle	Public	6-8	12117 Garrett Rd	Houston	77044	Harris County	Sheldon Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 436-2800	1,094	74	14.8	87.5%	55 (5.0%)	309 (28.2%)	689 (63.0%)	4 (0.4%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (3.0%)	$9,896			$1,250			$8,646	19.6	17.4	2053	14
480003013474	2040	Uplift Wisdom Secondary	Public, Charter	6-8	301 W Camp Wisdom Rd	Dallas	75232	Dallas County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 621-8500	456	56	8.1	94.1%	5 (1.1%)	138 (30.3%)	307 (67.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	$13,555			$1,633			$11,921	19.5	19.5	2004	36

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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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