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)
481965007285	181	Macario Garcia Middle	Public	6-8	18550 Old Richmond Rd	Sugar Land	77498	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-3160	1,407	78	18	41.2%	160 (11.4%)	257 (18.3%)	196 (13.9%)	747 (53.1%)	10 (0.7%)	3 (0.2%)	34 (2.4%)	$8,806			$664			$8,142	88.6	85.1	244	63
482166006858	182	Heritage Middle	Public	6-8	5300 Heritage Ave	Colleyville	76034	Tarrant County	Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 305-4790	677	49	13.7	25.4%	307 (45.3%)	75 (11.1%)	123 (18.2%)	114 (16.8%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	51 (7.5%)	$9,944			$678			$9,266	88.6	90.5	134	48
482985016952	183	Dowell Middle	Public	6-8	301 S E Rdg Rd	McKinney	75072	Collin County	McKinney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 302-6700	1,046	75	13.9	25.4%	552 (52.8%)	115 (11.0%)	261 (25.0%)	57 (5.4%)	5 (0.5%)	4 (0.4%)	52 (5.0%)	$9,033			$802			$8,231	88.5	86.8	205	22
482703003043	184	Cedar Park Middle	Public	6-8	2100 Sun Chase Blvd	Cedar Park	78613	Williamson County	Leander Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 570-3100	1,308	82	15.9	14.8%	783 (59.9%)	23 (1.8%)	281 (21.5%)	121 (9.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	99 (7.6%)	$8,571			$252			$8,320	88.5	85.6	231	47
483765007095	185	J W Williams Middle	Public	7-8	625 E Fm 552	Rockwall	75087	Rockwall County	Rockwall Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 771-8313	850	45	18.7	23.4%	520 (61.2%)	89 (10.5%)	162 (19.1%)	28 (3.3%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.2%)	$9,106			$518			$8,588	88.5	88.4	172	13
483312012195	186	Garcia Middle	Public	6-8	14900 Kyle Seale Pkwy	San Antonio	78255	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 397-8400	1,387	81	17	19.2%	452 (32.6%)	26 (1.9%)	734 (52.9%)	113 (8.1%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (4.3%)	$7,359			$362			$6,998	88.5	85.4	238	52
483600013903	187	William Rushing Middle	Public	6-8	3080 W First St	Prosper	75078	Collin County	Prosper Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 219-2370	1,449	84	17.3		540 (37.3%)	158 (10.9%)	190 (13.1%)	438 (30.2%)	11 (0.8%)	2 (0.1%)	110 (7.6%)	$9,491			$376			$9,115	88.5	88.8	161	26
482406002662	188	Bedford J H	Public	7-9	325 Carolyn Dr	Bedford	76021	Tarrant County	Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 788-3101	1,001	60	16.7	48.0%	421 (42.1%)	111 (11.1%)	347 (34.7%)	32 (3.2%)	5 (0.5%)	12 (1.2%)	73 (7.3%)	$8,729			$856			$7,874	88.3	86.6	208	20
483444003096	189	Pearland J H West	Public	7-8	2337 N Galveston Ave	Pearland	77581	Brazoria County	Pearland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 412-1222	932	54	17.4	36.3%	218 (23.4%)	95 (10.2%)	388 (41.6%)	188 (20.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (4.4%)	$8,812			$877			$7,935	88.2	83.3	274	85
484011004554	190	Shiner High School	Public	7-12	510 Cr 348	Shiner	77984	Lavaca County	Shiner Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 594-3131	294	26	11.1	27.9%	220 (74.8%)	13 (4.4%)	48 (16.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)	$11,205			$578			$10,627	88.2	87.5	190

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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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Educational resources:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.