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)
484650014007	441	Wylie East J H	Public	6-8	1682 Colony Hill Rd	Abilene	79602	Taylor County	Wylie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 437-2360	552	40	13.7	27.9%	334 (60.5%)	24 (4.3%)	156 (28.3%)	16 (2.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.6%)	$7,556			$755			$6,801	74.5	81.6	303	138
482055002066	442	George West J H	Public	7-8	900 Houston St	George West	78022	Live Oak County	George West Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 449-1914	160	14	11.5	63.8%	60 (37.5%)	1 (0.6%)	97 (60.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$13,440			$1,235			$12,205	74.5	75.5	411	31
483228003582	443	Wilson Middle	Public	6-8	2620 Helena Ave	Nederland	77627	Jefferson County	Nederland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(409) 727-6224	640	46	13.9	42.8%	368 (57.5%)	35 (5.5%)	167 (26.1%)	41 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (4.4%)	$10,078			$725			$9,354	74.4	80	330	113
480741000009	444	Abernathy Middle	Public	6-8	505 7th St	Abernathy	79311	Hale County	Abernathy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 298-4921	170	16	10.9	47.1%	74 (43.5%)	5 (2.9%)	90 (52.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$11,955			$1,548			$10,407	74.4	62.8	713	269
483249003605	445	New Home School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	225 N Main St	New Home	79381	Lynn County	New Home Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 924-7543	671	51	13.1	13.3%	510 (76.0%)	0 (0.0%)	148 (22.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.8%)	$9,190			$587			$8,602	74.4	84.5	253	192
481407005855	446	Cisco J H	Public	6-8	1200 Pershing	Cisco	76437	Eastland County	Cisco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 442-3004	164	14	11.7	47.0%	127 (77.4%)	1 (0.6%)	30 (18.3%)	2 (1.2%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	$10,115			$785			$9,330	74.4	79.9	335	111
483702004156	447	Richardson West Technology And Arts Magnet	Public	7-8	1309 Holly Dr	Richardson	75080	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 593-3700	793	56	14.1	50.4%	240 (30.3%)	110 (13.9%)	376 (47.4%)	30 (3.8%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (4.0%)	$10,239			$849			$9,390	74.2	75.5	412	35
480029213199	448	Harmony School Of Innovation - Garland	Public, Charter	7-12	2302 Firewheel Pkwy	Garland	75040	Dallas County	Harmony Public Schools - North Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 814-0059	609	40	15.3	61.1%	153 (25.1%)	140 (23.0%)	211 (34.6%)	88 (14.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.5%)	$7,966			$611			$7,355	74.2	61	770	322
481983012558	449	Heritage Middle	Public	6-8	6110 73rd St	Lubbock	79424	Lubbock County	Frenship Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 794-9400	822	49	16.8	43.4%	357 (43.4%)	45 (5.5%)	358 (43.6%)	39 (4.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.6%)	$8,060			$482			$7,579	74.1	78.6	359	90
481083000550	450	Booker Jh/H S	Public	6-12	600 S Main St	Booker	79005	Lipscomb County	Booker Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 658-4521	161	24	6.7	70.8%	33 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	125 (77.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	$15,963			$1,678			$14,284	74.1	61.3	760	310

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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.