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)
480009808169	2101	Jean Massieu Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	823 N Center St	Arlington	76011	Tarrant County	Jean Massieu Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 460-0396	194	16	12.1	68.0%	6 (3.1%)	12 (6.2%)	174 (89.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$9,509			$1,733			$7,776	16.7	38.6	1441	660
480024012682	2102	Ripley House Middle Campus	Public, Charter	6-8	4410 Navigation Blvd	Houston	77011	Harris County	Bakerripley Community Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 315-6480	168	12	14	74.4%	1 (0.6%)	9 (5.4%)	157 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,804			$566			$15,238	16.7	17.5	2050	52
484095012873	2103	Judith A Resnik Middle	Public	6-8	4495 SW Verano Pkwy Bldg 200	Von Ormy	78073	Bexar County	Southwest Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 623-6589	866	55	15.8	83.3%	23 (2.7%)	53 (6.1%)	769 (88.8%)	12 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.7%)	$10,674			$1,299			$9,375	16.6	20.8	1962	141
484372021533	2104	Morales J H	Public	7-8	615 Studer St	Uvalde	78801	Uvalde County	Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 591-2980	569	43	13.3	80.8%	52 (9.1%)	1 (0.2%)	510 (89.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	$11,859			$2,202			$9,657	16.6	13.8	2134	30
481970001904	2105	Rosemont Middle	Public	6-8	1501 W Seminary Dr	Fort Worth	76115	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-7200	1,152	73	15.7	91.6%	37 (3.2%)	72 (6.3%)	1,018 (88.4%)	16 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (0.8%)	$9,520			$1,137			$8,383	16.6	14	2131	26
480771013705	2106	Mead Middle	Public	6-8	3500 Lauder Rd	Houston	77039	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 985-3700	960	74	13	92.2%	13 (1.4%)	38 (4.0%)	905 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	$9,295			$2,182			$7,113	16.6	15.6	2095	11
481623022969	2107	West Dallas J H	Public	7-8	2200 Dennison St	Dallas	75212	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(972) 925-3700	317	24	13	95.6%	5 (1.6%)	102 (32.2%)	206 (65.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)								16.5			(n/a)
481623011196	2108	Sam Tasby Middle	Public	6-8	7001 Fair Oaks Ave	Dallas	75231	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-1900	669	48	13.9	96.4%	16 (2.4%)	134 (20.0%)	438 (65.5%)	73 (10.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.9%)	$11,488			$1,567			$9,921	16.5	22	1917	191
482034002030	2109	Sam Houston Middle	Public	6-8	2232 Sussex Dr	Garland	75041	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 926-2640	816	73	11.1	90.1%	44 (5.4%)	43 (5.3%)	635 (77.8%)	17 (2.1%)	65 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.5%)	$10,046			$1,324			$8,722	16.4	19.5	2005	104
482625002961	2110	La Pryor High School	Public	7-12	165 E Edith St	La Pryor	78872	Zavala County	La Pryor Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 365-4007	195	21	9.4	87.2%	8 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	187 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,014			$614			$14,400	16.4	22	1918	192

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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.