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)
482001012483	121	Hunt Middle	Public	6-8	4900 Legendary Dr	Frisco	75034	Denton County	Frisco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 633-5200	830	57	14.5	19.0%	252 (30.4%)	84 (10.1%)	163 (19.6%)	271 (32.7%)	9 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (6.1%)	$8,873			$464			$8,408	91.6	92.3	109	12
482364009274	122	Pin Oak Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	4601 Glenmont	Bellaire	77401	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(713) 295-6500	1,194	64	18.6	48.6%	403 (33.8%)	100 (8.4%)	463 (38.8%)	163 (13.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (5.3%)	$9,102			$818			$8,284	91.6	92.5	103	19
484653009651	123	Frank McMillan J H	Public	7-8	1050 Park Blvd	Wylie	75098	Collin County	Wylie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 429-3225	937	61	15.2	27.4%	404 (43.1%)	168 (17.9%)	186 (19.9%)	122 (13.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	54 (5.8%)	$11,027			$501			$10,526	91.5	91.2	126	3
482001013136	124	Trent Middle	Public	6-8	13131 Coleto Creek Dr	Frisco	75033	Denton County	Frisco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 633-4400	688	62	11	8.0%	306 (44.5%)	60 (8.7%)	90 (13.1%)	178 (25.9%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (7.1%)	$8,759			$378			$8,381	91.5	90.8	128	4
482391021310	125	Riverwood Middle	Public	6-8	2910 High Valley Dr	Kingwood	77345	Harris County	Humble Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 641-4800	1,143	66	17.2	12.6%	787 (68.9%)	37 (3.2%)	216 (18.9%)	49 (4.3%)	4 (0.3%)	5 (0.4%)	45 (3.9%)	$9,436			$451			$8,986	91.4	93	96	29
480867008200	126	Argyle Middle	Public	7-8	191 S Hwy 377	Argyle	76262	Denton County	Argyle Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 246-2126	840	55	15.2		557 (66.3%)	18 (2.1%)	109 (13.0%)	100 (11.9%)	10 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (5.4%)	$9,065			$377			$8,688	91.4	94.7	71	55
480978006363	127	Pritchard J H	Public	6-8	1510 Ole Ambrose Rd	Bells	75414	Grayson County	Bells Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 965-3602	218	17	12.6	39.4%	166 (76.1%)	3 (1.4%)	29 (13.3%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (2.8%)	1 (0.5%)	12 (5.5%)	$10,558			$127			$10,431	91.3	83.1	277	150
482079002086	128	Garden City High School	Public	6-12	240 W Bearkat Ave	Garden City	79739	Glasscock County	Glasscock County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 242-1022	162	19	8.6	6.8%	95 (58.6%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (40.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$24,156			$1,382			$22,774	91.3	91.6	119	9
480016312670	129	Founders Classical Academy - Lewisville	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1010 Bellaire Blvd	Lewisville	75067	Denton County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 316-3663	923	59	15.6	26.0%	384 (41.6%)	65 (7.0%)	196 (21.2%)	219 (23.7%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	55 (6.0%)	$8,064			$429			$7,635	91.3	90.2	137	8
484668005318	130	Eastwood Knolls International	Public	K-8	10000 Buckwood Ave	El Paso	79925	El Paso County	Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 434-4400	808	54	14.8	44.4%	32 (4.0%)	5 (0.6%)	764 (94.6%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,610			$1,174			$8,436	91.2	92.4	106	24

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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.