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)
482679005884	1601	Joaquin Cigarroa Middle	Public	6-8	2600 Palo Blanco St	Laredo	78046	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 273-6100	1,064	94	11.2	98.8%	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1,062 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,127			$1,566			$8,562	34	34.6	1574	27
481458000948	1602	Collinsville High School	Public	6-12	202 Broadway	Collinsville	76233	Grayson County	Collinsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 429-6164	281	28	9.9	49.5%	201 (71.5%)	3 (1.1%)	65 (23.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.6%)	$13,499			$850			$12,648	34	27.1	1789	187
482940003314	1603	Mathis Middle	Public	6-8	1627 E San Patricio Ave	Mathis	78368	San Patricio County	Mathis Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 547-2381	345	19	18.1	86.4%	53 (15.4%)	2 (0.6%)	285 (82.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$10,431			$1,845			$8,586	34	51.2	1035	568
483312003688	1604	Jones Middle	Public	6-8	1256 Pinn Rd	San Antonio	78227	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 397-2100	1,027	72	14.3	75.4%	107 (10.4%)	43 (4.2%)	839 (81.7%)	18 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	18 (1.8%)	$10,211			$1,092			$9,119	33.9	30.9	1695	91
480016312790	1605	Founders Classical Academy-Austin North	Public, Charter	K-8	9100 E Us Hwy 290	Austin	78723	Travis County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 316-3663	144	17	8.6	38.2%	33 (22.9%)	29 (20.1%)	59 (41.0%)	9 (6.3%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.6%)	$13,722			$1,290			$12,432	33.9	41.9	1325	280
481185000697	1606	Buckholts School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	203 S 10th	Buckholts	76518	Milam County	Buckholts Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 593-2744	116	16	7.1	85.3%	43 (37.1%)	3 (2.6%)	70 (60.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,164			$2,122			$13,042	33.9	22.6	1901	295
480000304219	1607	Rocksprings K-12	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	201 N Hwy 377	Rocksprings	78880	Edwards County	Rocksprings Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 683-4136	211	21	9.8	68.2%	36 (17.1%)	0 (0.0%)	175 (82.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,293			$1,272			$14,021	33.9	18.6	2029	422
480001100129	1608	Alvarado J H	Public	6-8	1000 N Cummings	Alvarado	76009	Johnson County	Alvarado Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 783-6840	841	57	14.7	68.8%	370 (44.0%)	25 (3.0%)	419 (49.8%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.7%)	$9,461			$1,173			$8,289	33.9	35.6	1551	57
481014007089	1609	Big Sandy J H	Public	6-8	401 Wildcat Dr	Big Sandy	75755	Upshur County	Big Sandy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 636-5287	159	17	9.2	79.2%	105 (66.0%)	16 (10.1%)	22 (13.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (9.4%)	$10,767			$1,144			$9,623	33.8	44.9	1229	380
482145005483	1610	Grand Saline Middle	Public	6-8	400 Stadium Dr	Grand Saline	75140	Van Zandt County	Grand Saline Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 962-7537	287	23	12.3	56.8%	194 (67.6%)	2 (0.7%)	81 (28.2%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	$12,707			$2,371			$10,336	33.8	44.1	1250	360

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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.