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)
482364012621	431	Young Women's College Prep Academy	Public, Magnet	6-12	1906 Cleburne St	Houston	77004	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 942-1441	445	27	16.6	66.5%	13 (2.9%)	241 (54.2%)	177 (39.8%)	6 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	$8,986			$909			$8,076	75	83.8	262	169
484560005185	432	Whitehouse J H	Public	6-8	406 W Main	Whitehouse	75791	Smith County	Whitehouse Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 839-5590	776	51	15.1	47.3%	488 (62.9%)	105 (13.5%)	115 (14.8%)	27 (3.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.0%)	$8,772			$651			$8,121	75	88.3	176	256
483510003962	433	Haggard Middle	Public	6-8	2832 Parkhaven Dr	Plano	75075	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 752-5400	704	51	13.9	22.7%	394 (56.0%)	48 (6.8%)	145 (20.6%)	80 (11.4%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.5%)	$8,685			$270			$8,415	74.9	73.5	448	15
480141012450	434	Bob Hope School	Public, Charter	6-8	2849 9th Ave	Port Arthur	77642	Jefferson County	Bob Hope School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 983-3244	443	20	22.6	97.1%	3 (0.7%)	22 (5.0%)	416 (93.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$8,468			$1,426			$7,042	74.8	68.4	569	135
482052002063	435	Gause Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	400 College	Gause	77857	Milam County	Gause Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 279-5891	142	16	8.7	76.8%	55 (38.7%)	12 (8.5%)	70 (49.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.8%)	$11,039			$1,495			$9,545	74.8	54.9	940	505
481206005664	436	Bullard Middle	Public	7-8	909 W Main	Bullard	75757	Smith County	Bullard Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 894-6533	483	36	13.3	25.5%	399 (82.6%)	18 (3.7%)	41 (8.5%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.3%)	$10,003			$441			$9,562	74.8	85.7	229	207
484548005174	437	White Oak Middle	Public	6-8	200 S White Oak Rd	White Oak	75693	Gregg County	White Oak Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 291-2050	359	28	12.7	42.1%	296 (82.5%)	6 (1.7%)	30 (8.4%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.4%)	$9,874			$559			$9,316	74.7	70.7	513	76
482241002249	438	Hardin-Jefferson J H	Public	6-8	3025 Hwy 326 S	Sour Lake	77659	Hardin County	Hardin-Jefferson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(409) 981-6420	614	40	15.4	41.2%	428 (69.7%)	81 (13.2%)	71 (11.6%)	10 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	22 (3.6%)	$7,841			$452			$7,389	74.6	73.3	453	15
480142013518	439	Leadership Prep School Secondary	Public, Charter	5-12	8100 Teel Pkwy	Frisco	75034	Denton County	Leadership Prep School	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 370-3650	881	36	24.2		282 (32.0%)	148 (16.8%)	188 (21.3%)	210 (23.8%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.4%)	$6,096			$156			$5,941	74.6	73.4	450	11
481428009247	440	Victory Lakes Intermediate	Public	6-8	2880 W Walker	League City	77573	Galveston County	Clear Creek Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 284-3700	959	53	17.9	29.2%	523 (54.5%)	50 (5.2%)	297 (31.0%)	44 (4.6%)	4 (0.4%)	5 (0.5%)	36 (3.8%)	$8,285			$266			$8,018	74.6	78.1	362	78

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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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