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)
482001011484	11	Fowler Middle	Public	6-8	3801 McDermott Rd	Plano	75025	Collin County	Frisco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 633-5050	978	66	14.7	8.8%	126 (12.9%)	66 (6.7%)	56 (5.7%)	694 (71.0%)	7 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.0%)	$9,220			$379			$8,841	98.6	98.6	16	5
484135014136	12	Stafford Stem Magnet Academy	Public, Magnet, Alternative	3-10	200 Stafford Pride	Stafford	77477	Fort Bend County	Stafford Msd	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(281) 261-9200	322	19	17.3	36.0%	14 (4.3%)	89 (27.6%)	48 (14.9%)	141 (43.8%)	16 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.3%)								98.5	98.8	12
482319002353	13	Highland School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	6625 Fm 608	Roscoe	79545	Nolan County	Highland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 766-3652	222	23	9.7	24.3%	194 (87.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,407			$1,548			$14,859	98.5	83.8	263	250
481623006932	14	George B Dealey Montessori Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	6501 Royal Ln	Dallas	75230	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(972) 794-8400	636	43	14.7	25.8%	225 (35.4%)	71 (11.2%)	217 (34.1%)	67 (10.5%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	49 (7.7%)	$10,960			$815			$10,145	98.5	98.8	13	1
481623013856	15	School For The Talented & Gifted In Pleasant Grove	Public	4-8	9610 Bruton Rd	Dallas	75217	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-3700	382	25	15.2	89.5%	5 (1.3%)	4 (1.0%)	367 (96.1%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$10,702			$1,272			$9,431	98.4	99	9	6
481302008923	16	Carroll Middle	Public	7-8	1800 E Kirkwood Blvd	Southlake	76092	Tarrant County	Carroll Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 949-5400	737	42	17.3		386 (52.4%)	17 (2.3%)	76 (10.3%)	204 (27.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	52 (7.1%)	$9,900			$235			$9,666	98.4	98.5	19	3
481776006398	17	West Ridge Middle	Public	6-8	9201 Scenic Bluff Dr	Austin	78733	Travis County	Eanes Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 732-9240	899	72	12.4		517 (57.5%)	8 (0.9%)	123 (13.7%)	195 (21.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (6.2%)	$10,155			$486			$9,669	98.3	97	43	26
482325002359	18	Highland Park Middle	Public	7-8	3555 Granada Ave	Dallas	75205	Dallas County	Highland Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(214) 780-3600	968	70	13.7		777 (80.3%)	8 (0.8%)	65 (6.7%)	74 (7.6%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	37 (3.8%)	$9,722			$105			$9,617	98.3	95.3	65	47
481965008565	19	Fort Settlement Middle	Public	6-8	5440 Elkins Rd	Sugar Land	77479	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-6440	1,529	77	19.9	12.7%	238 (15.6%)	104 (6.8%)	118 (7.7%)	989 (64.7%)	9 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	70 (4.6%)	$8,384			$690			$7,694	98.1	98.1	22	3
481776001548	20	Hill Country Middle	Public	6-9	1300 Walsh Tarleton Rd	Austin	78746	Travis County	Eanes Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 732-9220	968	71	13.6		641 (66.2%)	13 (1.3%)	134 (13.8%)	110 (11.4%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	66 (6.8%)	$8,884			$85			$8,798	98.1	97.5	31	11

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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.