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)
484347004930	2121	Boulter Middle	Public	6-8	2926 Garden Valley Rd	Tyler	75702	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-1390	826	61	13.5	92.1%	27 (3.3%)	279 (33.8%)	503 (60.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.7%)	$9,307			$1,467			$7,840	16.1	19	2018	103
480026811128	2122	Somerset Academy Brooks	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	3803 Global Way	San Antonio	78235	Bexar County	Somerset Academies Of Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 633-9006	1,251	61	20.5	80.7%	54 (4.3%)	43 (3.4%)	1,128 (90.2%)	19 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.4%)	$11,365			$1,053			$10,312	16	20	1984	138
481662001425	2123	Del Valle Middle	Public	6-8	5500 Ross Rd	Del Valle	78617	Travis County	Del Valle Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 386-3400	842	62	13.6	91.9%	20 (2.4%)	59 (7.0%)	729 (86.6%)	17 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.9%)	$9,541			$1,072			$8,468	15.9	16.4	2079	44
484077013871	2124	Somerville Intermediate	Public	5-7	700 8th St	Somerville	77879	Burleson County	Somerville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 596-1502	128	11	11.2	82.0%	55 (43.0%)	21 (16.4%)	45 (35.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.5%)	$11,352			$2,591			$8,762	15.9	12.6	2155	31
482364002435	2125	Deady Middle	Public	6-8	2500 Broadway St	Houston	77012	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 845-7411	494	42	11.8	98.0%	7 (1.4%)	25 (5.1%)	459 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$11,666			$1,395			$10,271	15.9	19.6	2003	122
481266000764	2126	Campbell High School	Public	6-12	480 N Patterson	Campbell	75422	Hunt County	Campbell Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 246-9305	134	17	7.7	65.7%	74 (55.2%)	3 (2.2%)	49 (36.6%)	2 (1.5%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.7%)	$14,471			$1,167			$13,304	15.9	20.8	1961	165
480003014125	2127	Uplift Ascend Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	3301 Turf Paradise Pkwy	Fort Worth	76140	Tarrant County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 768-4300	430	11	40.6	89.3%	11 (2.6%)	124 (28.8%)	273 (63.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.7%)	$8,322			$822			$7,499	15.9	26.7	1796	331
480144013418	2128	Iltexas Houston Orem Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	5445 E Orem Dr	Houston	77048	Harris County	International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 987-9435	410	29	14.3	88.0%	2 (0.5%)	212 (51.7%)	186 (45.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	$7,510			$1,649			$5,861	15.9	11.9	2171	43
480003013478	2129	Uplift Mighty Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	3700 Mighty Mite Dr	Fort Worth	76105	Tarrant County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 288-3800	562	26	21.6	89.5%	7 (1.2%)	133 (23.7%)	409 (72.8%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	$8,488			$690			$7,798	15.9	15.5	2099	30
480145714142	2130	Compass Rose Ingenuity	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-9	522 Billy Mitchell	San Antonio	78226	Bexar County	Compass Rose Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 540-9265	736	44	16.5	88.6%	21 (2.9%)	15 (2.0%)	673 (91.4%)	18 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.8%)	$14,463			$2,899			$11,564	15.9	17	2067	63

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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.