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)
481623001366	2091	Boude Storey Middle	Public	6-8	3000 Maryland Ave	Dallas	75216	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-8700	412	32	12.8	98.1%	6 (1.5%)	144 (35.0%)	252 (61.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	$12,399			$1,724			$10,675	17.3	16.8	2068	23
484320006489	2092	Trinity J H	Public	6-8	500 E Caroline	Trinity	75862	Trinity County	Trinity Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 594-2321	268	19	13.9	89.2%	136 (50.7%)	35 (13.1%)	79 (29.5%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.2%)	$13,379			$1,412			$11,967	17.1	21.4	1938	154
482364002454	2093	Fleming Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	4910 Collingsworth St	Houston	77026	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 671-4170	348	41	8.5	98.6%	9 (2.6%)	218 (62.6%)	119 (34.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$12,282			$1,144			$11,139	17.1	11	2189	96
481965001823	2094	Missouri City Middle	Public	6-8	202 Martin Ln	Missouri City	77489	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 634-3440	955	61	15.6	82.8%	12 (1.3%)	549 (57.5%)	350 (36.6%)	15 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	25 (2.6%)	$12,037			$1,640			$10,397	17	18.6	2030	64
483132003518	2095	Moran School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	900 Main Ave	Moran	76464	Shackelford County	Moran Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 945-3101	121	19	6.3	90.1%	99 (81.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	4 (3.3%)	$16,099			$1,582			$14,517	17	20.5	1971	124
480142812649	2096	Legacy Prep Charter Academy Mesquite West Campus	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2727 Military Pkwy	Mesquite	75149	Dallas County	Legacy Preparatory	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 287-8537	1,065	80	13.3	82.3%	47 (4.4%)	126 (11.8%)	863 (81.0%)	3 (0.3%)	10 (0.9%)	3 (0.3%)	13 (1.2%)	$8,494			$805			$7,689	16.9	10	2212	116
481970006547	2097	Kirkpatrick Middle	Public	6-8	3201 Refugio Ave	Fort Worth	76106	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-4200	465	32	14.4	94.6%	20 (4.3%)	29 (6.2%)	404 (86.9%)	11 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$10,379			$2,319			$8,060	16.8	17.9	2045	52
481623001369	2098	Thomas C Marsh Middle	Public	6-8	3838 Crown Shore Dr	Dallas	75244	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-6600	712	49	14.5	95.5%	16 (2.2%)	20 (2.8%)	664 (93.3%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	$11,335			$1,553			$9,783	16.8	28.7	1754	344
481815001619	2099	Gus Garcia Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	3306 Ruiz St	San Antonio	78228	Bexar County	Edgewood Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 898-4160	451	31	14.6	95.6%	4 (0.9%)	5 (1.1%)	439 (97.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$13,749			$2,736			$11,013	16.7	13.5	2140	41
484206004792	2100	Ricardo L Trevino J H	Public	6-8	1150 Gregory St	Taft	78390	San Patricio County	Taft Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 528-2636	191	16	12.2	81.7%	18 (9.4%)	1 (0.5%)	171 (89.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,215			$3,496			$10,719	16.7	21.9	1923	177

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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.