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)
484228004809	1951	Taylor Middle	Public	6-8	304 Carlos Parker Blvd NW	Taylor	76574	Williamson County	Taylor Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 365-8591	632	50	12.7	70.7%	142 (22.5%)	52 (8.2%)	410 (64.9%)	10 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.4%)	$10,823			$1,456			$9,366	22.8	24.4	1855	96
482442002737	1952	Austin Middle	Public	6-8	825 E Union Bower Rd	Irving	75061	Dallas County	Irving Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 600-3100	789	57	13.8	88.6%	36 (4.6%)	20 (2.5%)	703 (89.1%)	10 (1.3%)	14 (1.8%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	$10,270			$1,649			$8,621	22.8	21.5	1936	16
482364002458	1953	Fonville Middle	Public	6-8	725 E Little York Rd	Houston	77037	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-2825	663	43	15.3	97.6%	11 (1.7%)	29 (4.4%)	623 (94.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,974			$1,168			$8,805	22.7	13	2150	197
480146013614	1954	Etoile Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	6648 Hornwood Dr	Houston	77074	Harris County	Etoile Academy Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 995-1612	590	30	19.3	97.6%	3 (0.5%)	40 (6.8%)	325 (55.1%)	222 (37.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,700			$1,283			$11,418	22.7	21.9	1919	35
482442002716	1955	Bowie Middle	Public	6-8	600 E 6th St	Irving	75060	Dallas County	Irving Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 600-3000	789	58	13.6	86.8%	86 (10.9%)	27 (3.4%)	649 (82.3%)	4 (0.5%)	22 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$11,607			$1,715			$9,892	22.6	22.2	1913	42
482850010899	1956	Irons Middle	Public	6-8	5214 79th St	Lubbock	79424	Lubbock County	Lubbock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 219-4000	729	60	12.1	71.1%	188 (25.8%)	89 (12.2%)	415 (56.9%)	13 (1.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.9%)	$9,357			$1,618			$7,739	22.6	21.3	1943	13
482459002752	1957	Jacksonville Middle	Public	7-8	1541 E Pine	Jacksonville	75766	Cherokee County	Jacksonville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 586-3686	645	63	10.2	84.8%	157 (24.3%)	85 (13.2%)	379 (58.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.3%)	$10,172			$1,822			$8,351	22.5	29.2	1741	216
480024112424	1958	Harmony School Of Excellence - Austin	Public, Charter	6-12	2100 E St Elmo Rd	Austin	78744	Travis County	Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 693-0000	558	38	14.6	87.1%	27 (4.8%)	22 (3.9%)	500 (89.6%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$11,092			$1,125			$9,968	22.5	17.2	2058	100
481371000864	1959	Charlotte Middle	Public	6-8	95 Rose Blvd	Charlotte	78011	Atascosa County	Charlotte Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 277-1646	88	11	8.1	62.5%	6 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,372			$1,846			$13,526	22.4	19.8	1993	34
483209010975	1960	McMichael Middle	Public	6-8	4330 S E Stallings Dr	Nacogdoches	75961	Nacogdoches County	Nacogdoches Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 552-0519	1,338	87	15.4	83.7%	218 (16.3%)	410 (30.6%)	652 (48.7%)	9 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (3.6%)	$10,252			$1,947			$8,305	22.4	22.6	1899	61

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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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Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.