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)
482364002480	1641	Hartman Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	7111 Westover	Houston	77087	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 845-7435	766	76	10	95.2%	5 (0.7%)	185 (24.2%)	570 (74.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	$9,581			$1,161			$8,420	32.7	15.5	2102	461
483432003850	1642	South Houston Intermediate	Public	7-8	900 College Ave	South Houston	77587	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-0490	567	52	10.8	87.3%	20 (3.5%)	63 (11.1%)	470 (82.9%)	9 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$11,240			$1,255			$9,984	32.7	22.4	1907	265
481551001124	1643	Crandall Middle	Public	7-8	2600 Fletcher Rd	Crandall	75114	Kaufman County	Crandall Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 427-6000	1,036	63	16.3	62.2%	293 (28.3%)	284 (27.4%)	406 (39.2%)	6 (0.6%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (4.1%)	$9,446			$744			$8,702	32.7	29.8	1720	77
481317000818	1644	Irma Marsh Middle	Public	6-8	415 Hagg Dr	Fort Worth	76114	Tarrant County	Castleberry Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 252-2200	812	60	13.4	92.0%	90 (11.1%)	13 (1.6%)	691 (85.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.8%)	$8,557			$681			$7,876	32.7	31.6	1675	31
483852004287	1645	Saint Jo High School	Public	7-12	206 W Evans St	Saint Jo	76265	Montague County	Saint Jo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 995-2532	146	15	9.7	44.5%	126 (86.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)	$12,839			$725			$12,114	32.7	42.7	1299	346
482442002739	1646	Travis Middle	Public	6-8	1600 Finley Rd	Irving	75062	Dallas County	Irving Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 600-0100	947	67	14.1	83.2%	89 (9.4%)	129 (13.6%)	685 (72.3%)	24 (2.5%)	6 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	12 (1.3%)	$10,714			$1,499			$9,215	32.7	34.3	1591	55
482919003301	1647	Mart High School	Public	7-12	1100 J L Davis Ave	Mart	76664	McLennan County	Mart Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 876-2574	244	22	11.3	72.5%	109 (44.7%)	48 (19.7%)	67 (27.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.2%)	$15,458			$1,778			$13,680	32.6	50.5	1051	596
483000003370	1648	Meadow School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	604 4th St	Meadow	79345	Terry County	Meadow Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 539-2246	237	25	9.3	66.2%	59 (24.9%)	0 (0.0%)	174 (73.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	$14,721			$1,574			$13,147	32.5	25.1	1837	189
484467005088	1649	Waskom Middle	Public	6-8	255 School Ave	Waskom	75692	Harrison County	Waskom Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 687-3361	191	19	10.2	66.5%	97 (50.8%)	24 (12.6%)	49 (25.7%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (9.9%)	$13,002			$2,334			$10,668	32.5	35	1568	81
482634021358	1650	La Villa Middle	Public	6-8	500 E 9th St	La Villa	78562	Hidalgo County	La Villa Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 262-4760	108	14	7.5	92.6%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	108 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,281			$1,563			$11,718	32.4	15	2117	467

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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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Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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