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)
482142012691	1971	Ymla At John F Kennedy Middle	Public	6-8	2205 SE 4th St	Grand Prairie	75051	Dallas County	Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 264-8651	382	36	10.5	87.2%	26 (6.8%)	48 (12.6%)	298 (78.0%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$9,735			$1,172			$8,563	22.1	26.2	1808	163
482364013060	1972	Forest Brook Middle	Public	6-8	7525 Tidwell Rd	Houston	77016	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 631-7720	605	54	11.3	98.8%	7 (1.2%)	361 (59.7%)	233 (38.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$10,070			$1,040			$9,030	22	7.3	2257	285
481305005670	1973	Long Middle	Public	6-8	2525 Frankford	Dallas	75287	Collin County	Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 662-4100	532	54	9.8	85.5%	29 (5.5%)	129 (24.2%)	349 (65.6%)	11 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.4%)	$12,045			$2,196			$9,849	22	20	1986	13
482028001999	1974	Central Middle	Public	7-8	3014 Sealy Ave	Galveston	77550	Galveston County	Galveston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 761-6200	826	61	13.4	82.6%	163 (19.7%)	208 (25.2%)	412 (49.9%)	12 (1.5%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.1%)	$12,568			$1,469			$11,099	21.9	25.2	1834	140
481623012796	1975	Ann Richards Steam Academy	Public	6-8	3831 N Prairie Creek	Dallas	75227	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 892-5400	1,094	76	14.3	93.3%	23 (2.1%)	192 (17.6%)	867 (79.3%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.5%)	$10,673			$1,272			$9,401	21.9	19.6	1998	23
480831006642	1976	Student Alternative Center	Public	7-12	300 S Walker	Angleton	77515	Brazoria County	Angleton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 864-8003	27	9	2.9	92.6%	6 (22.2%)	6 (22.2%)	12 (44.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (7.4%)	$83,457			$6,350			$77,107	21.9	15.6	2096	120
481830010639	1977	Cpt Gabriel Navarrete Middle	Public	6-8	3501 Hayes	El Paso	79930	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(915) 236-6350	819	55	14.7	89.6%	65 (7.9%)	41 (5.0%)	663 (81.0%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.3%)	34 (4.2%)								21.8			(n/a)
484386009554	1978	Valley View Middle	Public	5-8	804 S Lee St	Valley View	76272	Cooke County	Valley View Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 726-3244	276	25	11	50.4%	154 (55.8%)	1 (0.4%)	108 (39.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.7%)	$11,256			$1,811			$9,445	21.8	19	2019	41
484095006042	1979	Sharon Christa McAuliffe Middle	Public	6-8	9390 S W Loop 410	San Antonio	78242	Bexar County	Southwest Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 623-6260	635	51	12.5	92.3%	12 (1.9%)	8 (1.3%)	611 (96.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$11,358			$1,659			$9,698	21.8	22.8	1891	88
482364005501	1980	Welch Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	11544 S Gessner	Houston	77071	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 778-3300	547	35	15.6	99.8%	12 (2.2%)	172 (31.4%)	306 (55.9%)	51 (9.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	$10,982			$1,106			$9,876	21.7	10.7	2198	218

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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.