Best Middle Schools in Texas

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the STAAR test scores by the Texas Education Agency. The most recent update was on Wednesday, September 11, 2024.

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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)
484110008831	51	Westchester Academy For International Studies	Public, Charter	6-12	901 Yorkchester	Houston	77079	Harris County	Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 251-1800	864	67	12.8	53.9%	171 (19.8%)	22 (2.5%)	568 (65.7%)	59 (6.8%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (4.5%)	$11,221			$889			$10,331	96.3	90	139	88
481623012781	52	Rosemont Upper	Public	3-8	719 N Montclair Ave	Dallas	75208	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-5000	445	35	12.5	69.0%	46 (10.3%)	12 (2.7%)	379 (85.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	$15,294			$1,959			$13,335	96.2	95.7	57	5
480140013693	53	Sst Sugarland	Public, Charter	PK, KG-7	10007 Clodine Rd	Richmond	77407	Fort Bend County	School Of Science And Technology Discovery	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 277-7923	701	46	15	79.0%	46 (6.6%)	450 (64.2%)	75 (10.7%)	115 (16.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.0%)	$7,236			$402			$6,834	96.2	76.5	390	337
483222003573	54	Nazareth School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	101 S First St	Nazareth	79063	Castro County	Nazareth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 945-2231	247	21	11.5	20.6%	213 (86.2%)	1 (0.4%)	26 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	$10,752			$1,187			$9,565	96.1	87	198	144
480142712830	55	Ut Tyler University Academy At Longview	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3201 N Eastman Rd	Longview	75705	Smith County	Ut Tyler University Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 663-8219	391	26	15.1		267 (68.3%)	16 (4.1%)	77 (19.7%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.6%)	$8,532			$397			$8,135	96	88.7	166	111
482364002514	56	Lanier Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	2600 Woodhead St	Houston	77098	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(713) 942-1900	1,418	70	20.2	29.4%	455 (32.1%)	176 (12.4%)	422 (29.8%)	269 (19.0%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	90 (6.3%)	$8,389			$716			$7,673	96	93.5	88	32
480140513420	57	Harmony School Of Excellence - Sugar Land	Public, Charter	K-8	1428 Eldridge Rd	Sugar Land	77478	Fort Bend County	Harmony Public Schools - Houston West	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 532-0728	1,439	89	16.2	64.0%	189 (13.1%)	397 (27.6%)	264 (18.3%)	561 (39.0%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	24 (1.7%)	$9,475			$670			$8,805	96	95.5	60	3
482364012659	58	Mandarin Immersion Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	5445 W Alabama	Houston	77056	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(713) 295-5276	792	46	17.3	24.7%	100 (12.6%)	78 (9.8%)	137 (17.3%)	399 (50.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	76 (9.6%)	$8,759			$712			$8,047	95.9	95.9	54	4
482166013033	59	Iuniversity Prep	Public, Virtual, Magnet	5-12	3051 Ira E Woods Ave	Grapevine	76051	Tarrant County	Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	Yes	No	(817) 305-4895	1,332	40	33.2		779 (58.5%)	76 (5.7%)	238 (17.9%)	144 (10.8%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	88 (6.6%)	$6,042			$460			$5,582	95.9	97.5	29	30
481623010561	60	Irma Rangel Young Women's Leadership School	Public, Magnet	6-12	1718 Robert B Cullum Blvd	Dallas	75210	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-5200	610	35	17.4	77.2%	42 (6.9%)	34 (5.6%)	508 (83.3%)	13 (2.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.6%)	$9,771			$1,168			$8,602	95.8	92.5	104	44

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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.