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)
484233004822	1851	Lamar Middle	Public	6-8	2011 N Third St	Temple	76501	Bell County	Temple Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 215-6444	538	46	11.7	75.7%	112 (20.8%)	141 (26.2%)	257 (47.8%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.3%)	$10,738			$1,406			$9,332	26.1	27.5	1778	73
482391011531	1852	Ross Sterling Middle	Public	6-8	1131 Wilson Rd	Humble	77338	Harris County	Humble Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 641-6000	895	73	12.2	88.2%	39 (4.4%)	291 (32.5%)	531 (59.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.6%)	17 (1.9%)	$11,931			$1,055			$10,876	26.1	24.2	1866	14
482115002114	1853	Horace Mann J H	Public	6-8	310 S Hwy 146	Baytown	77520	Harris County	Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 420-4585	766	56	13.7	85.4%	59 (7.7%)	79 (10.3%)	604 (78.9%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (2.1%)	$11,003			$2,400			$8,603	26.1	32.7	1637	216
482247002251	1854	A Leal Junior Middle	Public	6-8	743 W Southcross Blvd	San Antonio	78211	Bexar County	Harlandale Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 989-2040	574	49	11.6	92.9%	8 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	564 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,171			$1,359			$11,812	26	24.3	1859	5
482658005531	1855	George Jh	Public	6-8	4601 Airport Rd	Rosenberg	77471	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 223-3600	1,144	58	19.8	74.0%	82 (7.2%)	120 (10.5%)	911 (79.6%)	8 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	19 (1.7%)	$9,764			$1,120			$8,644	26	25.2	1835	20
480903000374	1856	Avalon School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	104 F M 55	Avalon	76623	Ellis County	Avalon Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 627-3251	349	28	12.6	50.7%	191 (54.7%)	8 (2.3%)	140 (40.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	$11,522			$783			$10,740	25.9	37.6	1475	381
484135005926	1857	Stafford Middle	Public	6-8	1424 Constitution Ave	Stafford	77477	Fort Bend County	Stafford Msd	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 261-9215	703	48	14.7	81.2%	18 (2.6%)	283 (40.3%)	354 (50.4%)	30 (4.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.3%)	$11,904			$1,256			$10,648	25.9	24.7	1847	10
482391013302	1858	Autumn Ridge Middle	Public	6-8	15337 Woodland Hills Dr	Humble	77396	Harris County	Humble Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(281) 641-1000	1,172	71	16.5	73.1%	56 (4.8%)	626 (53.4%)	435 (37.1%)	22 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.3%)	29 (2.5%)								25.9			(n/a)
489913005627	1859	Benavides Secondary	Public, Charter	6-12	1025 Eagle Dr	Benavides	78341	Duval County	Benavides Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 256-3040	112	16	6.9	79.5%	5 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	107 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,351			$5,942			$16,410	25.8	12.8	2153	294
480783005639	1860	Holub Middle	Public	7-8	9515 S Dairy Ashford	Houston	77099	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 983-8433	724	60	12	89.2%	17 (2.3%)	155 (21.4%)	487 (67.3%)	41 (5.7%)	20 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	$10,894			$2,108			$8,786	25.8	31.1	1690	170

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About our rankings:

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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.