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)
482397002652	141	Hunt School	Public	PK, KG-8	115 School Ln SW	Hunt	78024	Kerr County	Hunt Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 238-4893	200	19	10.7	49.0%	121 (60.5%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (36.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.0%)	$14,821			$1,745			$13,075	90.4	63	707	566
482985011171	142	Dr Jack Cockrill Middle	Public	6-8	1351 N Hardin Rd	McKinney	75071	Collin County	McKinney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 302-7900	1,220	87	14	21.8%	639 (52.4%)	182 (14.9%)	220 (18.0%)	120 (9.8%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	53 (4.3%)	$9,361			$801			$8,560	90.4	87.6	187	45
481428010681	143	Westbrook Intermediate	Public, Magnet	6-8	302 W El Dorado Blvd	Friendswood	77546	Galveston County	Clear Creek Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(281) 284-3800	1,154	67	17.1	38.2%	326 (28.2%)	73 (6.3%)	384 (33.3%)	326 (28.2%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (3.6%)	$8,041			$234			$7,807	90.1	86.3	213	70
480025814161	144	Sst Schertz	Public, Charter	PK, KG-7	908 Fairlawn Ave	Schertz	78108	Guadalupe County	School Of Science And Technology	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 215-9500	859	52	16.4	37.6%	270 (31.4%)	104 (12.1%)	403 (46.9%)	25 (2.9%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	53 (6.2%)								90.1			(n/a)
482994003368	145	McMullen County School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	901 River St	Tilden	78072	McMullen County	McMullen County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 274-2000	271	27	10		154 (56.8%)	0 (0.0%)	115 (42.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$22,225			$158			$22,067	90	79.6	340	195
480000813151	146	Sycamore Springs Middle	Public	6-8	14451 Sawyer Ranch Rd	Austin	78737	Hays County	Dripping Springs Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 858-3600	1,016	67	15		738 (72.6%)	12 (1.2%)	184 (18.1%)	38 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	42 (4.1%)	$8,854			$589			$8,266	90	93.8	84	62
480809013577	147	Dr Ronald E McNair J H	Public	6-8	2950 Kingsley	Pearland	77584	Brazoria County	Alvin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 814-7200	1,021	57	17.7	27.4%	151 (14.8%)	338 (33.1%)	206 (20.2%)	270 (26.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	54 (5.3%)	$8,534			$473			$8,061	90	89.8	141	6
480894006207	148	Kealing Middle	Public	6-8	1607 Pennsylvania Ave	Austin	78702	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-3214	1,247	76	16.3	26.9%	456 (36.6%)	124 (9.9%)	366 (29.4%)	209 (16.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	90 (7.2%)	$9,762			$341			$9,421	89.8	86.8	203	55
480778000090	149	Aledo Middle	Public	6-8	416 Fm 1187 S	Aledo	76008	Parker County	Aledo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 441-5198	955	59	16.2	11.8%	733 (76.8%)	12 (1.3%)	157 (16.4%)	4 (0.4%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (4.7%)	$8,088			$512			$7,577	89.8	90.4	135	14
483012003379	150	Melissa Middle	Public	6-8	3150 Cardinal Dr	Melissa	75454	Collin County	Melissa Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 837-4355	1,472	92	15.9		730 (49.6%)	217 (14.7%)	216 (14.7%)	191 (13.0%)	10 (0.7%)	3 (0.2%)	105 (7.1%)	$8,562			$384			$8,178	89.8	91.5	120	30

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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:

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

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