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)
482001008729	191	Clark Middle	Public	6-8	4600 Colby Dr	Frisco	75035	Collin County	Frisco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 633-4600	873	66	13.1	23.5%	259 (29.7%)	113 (12.9%)	159 (18.2%)	310 (35.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.6%)	$9,781			$378			$9,403	88.1	82.7	288	97
484608012438	192	Windthorst Jh	Public	6-8	100 St Marys Dr	Windthorst	76389	Archer County	Windthorst Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 423-6605	125	8	15.4	36.8%	95 (76.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (22.4%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,740			$563			$9,177	87.9	92.2	111	81
480016313318	193	Founders Classical Academy Of Flower Mound	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4901 Cross Timbers Rd	Flower Mound	75028	Denton County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 316-3663	994	61	16.3	13.8%	496 (49.9%)	43 (4.3%)	187 (18.8%)	197 (19.8%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	65 (6.5%)	$7,487			$384			$7,103	87.9	88.7	165	28
481623006242	194	J P Starks Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	3033 Tips Blvd	Dallas	75216	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-8800	227	25	9	94.7%	3 (1.3%)	116 (51.1%)	90 (39.6%)	3 (1.3%)	5 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (4.0%)	$13,975			$1,601			$12,374	87.8	98.1	21	173
482406002671	195	Harwood J H	Public	7-9	3000 Martin Dr	Bedford	76021	Tarrant County	Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 354-3360	1,014	63	16.1	44.1%	369 (36.4%)	186 (18.3%)	280 (27.6%)	92 (9.1%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (1.6%)	70 (6.9%)	$8,009			$726			$7,283	87.7	89.4	149	46
484038004574	196	Sivells Bend Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1053 Cr 403	Gainesville	76240	Cooke County	Sivells Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 665-6411	74	8	9.8	41.9%	61 (82.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.4%)	$19,856			$2,462			$17,394	87.6	70.2	520	324
481146009535	197	Brock J H	Public	6-8	300 Grindstone Rd	Brock	76087	Parker County	Brock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 594-3195	489	30	16.2	10.6%	413 (84.5%)	4 (0.8%)	57 (11.7%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	$8,969			$364			$8,605	87.4	86	220	23
484347004928	198	Birdwell School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	2010 Talley Ave	Tyler	75701	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-1870	511	31	16.5	73.2%	37 (7.2%)	8 (1.6%)	459 (89.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	$9,995			$1,596			$8,399	87.4	62.3	730	532
482967006142	199	Morris Middle	Public	6-8	1400 Trenton Rd	McAllen	78504	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 618-7300	1,036	62	16.6	48.4%	82 (7.9%)	5 (0.5%)	930 (89.8%)	10 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (0.9%)	$9,467			$655			$8,812	87.4	86	218	19
482579002909	200	Klondike Independent School District (Isd)	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2911 County Rd H	Lamesa	79331	Dawson County	Klondike Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 462-7332	253	23	11	30.8%	154 (60.9%)	0 (0.0%)	96 (37.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$16,709			$360			$16,349	87.4	93	97	103

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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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