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)
483831004272	2061	Runge High School	Public	7-12	600 Reiffert	Runge	78151	Karnes County	Runge Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 239-4315	81	10	8.3	81.5%	8 (9.9%)	2 (2.5%)	71 (87.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,397			$2,361			$16,036	18.7	5.8	2286	225
482490002779	2062	Jonesboro School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	14909 E St Hwy 36	Jonesboro	76538	Coryell County	Jonesboro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 463-2111	319	27	11.8	54.9%	284 (89.0%)	3 (0.9%)	23 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	$9,666			$918			$8,748	18.7	16.1	2089	27
481806005980	2063	Carlos Truan J H	Public	7-8	700 E Ciro Caceres	Elsa	78543	Hidalgo County	Edcouch-Elsa Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 262-6082	593	48	12.4	91.9%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	592 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,616			$2,069			$9,547	18.6	16.3	2084	21
483873004348	2064	Fenwick Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1930 Waverly Ave	San Antonio	78228	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 438-6540	521	35	14.9	95.2%	9 (1.7%)	10 (1.9%)	496 (95.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	$12,478			$2,617			$9,861	18.4	20.8	1960	104
482727009016	2065	Leveretts Chapel J H	Public	6-8	8956 State Hwy 42 N	Overton	75684	Rusk County	Leveretts Chapel Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 834-3181	55	3	15.7	80.0%	26 (47.3%)	4 (7.3%)	25 (45.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,790			$1,021			$7,769	18.3	26.4	1805	260
480846000214	2066	Anton School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	100 E Ellwood Blvd	Anton	79313	Hockley County	Anton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 997-5211	170	18	9.2	74.1%	44 (25.9%)	6 (3.5%)	115 (67.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	$13,506			$2,207			$11,299	18.2	19.9	1989	77
482913003284	2067	Marlin High	Public	6-12	678 Success Dr	Marlin	76661	Falls County	Marlin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 883-2394	436	24	18	97.7%	26 (6.0%)	225 (51.6%)	167 (38.3%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.0%)	$22,193			$3,991			$18,203	18.2			(n/a)
482301012851	2068	Hereford Preparatory Academy	Public	8	704 La Plata Ste B	Hereford	79045	Deaf Smith County	Hereford Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 363-7740	295	24	12.3	78.3%	22 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	269 (91.2%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$9,675			$1,357			$8,318	18.2	28.4	1763	305
482364009275	2069	Ortiz Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	6767 Telephone Rd	Houston	77061	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 845-5650	823	57	14.5	94.0%	7 (0.9%)	106 (12.9%)	694 (84.3%)	12 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	$10,290			$1,083			$9,207	18.1	15.4	2104	35
481591005440	2070	Crowley Middle	Public	6-8	3800 W Risinger Rd	Fort Worth	76123	Tarrant County	Crowley Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 370-5650	864	70	12.3	85.4%	43 (5.0%)	524 (60.6%)	240 (27.8%)	18 (2.1%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (4.1%)	$9,602			$762			$8,840	18.1	19	2020	50

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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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