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)
483231008784	371	Needville J H	Public	7-8	16430 Hwy 36 S	Needville	77461	Fort Bend County	Needville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 793-4250	577	43	13.2	45.1%	249 (43.2%)	15 (2.6%)	299 (51.8%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	$10,117			$905			$9,212	77.7	79.9	333	38
480011322853	372	Friends For Life Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	5503 El Camino Del Rey	Houston	77081	Harris County	Amigos Por Vida-Friends For Life Pub Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(713) 349-9945	210	12	16.8	98.1%	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	205 (97.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)								77.7	83	281	91
480738000006	373	Abbott School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	219 S First St	Abbott	76621	Hill County	Abbott Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 582-3011	284	24	11.6	31.0%	231 (81.3%)	3 (1.1%)	43 (15.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	$11,233			$926			$10,307	77.7	82.8	287	86
484242004837	374	Sanderson Schools	Public, Alternative	K-12	302 N Second St	Sanderson	79848	Terrell County	Terrell County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 345-2515	117	15	7.8	48.7%	48 (41.0%)	2 (1.7%)	63 (53.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.4%)	$20,438			$868			$19,570	77.6	58.8	819	445
482517002810	375	Katy J H	Public	6-8	5350 Franz Rd	Katy	77493	Harris County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 237-6800	1,166	82	14.2	50.9%	420 (36.0%)	125 (10.7%)	518 (44.4%)	43 (3.7%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	54 (4.6%)	$9,755			$292			$9,463	77.6	69.6	533	158
482850014064	376	Commander William C McCool Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	4402 31st St	Lubbock	79410	Lubbock County	Lubbock Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 219-4600	417	30	13.8	57.1%	124 (29.7%)	38 (9.1%)	232 (55.6%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (3.1%)	$12,895			$2,862			$10,032	77.4	69.4	543	167
483423003806	377	Panhandle J H	Public	6-8	1001 Elsie Ave	Panhandle	79068	Carson County	Panhandle Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 537-3541	133	13	10	23.3%	109 (82.0%)	1 (0.8%)	17 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.0%)	$11,072			$1,088			$9,984	77.3	84.9	250	127
484176004760	378	Sudan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-7	107 W Hwy 303	Sudan	79371	Lamb County	Sudan Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 227-2173	291	23	12.6	58.1%	138 (47.4%)	5 (1.7%)	144 (49.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$11,962			$1,365			$10,597	77.2	80.1	327	51
483765011839	379	Herman E Utley Middle	Public	7-8	1201 Tl Townsend Dr	Rockwall	75087	Rockwall County	Rockwall Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 771-5281	887	50	17.7	30.2%	468 (52.8%)	112 (12.6%)	206 (23.2%)	47 (5.3%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (5.2%)	$8,892			$560			$8,332	77.1	82.1	295	84
480021114074	380	Idea Round Rock Technical College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-9	3301 Greenlawn Blvd	Round Rock	78664	Williamson County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 297-3974	433	21	20.6	64.7%	48 (11.1%)	97 (22.4%)	246 (56.8%)	32 (7.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.8%)	$19,143			$2,710			$16,433	77	73	464	84

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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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Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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