Best Middle Schools in Texas

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the STAAR test scores by the Texas Education Agency. The most recent update was on Wednesday, September 11, 2024.

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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)
480143814025	311	Basis San Antonio - Northeast Campus	Public, Charter	5-8	11542 Wayland Way	San Antonio	78233	Bexar County	Basis Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 289-2088	138	11	13.1		34 (24.6%)	14 (10.1%)	71 (51.4%)	5 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (10.1%)	$10,388			$60			$10,328	80.5	84.9	249	62
483444003864	312	Pearland J H East	Public	7-8	2315 Old Alvin Rd	Pearland	77581	Brazoria County	Pearland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 485-2481	814	49	16.4	34.6%	335 (41.2%)	89 (10.9%)	322 (39.6%)	37 (4.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.7%)	$9,047			$994			$8,053	80.5	82.7	289	23
480021113239	313	Idea Riverview College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	30 Palm Dr	Brownsville	78520	Cameron County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 832-5900	800	49	16.3	94.0%	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	794 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,755			$982			$9,773	80.5	82.1	293	20
482574013590	314	Hofius Intermediate	Public	6-8	8400 W Rayford Rd	Klein	77389	Harris County	Klein Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 375-8800	1,304	78	16.6	36.7%	550 (42.2%)	144 (11.0%)	462 (35.4%)	84 (6.4%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (4.7%)	$8,614			$646			$7,967	80.5	79.1	348	34
483294012865	315	Hill Middle	Public	6-8	21314 Bulverde Rd	San Antonio	78259	Bexar County	North East Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 356-8000	1,083	62	17.4	30.3%	375 (34.6%)	53 (4.9%)	519 (47.9%)	83 (7.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (4.7%)	$7,842			$460			$7,382	80.5	82.3	291	24
480027412489	316	Harmony School Of Discovery - Houston	Public, Charter	6-12	6270 Barker Cypress Rd	Houston	77084	Harris County	Harmony Public Schools - Houston North	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 861-5105	853	57	14.9	74.4%	121 (14.2%)	199 (23.3%)	370 (43.4%)	145 (17.0%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.5%)	$8,904			$1,046			$7,859	80.4	82.9	283	33
480144114131	317	Great Hearts Lakeside	Public, Charter	K-8	7633 Harris Pkwy	Fort Worth	76123	Tarrant County	Great Hearts Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 409-9098	1,119	42	26.8	24.8%	589 (52.6%)	110 (9.8%)	274 (24.5%)	84 (7.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	58 (5.2%)	$8,478			$370			$8,108	80.4	87.3	195	122
480894008390	318	Small Middle	Public	6-8	4801 Monterey Oaks Blvd	Austin	78749	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 841-6700	1,260	71	17.6	28.4%	586 (46.5%)	36 (2.9%)	519 (41.2%)	41 (3.3%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	74 (5.9%)	$10,007			$457			$9,550	80.4	81.2	313	5
480002209256	319	Bryss Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2255 N Coria St	Brownsville	78520	Cameron County	Raul Yzaguirre Schools For Success	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 574-7100	542	33	16.3	95.6%	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	538 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,324			$2,965			$11,358	80.3	79.5	342	23
482946003317	320	Maud School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	389 Houston Dr	Maud	75567	Bowie County	Maud Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 585-2219	456	40	11.3	59.4%	362 (79.4%)	24 (5.3%)	33 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	33 (7.2%)	$11,830			$1,317			$10,513	80.2	61.9	745	425

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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