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)
484425005027	571	Vysehrad Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	595 County Rd 182	Hallettsville	77964	Lavaca County	Vysehrad Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 798-4118	88	11	7.8	46.6%	59 (67.0%)	7 (8.0%)	14 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (9.1%)	$11,610			$1,188			$10,422	68.6	75	420	151
480823000193	572	Anderson-Shiro Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	1345 Fm 149 W	Anderson	77830	Grimes County	Anderson-Shiro Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 873-4550	506	43	11.7	39.1%	380 (75.1%)	23 (4.5%)	86 (17.0%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)	$11,780			$668			$11,112	68.6	76.6	389	183
480144114026	573	Great Hearts Live Oak	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-10	7653 N Loop 1604 E	Live Oak	78233	Bexar County	Great Hearts Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 888-9474	1,067	49	21.8	36.7%	330 (30.9%)	64 (6.0%)	594 (55.7%)	36 (3.4%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (3.6%)	$9,069			$265			$8,803	68.6	66	627	54
480023513524	574	Kingsland School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2112 W Ranch Rd 1431	Kingsland	78639	Llano County	Orenda Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 388-0020	113	11	10.2		66 (58.4%)	9 (8.0%)	30 (26.5%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.2%)	$11,864			$2,606			$9,258	68.5	55.9	908	334
484071008778	575	Jane A Hambric School	Public	PK, KG-8	3535 Nolan Richardson Dr	El Paso	79936	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-4600	784	44	17.7	86.9%	16 (2.0%)	6 (0.8%)	756 (96.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	$10,435			$1,509			$8,926	68.5	61.8	749	174
482259007007	576	Harper Middle	Public	5-8	23122 W Hwy 290	Harper	78631	Gillespie County	Harper Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 864-4044	184	14	12.9	40.2%	149 (81.0%)	2 (1.1%)	29 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	$10,556			$750			$9,807	68.4	83.5	270	306
484290011962	577	Tolar J H	Public	6-8	401 E 7th St	Tolar	76476	Hood County	Tolar Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 835-5207	190	17	10.8	34.2%	164 (86.3%)	3 (1.6%)	15 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.1%)	3 (1.6%)	$9,359			$1,255			$8,104	68.3	69.3	548	29
482034000511	578	B G Hudson Middle	Public	6-8	4405 Hudson Dr	Sachse	75048	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 675-3070	1,165	72	16.1	47.9%	341 (29.3%)	187 (16.1%)	358 (30.7%)	210 (18.0%)	14 (1.2%)	5 (0.4%)	50 (4.3%)	$8,243			$889			$7,354	68.3	59.1	809	231
482733006292	579	Lexington Middle	Public	6-8	121 Third St	Lexington	78947	Lee County	Lexington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 773-2255	224	21	10.7	47.8%	158 (70.5%)	8 (3.6%)	47 (21.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.6%)	$9,643			$827			$8,816	68.2	74	442	137
484296004703	580	Tomball J H	Public	7-8	30430 Quinn Rd	Tomball	77375	Harris County	Tomball Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 357-3000	911	53	17.1	45.4%	467 (51.3%)	62 (6.8%)	324 (35.6%)	22 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	32 (3.5%)	$8,988			$743			$8,245	68.2	66.8	611	31

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