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)
481500012065	491	Irons J H	Public	7-8	16780 Needham Rd	Conroe	77385	Montgomery County	Conroe Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 709-8500	1,268	87	14.5	51.0%	452 (35.6%)	199 (15.7%)	487 (38.4%)	62 (4.9%)	3 (0.2%)	7 (0.6%)	58 (4.6%)	$8,711			$622			$8,089	72.2	72.8	465	26
480021113673	492	Idea Tres Lagos College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	5200 Tres Lagos Blvd	McAllen	78504	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 287-6900	644	36	17.9	80.0%	37 (5.7%)	8 (1.2%)	592 (91.9%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,385			$1,843			$9,542	72.1	68.3	571	79
480148014286	493	Texas Technical University K-12	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	3316 9th St	Lubbock	79409	Lubbock County	Texas Technical University K-12	No	No	Yes	No	(806) 834-2238	724	42	17.4		416 (57.5%)	47 (6.5%)	171 (23.6%)	47 (6.5%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	36 (5.0%)								72	82.8	286	207
483312012944	494	Bernal Middle	Public	6-8	14045 San Antonio	San Antonio	78253	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 398-1900	1,522	90	16.9	35.7%	300 (19.7%)	187 (12.3%)	908 (59.7%)	18 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	107 (7.0%)	$7,818			$430			$7,388	72	70.9	505	11
482526008917	495	Hillwood Middle	Public	7-8	8250 Parkwood Hill Blvd	Fort Worth	76137	Tarrant County	Keller Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 744-3350	1,216	83	14.6	39.3%	570 (46.9%)	163 (13.4%)	311 (25.6%)	103 (8.5%)	5 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	61 (5.0%)	$9,251			$829			$8,422	71.9	70.9	506	11
481329000831	496	Jerry & Linda Moore Middle	Public	6-8	300 E Ga Moore Pkwy	Celina	75009	Collin County	Celina Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 742-9101	1,036	63	16.5	20.1%	562 (54.2%)	56 (5.4%)	227 (21.9%)	126 (12.2%)	9 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (5.4%)	$10,116			$344			$9,772	71.9	80.3	323	173
482268002302	497	Hartley School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	901 Johnson St	Hartley	79044	Hartley County	Hartley Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 365-4458	243	20	11.9	59.3%	81 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	162 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,658			$1,026			$10,631	71.9	82.9	282	215
482364012992	498	Baylor College Of Medicine Academy At Ryan	Public, Magnet	6-8	2610 Elgin St	Houston	77004	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 942-1932	313	25	12.3	75.7%	10 (3.2%)	187 (59.7%)	100 (31.9%)	9 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.9%)	$10,136			$1,059			$9,077	71.9	66.8	612	114
483093003481	499	Mineola Middle	Public	6-8	1555 W Loop	Mineola	75773	Wood County	Mineola Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 569-5338	338	32	10.7	66.3%	189 (55.9%)	10 (3.0%)	110 (32.5%)	7 (2.1%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.6%)	$12,320			$1,629			$10,691	71.9	71.5	490	9
482811003140	500	Foster Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	1504 Mlk	Longview	75602	Gregg County	Longview Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 446-2710	833	60	13.9	86.4%	110 (13.2%)	283 (34.0%)	388 (46.6%)	15 (1.8%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (3.6%)	$12,641			$2,441			$10,200	71.8	67.1	602	102

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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.