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)
481830013596	1011	Young Women's Steam Research & Preparatory Academy	Public	6-12	2231 Arizona Ave	El Paso	79930	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 236-4830	450	26	17.6	59.1%	78 (17.3%)	22 (4.9%)	329 (73.1%)	9 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	$8,407			$708			$7,699	51.4	57.8	848	163
482721006290	1012	Leonard J H	Public	6-8	500 E Hackberry St	Leonard	75452	Fannin County	Leonard Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 587-2315	215	17	12.6	64.2%	138 (64.2%)	3 (1.4%)	61 (28.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.6%)	$11,486			$113			$11,373	51.4	60.4	785	227
482643002976	1013	Lake Dallas Middle	Public	6-8	325 E Hundley Dr	Lake Dallas	75065	Denton County	Lake Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 497-4037	879	67	13	42.4%	411 (46.8%)	90 (10.2%)	301 (34.2%)	23 (2.6%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.5%)	$9,782			$902			$8,880	51.3	56.9	878	135
482922005776	1014	Martins Mill High School	Public	6-12	301 F M 1861	Ben Wheeler	75754	Van Zandt County	Martins Mill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 479-3234	244	23	10.5	51.2%	171 (70.1%)	3 (1.2%)	65 (26.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	$14,460			$865			$13,595	51.3	67.5	590	424
484515005152	1015	West Rusk Middle	Public	6-8	10705 S Main Hwy 42	New London	75682	Rusk County	West Rusk County Consolidated Independent School District (	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 392-7855	244	19	12.9	79.5%	126 (51.6%)	26 (10.7%)	72 (29.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (6.6%)	$10,349			$1,063			$9,286	51.2	62.1	737	278
480029212050	1016	Harmony Science Academy - Grand Prairie	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1102 NW 7th St	Grand Prairie	75050	Dallas County	Harmony Public Schools - North Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 642-9911	496	32	15.6	79.0%	50 (10.1%)	140 (28.2%)	267 (53.8%)	19 (3.8%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.0%)	$9,795			$1,173			$8,622	51.2	52.8	993	23
481653001413	1017	Deepwater J H	Public	6-8	501 Glenmore	Pasadena	77503	Harris County	Deer Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 668-7600	617	51	12.2	84.3%	34 (5.5%)	39 (6.3%)	533 (86.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	$12,866			$1,345			$11,521	51.1	55.5	920	97
481140000616	1018	Fort Elliott School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	501 E Wilson	Briscoe	79011	Wheeler County	Fort Elliott Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 375-2454	158	18	8.5		132 (83.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	$20,143			$1,658			$18,485	51.1	71.4	493	525
482349002383	1019	Hooks J H	Public	5-8	3921 Fm 560	Hooks	75561	Bowie County	Hooks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 547-2568	263	24	11.1	61.6%	160 (60.8%)	36 (13.7%)	28 (10.6%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (13.7%)	$10,512			$1,600			$8,913	51.1	62.2	733	286
480028813864	1020	Buckner Preparatory	Public, Charter	PK, KG-7	8510 Military Pkwy	Dallas	75227	Dallas County	Cityscape Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 545-6552	394	20	19.3	92.4%	9 (2.3%)	76 (19.3%)	302 (76.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	$11,309			$2,380			$8,929	51			(n/a)

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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.