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)
480027212339	631	Harmony School Of Innovation - El Paso	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	5210 Fairbanks Dr	El Paso	79924	El Paso County	Harmony Public Schools - West Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 757-2929	1,361	87	15.5	78.3%	136 (10.0%)	71 (5.2%)	1,102 (81.0%)	14 (1.0%)	6 (0.4%)	4 (0.3%)	28 (2.1%)	$9,132			$1,071			$8,061	66.2	68.2	573	58
483006008876	632	Medina Valley Middle	Public	6-8	8395 Fm 471 S	Castroville	78009	Medina County	Medina Valley Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 931-2243	1,069	65	16.4	57.6%	310 (29.0%)	48 (4.5%)	662 (61.9%)	10 (0.9%)	5 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	31 (2.9%)	$9,602			$848			$8,754	66.2	59.4	802	170
480016312215	633	Ignite Community School - Garland	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3024 Anita Dr	Garland	75041	Dallas County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 840-1100	297	23	12.7	84.2%	20 (6.7%)	59 (19.9%)	208 (70.0%)	5 (1.7%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$10,054			$1,330			$8,725	66.2	61.9	744	111
482613009577	634	Irene M Garcia Middle	Public	6-8	933 Paula Dr	Mission	78574	Hidalgo County	La Joya Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-2840	625	43	14.5	98.9%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	625 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,118			$1,482			$10,636	66.1	53.5	973	339
482060007487	635	Douglas Benold Middle	Public	6-8	3407 NW Blvd	Georgetown	78628	Williamson County	Georgetown Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 943-5090	669	54	12.4	27.5%	395 (59.0%)	45 (6.7%)	185 (27.7%)	11 (1.6%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.3%)	$10,408			$601			$9,806	66.1	69.4	542	93
480144013149	636	Iltexas Keller Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	2301 Heritage Trace Pkwy	Fort Worth	76177	Tarrant County	International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 665-0646	435	26	16.8	46.4%	89 (20.5%)	103 (23.7%)	165 (37.9%)	66 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.5%)	$6,854			$608			$6,245	66	62.9	711	75
480750000042	637	Adrian School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	301 Matador Dr	Adrian	79001	Oldham County	Adrian Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 538-6203	117	17	6.7	66.7%	39 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (65.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	$19,180			$1,389			$17,791	65.9	55.6	912	275
483747004210	638	Roby Consolidated Independent School District	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	141 S College St	Roby	79543	Fisher County	Roby Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 776-2222	307	33	9.2	51.1%	201 (65.5%)	1 (0.3%)	100 (32.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	$11,496			$1,089			$10,407	65.8	40.9	1368	730
482307002345	639	Hico High School	Public	6-12	901 Cedar	Hico	76457	Hamilton County	Hico Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 796-2184	329	30	11	53.5%	248 (75.4%)	6 (1.8%)	65 (19.8%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	$15,794			$1,505			$14,289	65.8	55.3	928	289
483312009472	640	Rawlinson Middle	Public	6-8	14100 Vance Jackson	San Antonio	78249	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 397-4900	1,190	65	18.2	33.3%	299 (25.1%)	88 (7.4%)	635 (53.4%)	98 (8.2%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	65 (5.5%)	$7,690			$512			$7,177	65.8	66.2	624	16

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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

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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