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)
480140913171	1881	Trinity Leadership	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2001 Brown Blvd	Arlington	76006	Tarrant County	Texas Leadership Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 385-9338	924	73	12.6	60.5%	29 (3.1%)	686 (74.2%)	151 (16.3%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (5.5%)	$12,823			$1,022			$11,801	25	23.1	1887	6
483933013399	1882	Santa Maria Middle	Public	6-8	11142 Military Rd	Santa Maria	78592	Cameron County	Santa Maria Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 565-5348	121	14	8.9	99.2%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	120 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,250			$2,226			$14,024	25	15.7	2094	212
481023000490	1883	Haltom Middle	Public	6-8	5001 Hutchison Way	Haltom City	76117	Tarrant County	Birdville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 547-4000	932	60	15.6	83.8%	122 (13.1%)	19 (2.0%)	737 (79.1%)	37 (4.0%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.5%)	$8,859			$967			$7,891	24.9	41.4	1341	542
482297002326	1884	Henderson Middle	Public	6-8	501 Richardson Dr	Henderson	75654	Rusk County	Henderson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 655-5400	759	58	13.1	68.9%	307 (40.4%)	131 (17.3%)	276 (36.4%)	8 (1.1%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (4.2%)	$9,673			$1,308			$8,365	24.9	25.5	1824	60
482253002280	1885	Coakley Middle	Public	6-8	1402 S 6th St	Harlingen	78550	Cameron County	Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 427-3000	717	52	13.8	84.7%	28 (3.9%)	2 (0.3%)	681 (95.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	$11,048			$1,693			$9,355	24.9	34.5	1580	305
482566009115	1886	Live Oak Ridge Middle	Public	6-8	2600 Robinett Rd	Killeen	76549	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 336-2490	683	41	16.5	78.9%	52 (7.6%)	323 (47.3%)	217 (31.8%)	13 (1.9%)	2 (0.3%)	21 (3.1%)	55 (8.1%)	$9,255			$1,205			$8,050	24.9	22.2	1914	28
482364012383	1887	Energized For Stem Academy Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	7055 Beechnut	Houston	77074	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 773-3600	351	13	27.4	98.3%	8 (2.3%)	11 (3.1%)	300 (85.5%)	27 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	$10,606			$858			$9,748	24.8	29.5	1732	155
482226002235	1888	Hamlin Collegiate High School	Public, Charter	7-12	450 S W Ave F	Hamlin	79520	Jones County	Hamlin Collegiate Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 576-3624	183	17	11	66.1%	88 (48.1%)	8 (4.4%)	80 (43.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.3%)	$16,714			$4,295			$12,419	24.8	21.2	1948	60
480007608098	1889	Priority Charter Schools Temple	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	7177 Airport Rd	Temple	76502	Bell County	Priority Charter Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 778-8682	221	21	10.6	62.9%	89 (40.3%)	40 (18.1%)	75 (33.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	14 (6.3%)	$9,228			$1,223			$8,005	24.7	22.7	1895	6
483042003426	1890	Mexia J H	Public	6-8	1 Blackcat Dr	Mexia	76667	Limestone County	Mexia Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 562-4020	391	31	12.6	84.1%	67 (17.1%)	96 (24.6%)	194 (49.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	27 (6.9%)	$10,499			$1,440			$9,059	24.7	29.3	1739	151

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.