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)
481026000508	711	Lillion E Luehrs J H	Public	6-8	717 E Sixth St	Bishop	78343	Nueces County	Bishop Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 584-3576	306	24	12.9	66.3%	38 (12.4%)	1 (0.3%)	264 (86.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$10,135			$1,228			$8,907	62.8	64.6	666	45
483312013774	712	Straus Middle	Public	6-8	8092 Talley Rd	San Antonio	78253	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 398-2550	1,302	73	17.9	33.8%	261 (20.0%)	139 (10.7%)	788 (60.5%)	31 (2.4%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.5%)	74 (5.7%)								62.8	67.8	583	129
480018711443	713	North Texas Collegiate Academy-North Campus	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	4601 Ih 35 N	Denton	76207	Denton County	North Texas Collegiate Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 383-1972	224	13	17.2	91.1%	72 (32.1%)	83 (37.1%)	51 (22.8%)	2 (0.9%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.8%)	$8,056			$1,007			$7,049	62.7	75.2	417	296
481168012072	714	Manzano Middle	Public	6-8	2580 W Alton Gloor	Brownsville	78520	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 548-9800	850	58	14.6	80.1%	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	841 (98.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,495			$1,719			$8,775	62.7	58.3	833	119
482703007496	715	Leander Middle	Public	6-8	410 S W St	Leander	78641	Williamson County	Leander Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 570-3200	768	67	11.5	34.6%	344 (44.8%)	39 (5.1%)	273 (35.5%)	55 (7.2%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (6.9%)	$10,324			$465			$9,858	62.7	67	604	111
484167004757	716	Stratford J H	Public	5-8	503 N 8th St	Stratford	79084	Sherman County	Stratford Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 366-3320	142	14	9.9	66.2%	48 (33.8%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (62.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.5%)	$12,690			$1,168			$11,522	62.6	76.2	398	318
482892003267	717	Rogene Worley Middle	Public	7-8	500 Pleasant Ridge Dr	Mansfield	76063	Tarrant County	Mansfield Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(682) 314-5100	672	47	14.3	49.0%	218 (32.4%)	161 (24.0%)	212 (31.5%)	32 (4.8%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	42 (6.3%)	$8,011			$451			$7,560	62.6	59.1	810	93
481821001652	718	Edna J H	Public	6-8	505 W Gayle	Edna	77957	Jackson County	Edna Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 782-2351	328	28	11.7	63.4%	130 (39.6%)	43 (13.1%)	142 (43.3%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	$10,951			$1,875			$9,077	62.6	63.3	702	16
480026613421	719	Harmony School Of Innovation - Brownsville	Public, Charter	6-12	3451 Dana Ave	Brownsville	78526	Cameron County	Harmony Public Schools - South Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 574-9555	555	42	13.2	87.4%	10 (1.8%)	2 (0.4%)	540 (97.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$10,932			$1,349			$9,582	62.6	70.9	507	212
483357003754	720	Olfen School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1122 Pr 2562	Rowena	76875	Runnels County	Olfen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 442-4301	137	15	9.2	78.8%	76 (55.5%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (43.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	$13,915			$1,146			$12,769	62.6	68.2	574	146

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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.