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)
483432003829	1721	Jackson Intermediate	Public	7-8	1020 E Thomas	Pasadena	77506	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-0440	561	47	11.9	85.6%	22 (3.9%)	12 (2.1%)	525 (93.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$12,243			$1,458			$10,786	30.4	32.7	1635	86
483104009505	1722	Alton Memorial J H	Public	6-8	521 S Los Ebanos Blvd	Alton	78573	Hidalgo County	Mission Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-5000	828	61	13.5	92.0%	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	818 (98.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,498			$1,060			$9,438	30.4	21.4	1939	217
482364012085	1723	Reagan K-8 Educational Center	Public	K-8	4842 Anderson Rd	Houston	77053	Fort Bend County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 556-9575	765	62	12.3	94.8%	9 (1.2%)	176 (23.0%)	572 (74.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	$9,461			$1,220			$8,241	30.4	26.7	1795	72
484411004999	1724	Vernon Middle	Public	6-8	2200 Yamparika St	Vernon	76384	Wilbarger County	Vernon Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 552-6231	383	30	12.6	77.3%	115 (30.0%)	24 (6.3%)	189 (49.3%)	28 (7.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.5%)	$11,307			$1,422			$9,884	30.4	31.4	1681	43
484452012079	1725	Walnut Springs School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	184 Ave A	Walnut Springs	76690	Bosque County	Walnut Springs Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 797-2132	174	19	9.3	90.8%	65 (37.4%)	0 (0.0%)	108 (62.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$12,592			$1,759			$10,833	30.4	13.5	2139	414
480972000441	1726	Moreno J H	Public	6-8	301 N Minnesota St	Beeville	78102	Bee County	Beeville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 358-6262	640	42	15.2	81.7%	63 (9.8%)	18 (2.8%)	548 (85.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.4%)	$9,633			$1,348			$8,285	30.4	26.8	1794	68
480000706343	1727	Panther Creek School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	129 Pr 3421	Valera	76884	Coleman County	Panther Creek Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 203-5800	161	21	7.6	74.5%	117 (72.7%)	2 (1.2%)	35 (21.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.3%)	$14,574			$1,520			$13,054	30.3	37	1496	231
483432003852	1728	Southmore Intermediate	Public	7-8	2000 Patricia Ln	Pasadena	77502	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-0500	686	52	13.1	94.2%	18 (2.6%)	21 (3.1%)	643 (93.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	$10,875			$1,329			$9,546	30.3	27.2	1784	56
483900007485	1729	San Perlita Middle	Public	6-8	1 Mi N F M 2209	San Perlita	78590	Willacy County	San Perlita Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 248-5250	46	6	7.5	60.9%	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.3%)	44 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,624			$1,548			$17,076	30.3	34.6	1577	152
483312011794	1730	Vale Middle	Public	6-8	2120 N Ellison Dr	San Antonio	78251	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 397-5700	995	63	15.7	63.0%	116 (11.7%)	79 (7.9%)	770 (77.4%)	8 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	19 (1.9%)	$7,980			$545			$7,435	30.2	39	1421	309

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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.