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)
483483013972	1171	Bohls Middle	Public	6-8	5104 Pleasanton Pkwy	Pflugerville	78660	Travis County	Pflugerville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 594-3200	874	60	14.6	47.5%	174 (19.9%)	137 (15.7%)	434 (49.7%)	84 (9.6%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	40 (4.6%)								46.8	51	1042	129
482709003047	1172	Lefors School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	209 E 5th St	Lefors	79054	Gray County	Lefors Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 835-2533	188	22	8.6	59.0%	148 (78.7%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (16.5%)	3 (1.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	$13,097			$1,384			$11,713	46.8	17.5	2051	879
481638001397	1173	Dawson Pk-12	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	199 N School Ave	Dawson	76639	Navarro County	Dawson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 578-1031	581	45	12.9	65.4%	336 (57.8%)	46 (7.9%)	175 (30.1%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.6%)	$14,391			$1,661			$12,730	46.8	53.6	966	207
480023513521	1174	Nolan Creek School	Public, Charter	K-7	505 E Ave C	Belton	76513	Bell County	Orenda Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 939-4491	138	10	13.1		76 (55.1%)	11 (8.0%)	39 (28.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (8.7%)	$9,712			$965			$8,747	46.8			(n/a)
482760003102	1175	Lingleville School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	21261 N Fm 219	Lingleville	76461	Erath County	Lingleville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 968-2596	274	24	11.6	48.9%	146 (53.3%)	1 (0.4%)	121 (44.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	$13,016			$1,470			$11,546	46.7	53.6	967	208
482772013843	1176	Lowell H Strike Middle	Public	6-8	8798 Scottys Lake Ln	Little Elm	75056	Denton County	Little Elm Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 947-9457	929	54	17	46.8%	290 (31.2%)	196 (21.1%)	327 (35.2%)	55 (5.9%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	56 (6.0%)	$9,220			$725			$8,496	46.7	42.5	1300	124
480026411457	1177	KIPP Spirit College Prep	Public, Charter	5-8	11000 Scott St	Houston	77047	Harris County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 230-0562	491	26	19.2	93.9%	2 (0.4%)	352 (71.7%)	129 (26.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	$9,261			$1,104			$8,157	46.7	42.8	1290	113
480026611126	1178	Harmony Science Academy (San Antonio)	Public, Charter	6-12	8505 Lakeside Pkwy	San Antonio	78245	Bexar County	Harmony Public Schools - South Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 674-7788	565	40	14.1	70.8%	58 (10.3%)	33 (5.8%)	449 (79.5%)	16 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	$10,823			$1,350			$9,473	46.6	61.9	740	438
480021112390	1179	Idea College Preparatory Pharr	Public, Charter	6-12	600 E Las Milpas Rd	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 283-1515	863	43	19.9	94.2%	8 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	853 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,304			$1,691			$8,613	46.6	67.9	580	599
481830001701	1180	General Douglas MacArthur Pk-8	Public	PK, KG-8	8101 Whitus Dr	El Paso	79925	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 236-8750	937	63	14.9	77.2%	46 (4.9%)	30 (3.2%)	833 (88.9%)	8 (0.9%)	6 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	11 (1.2%)	$10,440			$1,232			$9,208	46.6	64.2	675	505

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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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