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)
480027211497	1361	Harmony Science Academy - Lubbock	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3701 W Loop 289	Lubbock	79407	Lubbock County	Harmony Public Schools - West Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 747-1000	610	36	17.1	84.8%	92 (15.1%)	132 (21.6%)	356 (58.4%)	14 (2.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.1%)	$12,582			$1,770			$10,812	41	45.5	1199	162
480020913812	1362	Yes Prep - Northwest	Public, Charter, Alternative	6-11	14741 Yorktown Plaza Dr	Houston	77040	Harris County	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 842-5510	575	34	16.7	85.2%	14 (2.4%)	72 (12.5%)	477 (83.0%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	$12,925			$1,974			$10,951	40.9	51.7	1022	340
482031012317	1363	Ganado Jh	Public	6-8	501 W Devers	Ganado	77962	Jackson County	Ganado Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 771-4300	152	12	12.8	58.6%	54 (35.5%)	4 (2.6%)	93 (61.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$9,887			$632			$9,255	40.8	38.5	1443	80
482566010403	1364	Audie Murphy Middle	Public	6-8	53393 Sun Dance Dr	Fort Cavazos	76544	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 336-6530	795	45	17.6	53.3%	238 (29.9%)	205 (25.8%)	236 (29.7%)	11 (1.4%)	3 (0.4%)	34 (4.3%)	68 (8.6%)	$9,206			$1,034			$8,172	40.8	50.1	1060	304
480003414085	1365	Cumberland Academy Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	2448 Roy Rd	Tyler	75707	Smith County	Cumberland Academy	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(903) 385-3558	369	29	12.6	52.8%	153 (41.5%)	77 (20.9%)	110 (29.8%)	13 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.1%)								40.8			(n/a)
483486006597	1366	Jesus - Jesse - Vela Junior Middle	Public	6-8	1819 W Hwy 83	Alamo	78516	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2550	678	58	11.6	93.4%	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	673 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,596			$2,778			$10,818	40.8	31.5	1676	310
483039003423	1367	Wilkinson Middle	Public	6-8	2100 Crest Park Dr	Mesquite	75149	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 882-5950	643	51	12.5	91.1%	61 (9.5%)	177 (27.5%)	373 (58.0%)	5 (0.8%)	17 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.4%)	$8,629			$1,139			$7,490	40.7	37.8	1467	100
480144013007	1368	Iltexas Garland Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	3301 N Shiloh Rd	Garland	75044	Dallas County	International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 414-8000	467	25	18.6	71.3%	35 (7.5%)	66 (14.1%)	321 (68.7%)	36 (7.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.3%)	$6,951			$803			$6,149	40.7	38.4	1449	81
481623010563	1369	Hector P Garcia Middle	Public	6-8	700 E 8th St	Dallas	75203	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-5500	565	42	13.4	95.9%	12 (2.1%)	12 (2.1%)	538 (95.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,730			$1,329			$10,402	40.7	42.3	1309	60
483066003461	1370	Midway School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	12142 State Hwy 148 S	Henrietta	76365	Clay County	Midway Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 476-2222	137	17	8	60.6%	129 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,454			$1,708			$14,745	40.7	51.6	1025	345

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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.