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)
482730005768	1391	Griffin Middle	Public	6-8	5105 N Colony Blvd	The Colony	75056	Denton County	Lewisville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 713-5973	720	55	13	54.7%	196 (27.2%)	141 (19.6%)	288 (40.0%)	57 (7.9%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	33 (4.6%)	$10,928			$1,264			$9,664	39.8	42	1323	68
484494005116	1392	Wells School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	160 Rusk Ave	Wells	75976	Cherokee County	Wells Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 867-4400	242	24	10	68.6%	180 (74.4%)	23 (9.5%)	29 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.1%)	$23,639			$2,403			$21,236	39.7	44.2	1245	147
483510007834	1393	Frankford Middle	Public	6-8	7706 Osage Plaza Pkwy	Dallas	75252	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 752-5200	850	62	13.6	53.2%	214 (25.2%)	197 (23.2%)	348 (40.9%)	57 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.0%)	$8,867			$493			$8,374	39.7	41.3	1345	48
480016313028	1394	Ignite Community School - Pasadena	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	6109 Fairmont Pkwy	Pasadena	77505	Harris County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 316-3663	220	15	15	76.4%	37 (16.8%)	19 (8.6%)	156 (70.9%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	$10,236			$1,282			$8,955	39.7	41.7	1330	64
482142013226	1395	William B Travis World Language Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	525 NE 15th St	Grand Prairie	75050	Dallas County	Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 262-2990	681	53	12.7	93.0%	8 (1.2%)	20 (2.9%)	647 (95.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	$10,970			$1,378			$9,592	39.7	36	1536	141
480021114077	1396	Idea Sports Park College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	6650 Old Alice Rd	Brownsville	78526	Cameron County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 832-5300	408	37	11.1	92.6%	25 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	381 (93.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,694			$1,442			$12,252	39.7			(n/a)
480026414128	1397	KIPP Mosaic Academy School	Public, Charter	5-9	12751 Hillcroft Ave	Houston	77085	Harris County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 879-3110	771	35	22	89.4%	3 (0.4%)	191 (24.8%)	564 (73.2%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.0%)	$10,480			$491			$9,989	39.6	37.2	1486	89
482571002895	1398	Kirbyville J H	Public	6-8	2200 S Margaret Ave	Kirbyville	75956	Jasper County	Kirbyville Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(409) 420-0692	336	25	13.4	68.2%	248 (73.8%)	20 (6.0%)	31 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (10.4%)	$10,204			$1,194			$9,011	39.6	55.5	919	479
483342003751	1399	Oglesby School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	125 College Ave	Oglesby	76561	Coryell County	Oglesby Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 456-2271	204	21	9.6	56.9%	137 (67.2%)	4 (2.0%)	54 (26.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.4%)	$13,167			$1,413			$11,753	39.6	56.2	897	502
482034002043	1400	Sellers Middle	Public	6-8	1009 Mars Dr	Garland	75040	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 494-8337	837	57	14.7	86.0%	81 (9.7%)	133 (15.9%)	473 (56.5%)	67 (8.0%)	53 (6.3%)	3 (0.4%)	27 (3.2%)	$9,923			$1,209			$8,714	39.6	34.2	1593	193

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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

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Magnet Schools: Unleashing the Power of Education

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.