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)
484071011218	391	Special Rafael Hernando Middle	Public	6-8	3451 Rich Beem Blvd	El Paso	79938	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-9800	732	36	20.3	74.9%	32 (4.4%)	28 (3.8%)	661 (90.3%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	$9,339			$1,587			$7,752	76.7	71.7	485	94
480021112683	392	Idea Brownsville College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	4395 Paredes Line Rd	Brownsville	78526	Cameron County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 832-5150	689	48	14.4	79.1%	14 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	668 (97.0%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,874			$1,254			$10,619	76.6	78.9	351	41
483557007057	393	Bushland J H	Public	6-8	20101 25th St	Amarillo	79124	Potter County	Bushland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 359-5418	366	31	11.8	17.5%	277 (75.7%)	6 (1.6%)	70 (19.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	$8,791			$333			$8,458	76.5	83.6	267	126
482256006116	394	Harmony J H	Public	6-8	9788 State Hwy 154 W	Big Sandy	75755	Upshur County	Harmony Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 725-5485	253	21	12	49.0%	185 (73.1%)	1 (0.4%)	63 (24.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$10,547			$984			$9,563	76.4	72.6	468	74
481875011904	395	Evadale J H	Public	6-8	908 Fm 105	Evadale	77656	Jasper County	Evadale Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 276-1337	94	9	10.9	50.0%	85 (90.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.3%)	$9,203			$967			$8,236	76.4	74.2	436	41
482130002131	396	Grady School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	3011 State Hwy 176	Lenorah	79749	Martin County	Grady Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 459-2445	250	20	12.5	18.4%	170 (68.0%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (31.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$20,230			$1,623			$18,607	76.4	92.2	113	283
483537005798	397	Brundrett Middle	Public	6-8	100 S Station St	Port Aransas	78373	Nueces County	Port Aransas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 749-1209	111	12	9	37.8%	83 (74.8%)	1 (0.9%)	23 (20.7%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	$18,796			$1,723			$17,073	76.3	82.1	294	103
483675005801	398	Redwater J H	Public	7-8	204 Red River Rd N	Redwater	75501	Bowie County	Redwater Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 671-3227	169	16	10.2	53.3%	151 (89.3%)	7 (4.1%)	4 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.4%)	$9,156			$924			$8,232	76.2	87	199	199
480146113593	399	Valor South Austin	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	220 Foremost Dr	Austin	78745	Travis County	Valor Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 646-4170	827	52	15.8	14.6%	523 (63.2%)	16 (1.9%)	206 (24.9%)	26 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (6.8%)	$8,356			$554			$7,801	76.2	79.6	339	60
483303003670	400	North Zulch Elementary/Secondary	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	11390 Fifth St	North Zulch	77872	Madison County	North Zulch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 241-7100	358	31	11.7	71.2%	266 (74.3%)	7 (2.0%)	69 (19.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.6%)	$14,108			$1,402			$12,707	76.1	76.6	386	14

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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