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)
484578005218	1001	McNiel Middle	Public	6-8	4712 Barnett Rd	Wichita Falls	76310	Wichita County	Wichita Falls Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 235-1118	1,043	66	15.7	50.2%	566 (54.3%)	86 (8.2%)	255 (24.4%)	44 (4.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	89 (8.5%)	$8,638			$1,013			$7,625	51.8	50.4	1053	52
480016313495	1002	Founders Classical Academy Of Schertz	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	8453 E Fm 1518 N	Schertz	78154	Guadalupe County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 316-3663	800	50	15.8	30.4%	376 (47.0%)	42 (5.3%)	312 (39.0%)	9 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	57 (7.1%)	$8,778			$478			$8,300	51.8	55.6	913	89
484481005613	1003	Bruni Middle	Public	6-8	619 Ave F	Bruni	78344	Webb County	Webb Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 747-5415	66	6	11	89.4%	3 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,973			$4,040			$19,933	51.7	56.6	889	114
482589002917	1004	Kopperl School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	175 Cr 1240	Kopperl	76652	Bosque County	Kopperl Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 889-3502	177	16	10.8	72.3%	146 (82.5%)	2 (1.1%)	23 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.4%)	$13,513			$1,335			$12,178	51.7	20.5	1973	969
483873013656	1005	Steele Montessori Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-7	722 Haggin	San Antonio	78210	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 438-6870	365	22	16.8	56.7%	27 (7.4%)	13 (3.6%)	321 (87.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$12,971			$1,867			$11,104	51.7			(n/a)
481353000849	1006	Lumberton Middle	Public	6-8	107 S Lhs Dr	Lumberton	77657	Hardin County	Lumberton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(409) 923-7790	944	59	16	37.2%	787 (83.4%)	7 (0.7%)	115 (12.2%)	8 (0.8%)	7 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.1%)	$8,640			$796			$7,844	51.7	65	653	353
480891007267	1007	Aubrey Middle	Public	6-8	815 Sherman Dr	Aubrey	76227	Denton County	Aubrey Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 668-0200	888	50	17.9	35.1%	420 (47.3%)	165 (18.6%)	224 (25.2%)	22 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (6.2%)	$8,741			$425			$8,316	51.6	58.4	827	180
480765000053	1008	Alba-Golden High School	Public	6-12	1373 Cr 2377	Alba	75410	Wood County	Alba-Golden Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 768-2472	438	40	11	53.9%	380 (86.8%)	3 (0.7%)	44 (10.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	$12,326			$1,020			$11,307	51.6	48.4	1107	99
483589004061	1009	Pringle-Morse Schools	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	100 S Fifth St	Morse	79062	Hansford County	Pringle-Morse Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 733-2507	119	18	6.7	68.9%	46 (38.7%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (60.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$16,989			$2,332			$14,658	51.6	69.6	534	475
482136002136	1010	Graham J H	Public	6-8	1000 Second St	Graham	76450	Young County	Graham Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 549-2002	498	37	13.5	59.4%	350 (70.3%)	4 (0.8%)	133 (26.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	$9,064			$1,288			$7,776	51.4	50	1062	52

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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