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)
482967008845	531	Cathey Middle	Public	6-8	1800 N Cynthia	McAllen	78501	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 971-4300	829	53	15.6	71.9%	41 (4.9%)	7 (0.8%)	764 (92.2%)	11 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.4%)	$9,369			$715			$8,654	70.2	73.1	456	75
482631006287	532	La Vernia J H	Public	6-8	195 Bluebonnet Rd	La Vernia	78121	Wilson County	La Vernia Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 779-6650	836	41	20.3	28.2%	515 (61.6%)	5 (0.6%)	293 (35.0%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.0%)	$8,092			$638			$7,454	70.2	70.7	512	20
482406002673	533	Hurst J H	Public	7-9	500 Harmon Rd	Hurst	76053	Tarrant County	Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 285-3220	927	64	14.5	72.5%	274 (29.6%)	157 (16.9%)	366 (39.5%)	61 (6.6%)	4 (0.4%)	20 (2.2%)	45 (4.9%)	$8,437			$719			$7,718	70.1	72.7	467	66
480006510814	534	Horizon Montessori - Stem Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	320 N Main St	McAllen	78501	Hidalgo County	Horizon Montessori Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 631-0234	342	26	12.9	78.9%	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	330 (96.5%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$9,644			$1,702			$7,942	70.1	80.8	320	214
483162003529	535	Mount Calm Independent School District (Isd)	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	200 N Coates E	Mount Calm	76673	Hill County	Mount Calm Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 993-2611	158	15	10.7	70.3%	104 (65.8%)	4 (2.5%)	46 (29.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	$13,148			$1,733			$11,414	70.1	35.4	1557	1022
481473012557	536	Danville Middle	Public	6-8	370 Hubertus Rd	New Braunfels	78132	Comal County	Comal Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 221-2000	920	55	16.7	36.5%	405 (44.0%)	49 (5.3%)	407 (44.2%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.7%)	48 (5.2%)	$8,855			$597			$8,258	70	67.5	591	55
483741004199	537	Robinson J H	Public	7-8	410 W Lyndale	Robinson	76706	McLennan County	Robinson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 662-3843	395	33	11.8	44.3%	223 (56.5%)	5 (1.3%)	138 (34.9%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.3%)	$10,024			$904			$9,119	70	62.9	709	172
482928011301	538	Mason J H	Public	5-8	807 W College Ave	Mason	76856	Mason County	Mason Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 347-1122	195	16	11.8	42.1%	119 (61.0%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (37.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$12,784			$1,427			$11,357	70	78.5	360	178
483957006174	539	Scurry-Rosser Middle	Public	4-8	10729 S State Hwy 34	Scurry	75158	Kaufman County	Scurry-Rosser Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 452-8823	404	32	12.5	53.5%	266 (65.8%)	14 (3.5%)	112 (27.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	$10,423			$973			$9,450	69.9	78.8	357	182
482985008732	540	Scott Morgan Johnson Middle	Public	6-8	3400 Community Dr	McKinney	75070	Collin County	McKinney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 302-4900	1,050	68	15.4	46.1%	290 (27.6%)	254 (24.2%)	348 (33.1%)	93 (8.9%)	7 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	56 (5.3%)	$10,008			$684			$9,325	69.7	65.1	651	111

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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.