Best Middle Schools in Texas

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the STAAR test scores by the Texas Education Agency. The most recent update was on Wednesday, September 11, 2024.

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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)
483774004230	641	Roma Middle	Public	6-8	2047 N Us Hwy 83	Roma	78584	Starr County	Roma Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 849-1434	790	64	12.3	85.4%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	790 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,581			$1,741			$9,840	65.7	57.5	859	218
483294005783	642	Bradley Middle	Public	6-8	14819 Heimer Rd	San Antonio	78232	Bexar County	North East Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 356-2600	1,158	72	16.1	42.4%	335 (28.9%)	45 (3.9%)	714 (61.7%)	16 (1.4%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (3.7%)	$8,349			$621			$7,728	65.7	69.3	544	98
481445000936	643	Clyde J H	Public	6-8	211 S 3rd W	Clyde	79510	Callahan County	Clyde Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 893-5788	324	25	13.1	48.1%	251 (77.5%)	4 (1.2%)	52 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.9%)	$9,670			$1,403			$8,267	65.4	71.5	491	152
481818001636	644	Brewster Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	22420 Fm1017	Edinburg	78542	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2334	314	28	11.2	77.1%	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	307 (97.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$15,597			$2,476			$13,120	65.2	48	1116	472
484140009515	645	Stamford Middle	Public	6-8	800 E Reynolds	Stamford	79553	Jones County	Stamford Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 773-2651	98	9	10.8	61.2%	38 (38.8%)	5 (5.1%)	48 (49.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.1%)	$14,759			$3,062			$11,697	65.1	59.3	803	158
480021114270	646	Idea Yukon College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-8	7300 E Yukon Rd	Odessa	79765	Ector County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(432) 247-8700	376	18	21.1	45.7%	80 (21.3%)	23 (6.1%)	260 (69.1%)	8 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)								65	76.6	387	259
480021113702	647	Idea Edgemere College Preparatory	Public, Charter, Alternative	6-11	15101 Edgemere Blvd	El Paso	79938	El Paso County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 201-1959	592	40	14.8	65.7%	48 (8.1%)	34 (5.7%)	480 (81.1%)	15 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.5%)	$9,741			$1,446			$8,295	64.9	72.5	470	177
480809011558	648	Fairview J H	Public	6-8	2600 Cr 190	Alvin	77511	Brazoria County	Alvin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 245-3100	793	56	14.1	71.9%	268 (33.8%)	25 (3.2%)	458 (57.8%)	22 (2.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.1%)	$9,288			$886			$8,402	64.9	57.8	851	203
480020910714	649	Yes Prep - Southwest	Public, Charter	6-12	4411 Anderson Rd	Houston	77053	Fort Bend County	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 967-9200	1,036	61	17	93.1%	5 (0.5%)	50 (4.8%)	979 (94.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,590			$1,789			$8,801	64.8	67.3	600	49
484668013208	650	Young Women's Leadership Academy	Public	6-12	8040 Yermoland	El Paso	79907	El Paso County	Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 434-1300	336	20	16.7	53.9%	9 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	324 (96.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,982			$995			$9,987	64.8	86.8	201	449

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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.