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)
483780007388	1431	Roosevelt J H	Public	6-8	1406 County Rd 3300	Lubbock	79403	Lubbock County	Roosevelt Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 842-3218	274	23	11.9	78.1%	93 (33.9%)	9 (3.3%)	163 (59.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	$10,956			$2,764			$8,192	38.9	36.5	1520	89
480143312793	1432	Excellence In Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	915 W Expy 83	Mission	78572	Hidalgo County	Excellence In Leadership Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 424-9504	220	20	11	86.4%	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	219 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,490			$1,392			$10,099	38.8	23.1	1885	453
480146123071	1433	Valor San Antonio	Public, Charter	K-8	4300 Centerview Dr	San Antonio	78228	Bexar County	Valor Public Schools	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(210) 903-0383	218	17	12.9	44.5%	54 (24.8%)	18 (8.3%)	130 (59.6%)	6 (2.8%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.7%)								38.8			(n/a)
483129021424	1434	Moody Middle	Public	5-8	107 Cora Lee Ln	Moody	76557	McLennan County	Moody Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 853-2182	205	20	10.3	61.5%	120 (58.5%)	11 (5.4%)	63 (30.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.9%)	$11,559			$1,474			$10,085	38.8	38.9	1428	6
482775003115	1435	Littlefield J H	Public	6-8	105 Lk Ave	Littlefield	79339	Lamb County	Littlefield Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 385-3922	289	22	13.2	78.9%	54 (18.7%)	7 (2.4%)	224 (77.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	$12,565			$2,254			$10,310	38.8	40.5	1382	53
484557005181	1436	Whiteface School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	401 Antelope Blvd	Whiteface	79379	Cochran County	Whiteface Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 287-1154	325	34	9.5	61.5%	131 (40.3%)	0 (0.0%)	182 (56.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	$14,470			$676			$13,794	38.8	35.5	1552	116
481264000760	1437	Cameron Middle	Public	6-8	404 E 22nd St	Cameron	76520	Milam County	Cameron Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 697-2131	340	27	12.4	72.6%	109 (32.1%)	66 (19.4%)	159 (46.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$8,788			$1,034			$7,753	38.7	42.4	1302	135
483897017035	1438	Miller Middle	Public	6-8	301 Foxtail Run	San Marcos	78666	Hays County	San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 393-6660	908	66	13.8	71.0%	255 (28.1%)	45 (5.0%)	572 (63.0%)	11 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.7%)	18 (2.0%)	$10,097			$1,478			$8,620	38.7	32.7	1634	196
482364002555	1439	Pilgrim Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	6302 Skyline	Houston	77057	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 458-4672	1,303	67	19.4	97.9%	37 (2.8%)	77 (5.9%)	1,179 (90.5%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	$9,488			$1,056			$8,432	38.7	36.6	1518	79
481611005687	1440	Watkins Middle	Public	6-8	4800 Cairnvillage St	Houston	77084	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 463-5850	1,339	91	14.6	81.1%	125 (9.3%)	323 (24.1%)	757 (56.5%)	84 (6.3%)	16 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (2.5%)	$9,089			$1,449			$7,640	38.7	37.6	1477	37

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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.