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)
483510006464	681	Hendrick Middle	Public	6-8	7400 Red River Dr	Plano	75025	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 752-5600	559	45	12.4	43.1%	215 (38.5%)	120 (21.5%)	125 (22.4%)	59 (10.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (6.6%)	$9,936			$208			$9,728	64	59.5	800	119
481965011219	682	David Crockett Middle	Public	6-8	19001 Beechnut	Richmond	77407	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-6380	1,284	76	16.8	71.3%	81 (6.3%)	515 (40.1%)	416 (32.4%)	223 (17.4%)	16 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (2.5%)	$9,646			$769			$8,877	64	57.2	869	187
482028012288	683	Aim College & Career Prep	Public	7-12	5200 Ave N 1/2	Galveston	77551	Galveston County	Galveston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 761-6960	87	9	9.2	93.1%	25 (28.7%)	28 (32.2%)	29 (33.3%)	1 (1.1%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.4%)	$19,958			$2,907			$17,051	64	33.3	1619	936
483783004235	684	Ropes School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	304 Ranch	Ropesville	79358	Hockley County	Ropes Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 562-4031	576	54	10.7	34.5%	417 (72.4%)	3 (0.5%)	155 (26.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$11,403			$1,090			$10,314	63.9	64.6	667	17
480021113183	685	Idea Monterrey Park College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	222 SW 39th St	San Antonio	78237	Bexar County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 239-4200	682	36	18.8	86.2%	35 (5.1%)	8 (1.2%)	629 (92.2%)	6 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,761			$1,148			$8,612	63.8	68.8	559	126
481122000596	686	Breckenridge J H	Public	6-8	502 W Lindsey St	Breckenridge	76424	Stephens County	Breckenridge Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 212-4311	283	24	11.9	68.9%	176 (62.2%)	2 (0.7%)	96 (33.9%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$8,208			$842			$7,366	63.8	56.1	903	217
480021113237	687	Idea North Mission College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	2706 N Holland Ave	Mission	78574	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 424-4300	735	48	15.2	94.4%	15 (2.0%)	2 (0.3%)	715 (97.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$11,018			$1,298			$9,721	63.8	60.9	774	87
481962001813	688	Forsan High School	Public	6-12	411 W 6th	Forsan	79733	Howard County	Forsan Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(432) 457-2223	388	32	12	32.7%	234 (60.3%)	2 (0.5%)	137 (35.3%)	10 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$12,488			$658			$11,829	63.7	67.4	594	94
483836004275	689	Rusk J H	Public	6-8	1345 S Main St	Rusk	75785	Cherokee County	Rusk Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 683-2502	493	36	13.7	63.7%	317 (64.3%)	51 (10.3%)	88 (17.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.7%)	$10,308			$1,809			$8,499	63.7	62.4	729	40
482481002774	690	Joaquin Schools	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	10901 Hwy 84 E	Joaquin	75954	Shelby County	Joaquin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 269-3128	712	58	12.3	60.7%	564 (79.2%)	28 (3.9%)	90 (12.6%)	4 (0.6%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.9%)	$16,883			$1,548			$15,335	63.7			(n/a)

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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.