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)
480004412927	2231	Wayside Sci-Technical Middle And High School	Public, Charter	6-12	6405 S Ih 35	Austin	78744	Travis County	Wayside Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 220-9120	535	47	11.2	87.9%	29 (5.4%)	28 (5.2%)	465 (86.9%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	$10,779			$990			$9,790	11.5	8.5	2238	7
482364005496	2232	Revere Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	10502 Briar Forest Dr	Houston	77042	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 917-3500	1,102	89	12.3	97.3%	92 (8.3%)	308 (27.9%)	593 (53.8%)	91 (8.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (1.5%)	$9,426			$1,013			$8,413	11.5	9.2	2226	6
483873004371	2233	Longfellow Middle	Public	6-8	1130 E Sunshine Dr	San Antonio	78228	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 438-6520	623	51	12.2	92.5%	17 (2.7%)	25 (4.0%)	575 (92.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	$11,702			$2,082			$9,620	11.5	9.5	2223	10
480025912947	2234	Trinity Charter Schools - Lockhart Campus	Public, Charter	5-12	896 Robin Ranch Rd Bldg 9	Lockhart	78644	Caldwell County	Trinity Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 432-1651	129	23	5.7		61 (47.3%)	24 (18.6%)	41 (31.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	$18,733			$1,882			$16,851	11.5	14.3	2126	108
481623001239	2235	E B Comstock Middle	Public	6-8	7044 Hodde St	Dallas	75217	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-1300	655	54	12.1	96.2%	10 (1.5%)	196 (29.9%)	441 (67.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	$11,809			$1,783			$10,026	11.4	14.4	2124	111
483873004339	2236	David Crockett Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	2215 Morales St	San Antonio	78207	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 738-9785	703	39	18.1	96.7%	10 (1.4%)	22 (3.1%)	662 (94.2%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$11,312			$2,476			$8,835	11.4	14.3	2127	109
483786014301	2237	Lone Star Online Academy	Public, Virtual	K-7	1101 W 7th St	Roscoe	79545	Nolan County	Roscoe Collegiate Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	Yes	No	(325) 766-3629	7,834				1,574 (20.1%)	1,834 (23.4%)	3,728 (47.6%)	223 (2.8%)	31 (0.4%)	24 (0.3%)	420 (5.4%)								11.3	17.5	2049	188
483873004355	2238	Harris Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	325 Pruitt Ave	San Antonio	78204	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 228-1220	723	54	13.4	94.2%	14 (1.9%)	3 (0.4%)	704 (97.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$11,531			$2,188			$9,344	11.3	13.1	2148	90
483873004346	2239	Eloise Japhet Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	314 Astor St	San Antonio	78210	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 228-3345	745	45	16.4	92.1%	17 (2.3%)	16 (2.1%)	709 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	$10,580			$2,101			$8,480	11.1	17.1	2061	178
482850010901	2240	Slaton Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1602 32nd St	Lubbock	79411	Lubbock County	Lubbock Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 219-4400	321	31	10.2	97.5%	17 (5.3%)	47 (14.6%)	250 (77.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	$11,597			$2,164			$9,433	11.1	10.6	2200	40

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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.