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)
481662012337	2071	Dailey Middle	Public	6-8	14000 Westall St	Austin	78725	Travis County	Del Valle Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 386-3600	814	56	14.5	93.6%	48 (5.9%)	103 (12.7%)	638 (78.4%)	9 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.8%)	$10,054			$1,260			$8,794	18	15.5	2101	30
480010808213	2072	Odyssey Academy - Galveston	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2412 61st St	Galveston	77551	Galveston County	Odyssey Academy Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 750-9289	829	54	15.4	84.8%	133 (16.0%)	82 (9.9%)	571 (68.9%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	37 (4.5%)	$10,002			$1,495			$8,508	18	16.4	2082	10
480000101146	2073	Crosbyton Consolidated Independent School District Pre K-12	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	204 S Harrison	Crosbyton	79322	Crosby County	Crosbyton Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 675-7331	308	30	10.1	89.6%	62 (20.1%)	5 (1.6%)	237 (76.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$16,376			$1,098			$15,278	18	46.9	1160	913
482904003277	2074	Marfa Schools	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	300 N Gonzales St	Marfa	79843	Presidio County	Marfa Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 729-5500	223	27	8.3	55.6%	15 (6.7%)	2 (0.9%)	203 (91.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$14,211			$1,901			$12,309	18	47.6	1134	940
480017909543	2075	Jubilee Highland Hills	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1515 Goliad Rd	San Antonio	78223	Bexar County	Jubilee Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 634-7590	877	41	21.1	91.4%	38 (4.3%)	23 (2.6%)	796 (90.8%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.5%)	$9,909			$2,465			$7,444	17.9	18.5	2033	42
482433002711	2076	Iraan J H	Public	6-8	100 S Farr St	Iraan	79744	Pecos County	Iraan-Sheffield Collegiate Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(432) 639-2512	86	7	11.7	61.6%	21 (24.4%)	1 (1.2%)	62 (72.1%)	2 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,991			$1,395			$11,596	17.9	38.1	1459	617
483808004255	2077	C D Fulkes Middle	Public	6-8	300 W Anderson Ave	Round Rock	78664	Williamson County	Round Rock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 428-3100	593	58	10.2	74.0%	70 (11.8%)	108 (18.2%)	378 (63.7%)	11 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.4%)	$10,955			$1,015			$9,941	17.8	23.8	1873	204
480771012521	2078	Hall Success Academy	Public	8-12	15014 Aldine Westfield	Houston	77032	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 985-7446	186	25	7.4	91.4%	2 (1.1%)	62 (33.3%)	119 (64.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$25,547			$5,467			$20,080	17.8	12.1	2163	85
481686006396	2079	Desoto West Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	800 N Westmoreland	Desoto	75115	Dallas County	Desoto Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 230-1820	399	30	13.3	76.7%	9 (2.3%)	306 (76.7%)	67 (16.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.5%)	$10,848			$1,674			$9,174	17.7	15.3	2111	32
481623010562	2080	Harold Wendell Lang Senior Middle	Public	6-8	1678 Chenault	Dallas	75228	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-2400	745	62	12	96.5%	19 (2.6%)	275 (36.9%)	434 (58.3%)	9 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	$11,117			$1,370			$9,748	17.7	20.9	1959	121

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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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Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.