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)
483879022794	2171	Greyhounds Online Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-9	2115 N Williams Rd	San Benito	78586	Cameron County	San Benito Consolidated Independent School District	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(956) 361-6100	100	9	10.6	79.0%	7 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	93 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								14	27.7	1775	396
482283002313	2172	Hearne Jh/High School	Public	7-12	1201 W Brown St	Hearne	77859	Robertson County	Hearne Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 279-2332	359	48	7.5	92.2%	19 (5.3%)	149 (41.5%)	182 (50.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	$19,583			$4,664			$14,919	14	10.2	2208	36
483870008926	2173	Lincoln Middle	Public	6-8	255 Lake View Heroes Dr	San Angelo	76903	Tom Green County	San Angelo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 659-3550	799	54	14.7	80.4%	143 (17.9%)	21 (2.6%)	615 (77.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.1%)	$8,961			$1,118			$7,843	14	17	2065	108
483873004327	2174	Bowden Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	515 Willow St	San Antonio	78202	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 738-9770	436	33	13.4	93.6%	18 (4.1%)	23 (5.3%)	384 (88.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.8%)	$13,884			$3,266			$10,618	13.9	18.8	2024	150
481623011195	2175	Billy Earl Dade Middle	Public	6-8	2801 Park Row Ave	Dallas	75215	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-3800	643	51	12.6	100.0%	7 (1.1%)	392 (61.0%)	231 (35.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.2%)	$12,669			$1,656			$11,013	13.9	17.1	2063	112
482789003130	2176	Lockney J H	Public	6-8	406 W Willow St	Lockney	79241	Floyd County	Lockney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 652-2236	88	8	11.6	72.7%	14 (15.9%)	1 (1.1%)	73 (83.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,834			$871			$12,962	13.8	21.8	1926	250
481970001854	2177	J Martin Jacquet Middle	Public	6-8	2501 Stalcup Rd	Fort Worth	76119	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-3500	566	39	14.4	96.3%	16 (2.8%)	275 (48.6%)	255 (45.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.5%)	14 (2.5%)	$11,266			$2,407			$8,859	13.8	6.5	2271	94
481830010644	2178	Charles Q Murphree Pk-8	Public	PK, KG-8	499 Cabaret	El Paso	79912	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(915) 236-3925	880	61	14.5	89.8%	36 (4.1%)	24 (2.7%)	789 (89.7%)	10 (1.1%)	4 (0.5%)	6 (0.7%)	11 (1.3%)								13.7			(n/a)
482364002457	2179	Fondren Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	6333 S Braeswood	Houston	77096	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 778-3360	764	67	11.3	98.6%	13 (1.7%)	187 (24.5%)	549 (71.9%)	7 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	$9,124			$1,008			$8,116	13.7	11.3	2181	2
483138003520	2180	Morgan School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1306 Charles St	Morgan	76671	Bosque County	Morgan Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 635-2311	148	14	10.3	84.5%	54 (36.5%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (58.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.4%)	$13,123			$2,033			$11,090	13.7	21.2	1946	234

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.