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)
483987004524	361	Shallowater Middle	Public	5-8	12th Ave L	Shallowater	79363	Lubbock County	Shallowater Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 832-4531	520	41	12.6	37.3%	351 (67.5%)	4 (0.8%)	152 (29.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.5%)	$9,302			$1,323			$7,979	78.1	85.4	240	121
481338000839	362	Centerville High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	10327 N St Hwy 94	Groveton	75845	Trinity County	Centerville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 642-1597	155	15	10.1	43.9%	153 (98.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,521			$1,228			$13,293	78.1	55.6	917	555
480021112164	363	Idea College Preparatory San Benito	Public, Charter	6-12	2151 Russell Ln	San Benito	78586	Cameron County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 399-5252	782	48	16.2	81.6%	28 (3.6%)	3 (0.4%)	745 (95.3%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$11,307			$1,935			$9,372	78	66.7	615	252
483120003510	364	Montague Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	8020 Hwy 175	Montague	76251	Montague County	Montague Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 894-2811	158	13	12.5	53.8%	129 (81.6%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (12.7%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.8%)	$9,989			$1,926			$8,063	78	87.3	194	170
482892013975	365	Charlene McKinzey Middle	Public	7-8	700 S Matlock Rd	Mansfield	76063	Tarrant County	Mansfield Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(682) 320-9000	964	61	15.8	37.3%	257 (26.7%)	397 (41.2%)	210 (21.8%)	58 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (4.4%)								77.9	83	280	85
482166007440	366	Cross Timbers Middle	Public	6-8	2301 Pool Rd	Grapevine	76051	Tarrant County	Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 251-5320	809	56	14.3	36.3%	348 (43.0%)	49 (6.1%)	295 (36.5%)	79 (9.8%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.4%)	33 (4.1%)	$9,198			$860			$8,338	77.9	77.1	379	13
483513006311	367	Pleasant Grove Middle	Public	6-8	5605 Cooks Ln	Texarkana	75503	Bowie County	Pleasant Grove Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 831-4295	529	40	13.3	40.1%	356 (67.3%)	86 (16.3%)	42 (7.9%)	17 (3.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.7%)	$9,151			$312			$8,840	77.9	78.8	356	11
483246006021	368	New Diana Middle	Public	6-8	11854 State Hwy 154 E	Diana	75640	Upshur County	New Diana Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 663-8002	283	18	16.1	43.8%	207 (73.1%)	21 (7.4%)	33 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.7%)	$10,028			$947			$9,081	77.9	64.5	669	301
480146114149	369	Valor North Austin	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-11	14200 N Interstate 35	Austin	78728	Travis County	Valor Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 646-4168	996	61	16.3	22.1%	523 (52.5%)	24 (2.4%)	310 (31.1%)	58 (5.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (8.0%)	$8,177			$401			$7,776	77.8	87.1	197	172
480969000437	370	Beckville Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	1 Bearcat Dr	Beckville	75631	Panola County	Beckville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 678-3591	354	40	8.7	36.7%	295 (83.3%)	18 (5.1%)	30 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.1%)	$12,991			$724			$12,267	77.8	79.2	347	23

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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.