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)
482517021314	1081	T H McDonald J H	Public	6-8	3635 Lakes Of Bridgewater Dr	Katy	77449	Harris County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 237-5300	1,007	78	12.9	73.2%	115 (11.4%)	278 (27.6%)	516 (51.2%)	71 (7.1%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (2.3%)	$10,116			$317			$9,799	49.5	53	989	92
483297003664	1082	North Hopkins High School	Public	7-12	1994 Fm 71 W	Sulphur Springs	75482	Hopkins County	North Hopkins Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 945-2192	233	24	9.7	63.9%	162 (69.5%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (25.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.7%)	$10,969			$1,150			$9,819	49.5	57.8	852	230
484071003998	1083	Capt Walter E Clarke Middle	Public	6-8	1515 Bob Hope	El Paso	79936	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-5600	743	35	21	79.0%	18 (2.4%)	10 (1.3%)	706 (95.0%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	$9,855			$1,704			$8,152	49.5	42.3	1307	224
482453002747	1084	Jacksboro Middle	Public	6-8	812 W Belknap	Jacksboro	76458	Jack County	Jacksboro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 567-7205	258	20	13	69.4%	162 (62.8%)	1 (0.4%)	84 (32.6%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	$11,275			$2,211			$9,064	49.4	46	1179	95
481623022814	1085	Ilearn Virtual Academy At Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	Public, Virtual	3-8	408 N Haskell	Dallas	75246	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(972) 925-3700	52	9	5.7	82.7%	6 (11.5%)	13 (25.0%)	32 (61.5%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								49.4	33.5	1613	528
482007008071	1086	Fruitvale Middle	Public	6-8	141 Vzcr 1901	Fruitvale	75127	Van Zandt County	Fruitvale Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 896-4363	78	7	10.6	69.2%	65 (83.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.8%)	$11,921			$1,126			$10,795	49.3	61.2	767	319
482598005760	1087	Krum Middle	Public	6-8	805 E McCart	Krum	76249	Denton County	Krum Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 482-2602	584	40	14.5	39.7%	338 (57.9%)	16 (2.7%)	202 (34.6%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	21 (3.6%)	$9,337			$481			$8,856	49.3	56.9	879	208
483294011133	1088	Harris Middle	Public	6-8	5300 Knoll Creek	San Antonio	78247	Bexar County	North East Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 356-4100	902	60	15	47.3%	219 (24.3%)	51 (5.7%)	562 (62.3%)	14 (1.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (5.9%)	$9,274			$506			$8,768	49.2	46.5	1170	82
483176003538	1089	Mount Pleasant J H	Public	7-8	2801 Old Paris Rd	Mount Pleasant	75455	Titus County	Mount Pleasant Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 575-2110	695	59	11.7	80.7%	109 (15.7%)	67 (9.6%)	499 (71.8%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (2.0%)	$9,590			$911			$8,679	49.2	40.5	1383	294
481770008045	1090	Highland Middle	Public	6-8	1001 E Bailey Boswell Rd	Fort Worth	76131	Tarrant County	Eagle Mt-Saginaw Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 847-5143	700	56	12.4	55.3%	197 (28.1%)	101 (14.4%)	305 (43.6%)	59 (8.4%)	5 (0.7%)	5 (0.7%)	28 (4.0%)	$10,306			$643			$9,664	49.2	45.5	1198	108

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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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Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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