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)
482034002011	691	Classical Center At Brandenburg Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	626 Nickens Rd	Garland	75043	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 926-2630	1,052	64	16.4	66.3%	214 (20.3%)	208 (19.8%)	499 (47.4%)	49 (4.7%)	39 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (4.1%)	$9,014			$886			$8,127	63.7	62.4	728	37
484071009234	692	Bill Sybert School	Public	PK, KG-8	11530 Edgemere Blvd	El Paso	79936	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-4400	748	42	17.9	79.3%	29 (3.9%)	12 (1.6%)	702 (93.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	$11,475			$1,704			$9,772	63.6	64.1	676	16
482400002655	693	Huntington Middle	Public	6-8	906 Main St	Huntington	75949	Angelina County	Huntington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 876-4722	350	30	11.5	54.0%	301 (86.0%)	15 (4.3%)	25 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	$9,764			$1,251			$8,513	63.6	59.3	804	111
484134004734	694	Spurger High School	Public	7-12	12212 Fm 92 S	Spurger	77660	Tyler County	Spurger Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 429-3464	149	21	6.9	65.8%	134 (89.9%)	1 (0.7%)	11 (7.4%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$13,827			$1,174			$12,653	63.6	57.8	854	160
482376002629	695	Huckabay School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	200 County Rd 421	Stephenville	76401	Erath County	Huckabay Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 968-5274	330	25	13.2	19.1%	259 (78.5%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (17.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.0%)	$10,584			$327			$10,257	63.6	80.5	321	374
483150003526	696	Motley County School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1600 Bundy	Matador	79244	Motley County	Motley County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 347-2676	160	16	9.7	60.6%	116 (72.5%)	2 (1.3%)	41 (25.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$19,368			$3,123			$16,245	63.5	56.6	886	190
484017004556	697	Sidney School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	4100 Hwy 1689	Sidney	76474	Comanche County	Sidney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 842-5500	152	15	10.1	100.0%	117 (77.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (21.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	$11,844			$1,300			$10,543	63.5	58.2	837	140
480021113611	698	Idea Ewing Halsell College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	2523 W Ansley Blvd	San Antonio	78224	Bexar County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 430-7595	573	37	15.3	78.2%	22 (3.8%)	12 (2.1%)	535 (93.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$9,554			$1,668			$7,886	63.5	61.9	741	43
484152004747	699	Henderson J H	Public	7-8	2798 W Frey	Stephenville	76401	Erath County	Stephenville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 968-6967	553	44	12.5	47.7%	315 (57.0%)	6 (1.1%)	206 (37.3%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.1%)	$10,251			$1,491			$8,760	63.4	61.4	758	59
482274011279	700	Haskell J H	Public	6-8	600 N Ave E	Haskell	79521	Haskell County	Haskell Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 864-5981	117	14	8.3	68.4%	60 (51.3%)	2 (1.7%)	49 (41.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.1%)	$12,756			$3,389			$9,367	63.4	56.7	884	184

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.