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)
484071021026	1161	Salvador Sanchez Middle	Public	6-8	321 N Rio Vista Rd	El Paso	79927	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-5202	585	28	20.7	88.4%	18 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	564 (96.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$11,195			$1,518			$9,678	47.3	39.4	1410	249
480028313395	1162	The Rhodes School - Humble	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	600 Charles St	Humble	77338	Harris County	The Rhodes School For Performing Arts	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 319-9300	370	34	11	85.7%	10 (2.7%)	324 (87.6%)	18 (4.9%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.1%)	$13,163			$1,645			$11,518	47.3	53	988	174
481428001083	1163	Space Center Intermediate	Public	6-8	17400 Saturn Ln	Houston	77058	Harris County	Clear Creek Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 284-3300	838	58	14.4	57.8%	265 (31.6%)	77 (9.2%)	397 (47.4%)	52 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (5.5%)	$10,046			$369			$9,677	47.2	44.1	1247	84
481524007234	1164	S C Lee J H	Public	6-8	1205 Courtney Ln	Copperas Cove	76522	Coryell County	Copperas Cove Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 542-7877	929	67	13.8	60.3%	316 (34.0%)	195 (21.0%)	267 (28.7%)	16 (1.7%)	4 (0.4%)	23 (2.5%)	108 (11.6%)	$8,891			$928			$7,963	47.1	52.1	1016	148
482658013886	1165	Harry Wright Jh	Public	6-8	7500 Koeblen Rd	Richmond	77469	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 223-6000	1,334	63	21	57.7%	142 (10.6%)	426 (31.9%)	598 (44.8%)	130 (9.7%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	31 (2.3%)								47.1	41	1361	196
482037002054	1166	Garner College And Career Preparatory Academy	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-11	2222 Garner School Rd	Weatherford	76088	Parker County	Garner Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 682-4251	365	35	10.4	43.0%	258 (70.7%)	4 (1.1%)	87 (23.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.6%)	$11,503			$1,673			$9,830	47	32.1	1658	492
484443012000	1167	Schultz J H	Public	6-8	20950 Fields Store Rd	Waller	77484	Harris County	Waller Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 372-9103	1,123	75	14.9	64.0%	355 (31.6%)	116 (10.3%)	604 (53.8%)	11 (1.0%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	31 (2.8%)	$9,751			$802			$8,949	47	50.3	1056	111
483873013851	1168	Irving Dual Language Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1300 Delgado St	San Antonio	78207	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 738-9740	560	37	15.2	92.5%	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.3%)	549 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$12,239			$3,383			$8,856	47	27.5	1779	611
483312006150	1169	Zachry Middle	Public	6-8	9410 Timber Path	San Antonio	78250	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 397-7400	1,050	65	16.2	55.0%	140 (13.3%)	71 (6.8%)	787 (75.0%)	20 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	30 (2.9%)	$10,020			$1,052			$8,968	46.9	36.4	1524	355
480006512111	1170	Horizon Montessori III - Stem Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2802 S 77 Sunshine Strip	Harlingen	78550	Cameron County	Horizon Montessori Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 423-8207	334	23	14.2	76.9%	15 (4.5%)	2 (0.6%)	309 (92.5%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$8,208			$1,911			$6,296	46.8	45	1226	56

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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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Virtual Schools: The Future of Online Education

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