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)
482148002168	2041	Grandfalls-Royalty School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	115 Ave C	Grandfalls	79742	Ward County	Grandfalls-Royalty Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 547-2266	138	15	9.2	68.8%	37 (26.8%)	1 (0.7%)	97 (70.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	$14,399			$1,997			$12,402	19.5	36.9	1504	537
480143112775	2042	Austin Achieve Middle	Public, Charter	5-8	5908 Manor Rd	Austin	78723	Travis County	Austin Achieve Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 522-4190	647	43	15.1	89.2%	10 (1.5%)	38 (5.9%)	595 (92.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$10,979			$2,398			$8,581	19.4	18.1	2039	3
480004108501	2043	Advantage Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	955 Freetown Rd	Grand Prairie	75051	Dallas County	Advantage Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 276-5800	971	52	18.6	86.0%	94 (9.7%)	320 (33.0%)	525 (54.1%)	11 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.1%)	$8,087			$753			$7,334	19.4	11.1	2186	143
484170004759	2044	Strawn School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	224 E Walnut	Strawn	76475	Palo Pinto County	Strawn Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 116-5776	165	16	10.6	69.1%	83 (50.3%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (43.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.1%)	$15,103			$1,225			$13,878	19.4	19.7	1996	48
484002004542	2045	Shepherd Middle	Public	6-8	1401 S Byrd Ave	Shepherd	77371	San Jacinto County	Shepherd Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 628-3377	425	29	14.7	80.7%	195 (45.9%)	16 (3.8%)	197 (46.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)	$10,049			$1,800			$8,250	19.3	24.6	1848	197
484590005933	2046	Lynn Lucas Middle	Public	6-8	1304 N Campbell St	Willis	77378	Montgomery County	Willis Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 856-1274	937	54	17.2	73.0%	387 (41.3%)	84 (9.0%)	435 (46.4%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (2.8%)	$9,094			$843			$8,251	19.3	16.6	2073	27
481527001052	2047	Cunningham Middle At South Park	Public	6-8	2901 McArdle Rd	Corpus Christi	78415	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-4630	702	49	14.2	94.2%	10 (1.4%)	21 (3.0%)	666 (94.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$6,893			$1,439			$5,453	19.3	16.1	2088	41
484023004563	2048	Edwards-Johnson Memorial Middle	Public	6-8	1140 Hwy 327 E	Silsbee	77656	Hardin County	Silsbee Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 980-7800	598	48	12.3	68.9%	372 (62.2%)	130 (21.7%)	48 (8.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (7.5%)	$10,760			$1,664			$9,096	19.3	32.3	1653	395
482109007709	2049	Goodrich Middle	Public	6-8	234 Katie Simpson	Goodrich	77335	Polk County	Goodrich Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 365-1100	49	5	10.3	67.3%	24 (49.0%)	3 (6.1%)	21 (42.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)	$11,882			$2,217			$9,665	19.3	28.8	1753	296
483312003714	2050	Neff Middle	Public	6-8	5227 Evers Rd	San Antonio	78238	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 397-4100	880	61	14.5	77.6%	71 (8.1%)	77 (8.8%)	692 (78.6%)	23 (2.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.7%)	$9,725			$1,029			$8,697	19.2	15.2	2112	62

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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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No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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Magnet Schools: Unleashing the Power of Education

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