Best Middle Schools in Texas

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the STAAR test scores by the Texas Education Agency. The most recent update was on Wednesday, September 11, 2024.

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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)
484365007145	981	Salvador Garcia Middle	Public	6-8	499 Pena Dr	Rio Bravo	78046	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-5000	344	26	13.2	97.4%	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	343 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,274			$2,455			$9,820	52.5	46	1181	200
483828004270	982	Rule School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1100 Union Ave	Rule	79547	Haskell County	Rule Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 997-2246	130	18	7	73.1%	68 (52.3%)	1 (0.8%)	57 (43.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	$15,312			$1,805			$13,507	52.4	47.6	1132	150
484496009307	983	Beatriz G Garza Middle	Public	6-8	1111 W Sugar Cane Dr	Weslaco	78599	Hidalgo County	Weslaco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 969-6774	938	65	14.5	74.6%	11 (1.2%)	4 (0.4%)	922 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,870			$1,146			$8,724	52.4	45.9	1188	205
483483007138	984	Park Crest Middle	Public	6-8	1500 N Railroad Ave	Pflugerville	78660	Travis County	Pflugerville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 594-2400	715	57	12.4	48.8%	148 (20.7%)	154 (21.5%)	311 (43.5%)	46 (6.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (7.4%)	$10,101			$1,373			$8,728	52.4	53.2	983	1
482781003122	985	Llano J H	Public	6-8	400 Hwy 71 E	Llano	78643	Llano County	Llano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 247-4659	405	36	11.3	70.1%	244 (60.2%)	6 (1.5%)	138 (34.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.5%)	$12,093			$1,168			$10,925	52.4	62.5	727	258
484347004942	986	Moore Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	2101 Devine St	Tyler	75701	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-1640	1,040	68	15.2	83.6%	90 (8.7%)	160 (15.4%)	757 (72.8%)	12 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (1.8%)	$8,946			$1,150			$7,796	52.3	49.1	1085	99
481078000542	987	Iago J H	Public	6-8	200 Gift St	Boling	77420	Wharton County	Boling Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 657-2826	273	19	14.3	61.2%	89 (32.6%)	26 (9.5%)	154 (56.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$9,533			$490			$9,043	52.3	56.6	888	99
482550002840	988	Kennedale J H	Public	6-8	930 Corry A Edwards Dr	Kennedale	76060	Tarrant County	Kennedale Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 563-8200	625	46	13.5	61.4%	191 (30.6%)	195 (31.2%)	188 (30.1%)	19 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (5.0%)	$10,657			$709			$9,948	52.3	47.3	1144	156
480006513976	989	Horizon Montessori Pearland - Stem Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2319 N Grand Blvd	Pearland	77581	Brazoria County	Horizon Montessori Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 485-2500	401	26	15.4	65.8%	59 (14.7%)	90 (22.4%)	181 (45.1%)	39 (9.7%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.7%)	$9,707			$1,591			$8,116	52.3	37	1495	506
480006210418	990	Legacy Traditional School - Alamo Ranch	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	13632 Old Fm 471	San Antonio	78254	Bexar County	Legacy Traditional Schools - Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 431-9881	604	39	15.4	50.8%	116 (19.2%)	72 (11.9%)	333 (55.1%)	27 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	53 (8.8%)	$15,008			$3,449			$11,559	52.3	10.2	2206	1216

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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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