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)
480023109030	541	Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts	Public, Charter	7-12	3901 S Hulen St	Fort Worth	76109	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 924-1482	416	33	12.5		207 (49.8%)	70 (16.8%)	96 (23.1%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (8.2%)	$9,363			$191			$9,172	69.7	66.2	623	82
481623000465	542	Harry Stone Montessori Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	4747 Veterans Dr	Dallas	75216	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-3400	524	33	15.7	67.7%	11 (2.1%)	202 (38.5%)	288 (55.0%)	8 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.3%)	$11,064			$1,091			$9,973	69.7	82.2	292	250
483237021191	543	Oakrun Middle	Public	6-8	415 Timber Hollow	New Braunfels	78132	Comal County	New Braunfels Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 627-6400	960	59	16.2	29.9%	502 (52.3%)	21 (2.2%)	393 (40.9%)	6 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	31 (3.2%)	$7,963			$605			$7,358	69.7	67.9	578	35
484447005076	544	Brazos Middle	Public	6-8	702 Educators Ln	Wallis	77485	Austin County	Brazos Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 478-6814	211	16	12.8	59.2%	76 (36.0%)	13 (6.2%)	116 (55.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	$10,763			$831			$9,931	69.6	70.2	521	23
481182000695	545	Bryson School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	300 N McCloud St	Bryson	76427	Jack County	Bryson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 392-3281	251	21	12	54.6%	229 (91.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$11,348			$1,527			$9,821	69.6	67.4	593	48
484041004577	546	Skidmore-Tynan J H	Public	6-8	201 N 8th St	Skidmore	78389	Bee County	Skidmore-Tynan Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 287-3426	192	16	12.2	70.3%	66 (34.4%)	0 (0.0%)	121 (63.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	$10,337			$1,048			$9,289	69.6	53.6	968	422
481032000419	547	Blanco Middle	Public	6-8	1500 Rocky Rd	Blanco	78606	Blanco County	Blanco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 833-5570	242	20	12.1	40.1%	139 (57.4%)	1 (0.4%)	97 (40.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	$11,858			$1,337			$10,521	69.5	68.9	557	10
480021111952	548	Idea Frontier College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	2800 S Dakota Ave	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 541-2002	754	50	15	92.7%	16 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	735 (97.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,164			$1,554			$9,610	69.4	69.7	532	16
483444009142	549	Pearland J H South	Public	7-8	4719 Bailey Rd	Pearland	77584	Brazoria County	Pearland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 727-1500	813	51	15.9	47.5%	220 (27.1%)	145 (17.8%)	379 (46.6%)	29 (3.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.7%)	$9,215			$971			$8,244	69.4	71.8	482	67
482874007406	550	Bear Branch J H	Public	7-8	31310 F M 2978	Magnolia	77354	Montgomery County	Magnolia Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 356-6088	1,077	65	16.5	34.4%	607 (56.4%)	41 (3.8%)	369 (34.3%)	20 (1.9%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (3.2%)	$8,273			$797			$7,476	69.4	69.1	554	4

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