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)
482364002498	2131	Navarro Middle	Public	6-8	5100 Polk St	Houston	77023	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 924-1760	487	32	15.1	99.0%	10 (2.1%)	35 (7.2%)	439 (90.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$10,626			$814			$9,812	15.8	18.9	2023	108
480771017014	2132	Drew Academy	Public, Magnet	7-8	1910 W Little York Rd	Houston	77091	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 878-0360	369	38	9.6	87.5%	4 (1.1%)	194 (52.6%)	162 (43.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	$12,936			$2,348			$10,589	15.8	11.8	2174	42
480870000256	2133	Nichols J H	Public	7-8	2201 Ascension Blvd	Arlington	76006	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-2600	588	53	11	86.6%	24 (4.1%)	343 (58.3%)	197 (33.5%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.7%)	$10,831			$1,016			$9,815	15.8	16	2092	41
482034022816	2134	Lyles Middle Collegiate Intermediate	Public	6-7	4655 S Country Club Rd	Garland	75043	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(972) 240-3720	578	35	16.3	83.6%	34 (5.9%)	218 (37.7%)	270 (46.7%)	34 (5.9%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.1%)								15.7			(n/a)
483873004411	2135	Woodlawn Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1717 W Magnolia Ave	San Antonio	78201	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 438-6560	536	36	14.9	87.1%	18 (3.4%)	5 (0.9%)	511 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$12,046			$2,691			$9,355	15.7	15.8	2093	42
480147213875	2136	San Antonio Preparatory	Public, Charter	5-11	6127 Summer Fest Dr	San Antonio	78244	Bexar County	San Antonio Preparatory Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 473-2698	139	13	10.9	72.7%	4 (2.9%)	92 (66.2%)	38 (27.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.6%)	$15,942			$3,480			$12,462	15.6	16.8	2069	67
482499010446	2137	Henry Metzger Middle	Public	6-8	7475 Binz Engleman Rd	San Antonio	78244	Bexar County	Judson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 662-2210	907	64	14	80.0%	59 (6.5%)	265 (29.2%)	524 (57.8%)	18 (2.0%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.2%)	$9,372			$1,200			$8,173	15.6	17.4	2052	85
482142012480	2138	James Fannin Middle	Public	6-8	301 NE 28th St	Grand Prairie	75050	Dallas County	Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 262-8668	672	45	15	93.6%	32 (4.8%)	24 (3.6%)	606 (90.2%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	$9,504			$1,357			$8,147	15.6	15.1	2114	24
484509005142	2139	West Orange-Stark Middle	Public	6-8	1402 W Green Ave	Orange	77630	Orange County	West Orange-Cove Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 882-5520	490	38	12.8	91.8%	84 (17.1%)	250 (51.0%)	114 (23.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.2%)	$11,917			$1,849			$10,069	15.6	20.3	1977	162
480894000299	2140	Bedichek Middle	Public	6-8	6800 Bill Hughes Rd	Austin	78745	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-3265	638	51	12.5	86.1%	41 (6.4%)	41 (6.4%)	538 (84.3%)	11 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	$13,401			$1,039			$12,363	15.6	20.7	1968	172

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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:

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.