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)
484071008777	481	Col John O Ensor Middle	Public	6-8	13600 Ryderwood Ave	El Paso	79928	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-6000	1,021	47	21.6	69.7%	52 (5.1%)	25 (2.4%)	927 (90.8%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	9 (0.9%)	$8,701			$1,246			$7,455	72.4	76.3	394	87
481758001512	482	Dublin High School	Public	7-12	2233 E State Hwy 6	Dublin	76446	Erath County	Dublin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 445-0362	482	47	10.2	65.6%	170 (35.3%)	2 (0.4%)	305 (63.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$11,536			$1,341			$10,194	72.4	66.7	613	131
483075003471	483	Miles High School	Public	7-12	1001 Robinson	Miles	76861	Runnels County	Miles Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 468-2861	223	24	9.3	40.4%	139 (62.3%)	2 (0.9%)	80 (35.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$12,754			$1,019			$11,735	72.4	67.9	582	99
480000600275	484	Aspermont High School	Public	6-12	528 E Seventh St	Aspermont	79502	Stonewall County	Aspermont Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 215-5001	98	13	7.6	48.0%	65 (66.3%)	1 (1.0%)	30 (30.6%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,458			$709			$14,749	72.4	53.5	974	490
484632006342	485	Woden J H	Public	6-8	5263 F M 226	Woden	75978	Nacogdoches County	Woden Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 564-2481	181	14	12.8	61.9%	131 (72.4%)	8 (4.4%)	36 (19.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.8%)	$9,258			$1,240			$8,018	72.3	71.2	498	13
481965005871	486	Dulles Middle	Public	6-8	500 Dulles Ave	Sugar Land	77478	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-5750	1,329	78	17	56.4%	192 (14.4%)	355 (26.7%)	354 (26.6%)	359 (27.0%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	62 (4.7%)	$8,889			$722			$8,167	72.3	71.6	486
481629005691	487	Danbury Middle	Public	6-8	5611 Panther Dr	Danbury	77534	Brazoria County	Danbury Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 922-1226	139	12	11.7	32.4%	102 (73.4%)	1 (0.7%)	31 (22.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.6%)	$9,352			$480			$8,872	72.3	65.2	641	154
480147414112	488	Doral Academy Of Texas	Public, Charter	PK, KG-7	1333 Firecracker	Buda	78610	Hays County	Doral Academy Of Texas	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(512) 436-3881	346	23	15.1	59.0%	73 (21.1%)	32 (9.2%)	195 (56.4%)	23 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.6%)								72.3			(n/a)
483087009008	489	Millsap Middle	Public	6-8	301 E Brazos St	Millsap	76066	Parker County	Millsap Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 274-2663	251	19	12.9	45.0%	198 (78.9%)	2 (0.8%)	39 (15.5%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	7 (2.8%)	$11,140			$923			$10,217	72.2	64.6	668	179
480019208593	490	Accelerated Intermediate Charter School	Public, Charter	7-8	12825 Summit Rdg Dr	Houston	77085	Harris County	Accelerated Intermediate Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 728-9330	27	3	8.8	96.3%	1 (3.7%)	10 (37.0%)	14 (51.9%)	1 (3.7%)	1 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								72.2			(n/a)

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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