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Best Middle Schools in Ellis County, TX

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Schools

10,796

Students

Districts

Top rankedWalnut Grove Middle314^th of 2,335 Texas middle schools

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Biggest riser

Ferris J H up 289 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Mansfield Heritage Middle 9.3 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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3 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)				STAAR Mathematics (2026)				STAAR Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Life Middle Waxahachie	Public, Charter	7-8	3295 N Us Hwy 77	Waxahachie	75154	Ellis County	Life School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 937-0715	551	36	15.3	60.4%	63 (11.4%)	239 (43.4%)	225 (40.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.8%)	52.4	971^st of 2335 public middle schools	58.4%		54.4	935^th of 2344 public middle schools	60.1%	36	93.4					57.5	72.6			25.1	38.8	21.0	$8,907
Mansfield Heritage Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	10701 Heritage Pkwy	Grand Prairie	76065	Ellis County	International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 435-6178	138	15	9.3	52.9%	7 (5.1%)	61 (44.2%)	44 (31.9%)	15 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (8.0%)	56.4	861^st of 2335 public middle schools	63.1%		47.9	1144^th of 2344 public middle schools	51.2%	283	66.7		89.5		58.8	61.1	31.3		32.8		39.3	46.3	$00
Curtistene S McCowan Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1500 Majestic Meadows Dr	Glenn Heights	75154	Ellis County	Desoto Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 274-8090	643	28	22.6	78.5%	12 (1.9%)	399 (62.1%)	206 (32.0%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.1%)	20.3	2036^th of 2335 public middle schools	12.8%		21.7	1981^st of 2344 public middle schools	15.5%	55	64.7				32.9	41.1	46.0		26.3	6.3	22.4	9.0	$6,577
Ennis J H	Public	7-8	3101 Ensign Rd	Ennis	75119	Ellis County	Ennis Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 872-3850	908	61	14.7	59.8%	227 (25.0%)	141 (15.5%)	503 (55.4%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	10 (1.1%)	21 (2.3%)	27.1	1816^th of 2335 public middle schools	22.2%		33.8	1597^th of 2344 public middle schools	31.9%	219	80.4					42.0	45.7			6.2	39.9	12.0	$7,802
Alamo Middle	Public	6	501 N Gaines	Ennis	75120	Ellis County	Ennis Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(972) 872-7000	457	33	13.9	60.8%	134 (29.3%)	69 (15.1%)	237 (51.9%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.3%)	7 (1.5%)								(n/a)					35.9				33.2				$7,465
Ferris J H	Public	6-8	1002 E 8th St	Ferris	75125	Ellis County	Ferris Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 544-3737	658	50	13.0	75.5%	101 (15.3%)	77 (11.7%)	466 (70.8%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	35.7	1540^th of 2335 public middle schools	34.0%		27.2	1829^th of 2344 public middle schools	22.0%	289	80.0				37.7	37.0	54.3		19.8	23.4	28.3	43.8	$11,580
Maypearl Middle	Public	5-8	1025 W Fourth	Maypearl	76064	Ellis County	Maypearl Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 435-1015	265	19	13.9	31.7%	171 (64.5%)	4 (1.5%)	77 (29.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.5%)	33.8	1600^th of 2335 public middle schools	31.5%		49	1103^rd of 2344 public middle schools	52.9%	497	95.2			52.3	55.6	44.4	52.8	41.4	32.0	14.8	24.8	13.8	$8,470
Frank Seale Middle	Public	6-8	700 George Hopper Rd	Midlothian	76065	Ellis County	Midlothian Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 856-5600	726	42	17.1	53.3%	258 (35.5%)	166 (22.9%)	252 (34.7%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.8%)	44.1	1240^th of 2335 public middle schools	46.9%		52	1014^th of 2344 public middle schools	56.7%	226	94.7				49.8	47.7	42.9		47.8	20.4	43.1	27.6	$8,409
Walnut Grove Middle	Public	6-8	990 N Walnut Grove Rd	Midlothian	76065	Ellis County	Midlothian Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 856-5700	1,012	51	19.6	16.3%	622 (61.5%)	118 (11.7%)	206 (20.4%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)	55 (5.4%)	80.5	314^th of 2335 public middle schools	86.6%		79.4	339^th of 2344 public middle schools	85.5%	25	92.1				72.7	69.1	77.3		61.5	28.4	64.5	40.5	$6,651
Earl & Marthalu Dieterich Middle	Public	6-8	2881 Ledgestone Ln	Midlothian	76065	Ellis County	Midlothian Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 856-5800	989	53	18.8	19.6%	581 (58.7%)	132 (13.3%)	214 (21.6%)	12 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (4.8%)	75.5	399^th of 2335 public middle schools	82.9%		75.3	423^rd of 2344 public middle schools	82.0%	24	96.1				63.6	60.7	68.6		55.7	32.0	67.1	44.1	$6,595
Palmer Middle	Public	5-8	118 F M 813	Palmer	75152	Ellis County	Palmer Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 449-3319	423	28	15.0	53.9%	206 (48.7%)	7 (1.7%)	196 (46.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)	68.8	533^rd of 2335 public middle schools	77.2%		60.5	787^th of 2344 public middle schools	66.4%	254	100.0			60.0	66.7	64.3	74.3	51.1	38.6	20.7	76.3	26.6	$8,345
Red Oak Middle	Public	6-8	152 Louise Ritter Blvd	Red Oak	75154	Ellis County	Red Oak Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 617-0066	1,488	87	17.1	62.7%	242 (16.3%)	586 (39.4%)	581 (39.0%)	16 (1.1%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	57 (3.8%)	34.7	1575^th of 2335 public middle schools	32.5%		36.3	1517^th of 2344 public middle schools	35.3%	58	77.4				42.9	44.2	48.6		33.5	3.7	31.6	33.5	$8,422
Dr Joy Shaw Middle	Public	6-8	340 Westmoreland Rd	Ovilla	75154	Ellis County	Red Oak Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(972) 617-2941	0																		(n/a)	100.0				53.4	43.2	57.3		22.0	12.2	25.7	28.3
Finley J H	Public	6-8	2401 E Brown St	Waxahachie	75165	Ellis County	Waxahachie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 923-4680	839	58	14.4	49.9%	298 (35.5%)	145 (17.3%)	353 (42.1%)	9 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.1%)	33.8	1602^nd of 2335 public middle schools	31.4%		46.1	1190^th of 2344 public middle schools	49.2%	412	54.0	100.0			48.3	46.9	49.0		22.7	18.6	42.5	12.9	$7,992
Howard J H	Public	6-8	265 Broadhead Rd	Waxahachie	75165	Ellis County	Waxahachie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 923-4771	918	55	16.6	50.2%	281 (30.6%)	228 (24.8%)	355 (38.7%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	45 (4.9%)	45.3	1201^st of 2335 public middle schools	48.6%		41.7	1338^th of 2344 public middle schools	42.9%	137	96.9	90.9			47.7	45.1	54.5		37.5	21.1	55.0	24.9	$7,794
Coleman J H	Public	6-8	275 Indian Dr	Waxahachie	75165	Ellis County	Waxahachie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 923-4790	775	56	13.7	47.4%	289 (37.3%)	134 (17.3%)	305 (39.4%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.5%)	54.8	897^th of 2335 public middle schools	61.6%		57.3	868^th of 2344 public middle schools	63.0%	29	90.4	100.0			49.6	52.7	58.3		41.5	25.2	60.5	28.5	$8,895
Ellis County Jjaep	Public	5-10	2272 Fm 878	Waxahachie	75165	Ellis County	Waxahachie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 825-5420	6				0 (0.0%)	4 (66.7%)	1 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (16.7%)								(n/a)	0.0	33.3	0.0

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