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)
483948007898	501	Dobie J H	Public	7-8	395 W Borgfeld Rd	Cibolo	78108	Guadalupe County	Schertz-Cibolo-U City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 619-4100	1,347	76	17.7	31.1%	424 (31.5%)	201 (14.9%)	572 (42.5%)	26 (1.9%)	4 (0.3%)	6 (0.4%)	114 (8.5%)	$6,993			$647			$6,345	71.8	65.2	645	144
481623001376	502	Mark Twain School For The Talented And Gifted	Public, Magnet	K-7	724 Green Cove Ln	Dallas	75232	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-3000	206	20	10.1	78.2%	5 (2.4%)	125 (60.7%)	66 (32.0%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	$15,351			$1,700			$13,651	71.8			(n/a)
480020909503	503	Yes Prep - North Central	Public, Charter	6-12	13703 Aldine Westfield Rd	Houston	77039	Harris County	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 967-8800	977	55	17.7	83.7%	14 (1.4%)	10 (1.0%)	896 (91.7%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (4.9%)	$10,099			$1,257			$8,842	71.8	67.4	595	92
481800022827	504	The Stem Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4940 S Rd	Odessa	79762	Ector County	Ector County Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(432) 552-2580	766	38	20.1	42.2%	315 (41.1%)	10 (1.3%)	405 (52.9%)	8 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	23 (3.0%)								71.7	64.9	654	150
482139004811	505	Acton Middle	Public	6-8	1300 James Rd	Granbury	76048	Hood County	Granbury Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 408-4800	981	64	15.2	43.4%	721 (73.5%)	17 (1.7%)	200 (20.4%)	12 (1.2%)	5 (0.5%)	5 (0.5%)	21 (2.1%)	$8,469			$1,101			$7,368	71.6	76	401	104
481956001811	506	Warren Middle	Public	7-8	811 S Bois D Arc	Forney	75126	Kaufman County	Forney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 762-4250	903	57	15.9	25.6%	406 (45.0%)	165 (18.3%)	280 (31.0%)	18 (2.0%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (3.3%)	$7,291			$440			$6,851	71.6	73.8	444	62
482493013255	507	Tom And Nita Nichols Middle	Public	6-8	2845 Fm 731	Burleson	76028	Johnson County	Joshua Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 202-2500	605	41	14.7	40.5%	413 (68.3%)	7 (1.2%)	158 (26.1%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.1%)	$10,561			$1,005			$9,556	71.6	81.5	305	202
480011812767	508	Houston Gateway Academy Inc Elite College Prep	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	7310 Bowie	Houston	77012	Harris County	Houston Gateway Academy Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 644-8292	571	26	21.9	86.0%	5 (0.9%)	16 (2.8%)	546 (95.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)								71.5	92.3	110	398
481089000554	509	Borger Middle	Public	7-8	1321 S Florida	Borger	79007	Hutchinson County	Borger Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 273-1037	381	30	12.7	58.8%	169 (44.4%)	5 (1.3%)	175 (45.9%)	3 (0.8%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.3%)	$11,711			$1,600			$10,111	71.5	65.3	640	131
480005808056	510	Nyos Lamar Secondary	Public, Charter	6-12	12301 N Lamar Blvd	Austin	78753	Travis County	Nyos Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 583-6967	293	33	8.9	30.0%	115 (39.2%)	40 (13.7%)	99 (33.8%)	21 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.1%)	$11,131			$1,948			$9,183	71.5			(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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education