Best Middle Schools in Texas

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)							Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
ID	Rank (of 2330)	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 (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Rank (2022)	Rank Change from 2022	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)
480141413853	901	Promesa College Prep West Corpus Christi	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-10	3102 Baldwin Blvd	Corpus Christi	78405	Nueces County	Valere Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 400-8293	391	21	18.4	88.2%	17 (4.3%)	6 (1.5%)	366 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$7,574			$1,723			$5,851	56.1	30.9	1599	698
482025001990	902	North Shore Middle	Public	7-8	120 Castlegory	Houston	77015	Harris County	Galena Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 386-2600	1,260	87	14.4	86.9%	41 (3.3%)	153 (12.1%)	1,051 (83.4%)	7 (0.6%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.4%)	$10,532			$1,158			$9,374	56.1	51.3	980	78
481122000596	903	Breckenridge J H	Public	6-8	502 W Lindsey St	Breckenridge	76424	Stephens County	Breckenridge Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 212-4311	300	25	12	71.0%	197 (65.7%)	3 (1.0%)	91 (30.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	$8,208			$842			$7,366	56.1	39.9	1329	426
484365009420	904	Antonio Gonzalez Middle	Public	6-8	5208 Santa Claudia Ln	Laredo	78046	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-7000	660	49	13.5	88.0%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	656 (99.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,959			$1,985			$8,974	56.1	49.7	1027	123
481611006084	905	Labay Middle	Public	6-8	15435 Willow River Dr	Houston	77095	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 463-5800	1,199	79	15	70.2%	182 (15.2%)	245 (20.4%)	649 (54.1%)	81 (6.8%)	11 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (2.6%)	$9,425			$1,337			$8,088	56.1	62	681	224
480016314319	906	Founders Classical Academy-Bastrop	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-10	609 Pecan St	Bastrop	78602	Bastrop County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(737) 500-0600	103	10	10	35.0%	58 (56.3%)	1 (1.0%)	38 (36.9%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.9%)								55.9			(n/a)
481623001332	907	K B Polk Center For Academically Talented & Gifted	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	6911 Victoria Ave	Dallas	75209	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-8900	412	37	11.1	81.8%	25 (6.1%)	88 (21.4%)	289 (70.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	$13,652			$1,665			$11,987	55.9			(n/a)
480023513524	908	Kingsland School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2112 W Ranch Rd 1431	Kingsland	78639	Llano County	Orenda Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 388-0020	118	12	10.2		79 (66.9%)	2 (1.7%)	26 (22.0%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.6%)	$11,864			$2,606			$9,258	55.9	60	733	175
480021114130	909	Idea Harlingen College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-9	24240 Chester Park Rd	Harlingen	78552	Cameron County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 272-3912	278	17	16.5	87.4%	20 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	256 (92.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,609			$3,853			$15,756	55.7			(n/a)
483498003934	910	Pine Tree J H	Public	7-8	2100 N W Loop 281	Longview	75604	Gregg County	Pine Tree Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 295-5081	709	46	15.2	71.2%	227 (32.0%)	153 (21.6%)	271 (38.2%)	10 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	45 (6.3%)	$10,518			$1,206			$9,311	55.7	56.9	816	94

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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 August 25, 2023, 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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