Best Middle Schools in Texas for Not Gifted and Talented Students

Check out our new feature available only on SchoolDigger: rankings for different groups of students in Texas!

Every year, the Texas Education Agency shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, Not Gifted and Talented students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

JUST IN! Texas STAAR test scores and updated rankings for the 2022-23 school year were recently posted to SchoolDigger!

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)							Ranking (Not Gifted and Talented vs All Students - 2023)					ID
Rank (of 2271)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (Not Gifted and Talented)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (Not Gifted and Talented)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)	ID
1	Sudie L Williams Talented And Gifted Academy	Public	4-8	4518 Pomona Rd	Dallas	75209	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-8700	429	28	15.4	14.5%	249 (58.0%)	16 (3.7%)	105 (24.5%)	29 (6.8%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.4%)	$10,895			$990			$9,905	100.0%	99.8%	0.17%			481623013736
2	Briarmeadow Charter	Public	PK, KG-8	3601 Dunvale	Houston	77063	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 458-5500	600	38	15.9	46.7%	190 (31.7%)	64 (10.7%)	153 (25.5%)	158 (26.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (5.2%)	$10,236			$1,036			$9,200	99.9%	99.7%	0.21%			482364008611
3	Lawler Middle	Public	6-8	12921 Rolater Rd	Frisco	75035	Collin County	Frisco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 633-4150	1,026	61	16.7	2.4%	104 (10.1%)	37 (3.6%)	35 (3.4%)	819 (79.8%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.4%)	$8,691			$378			$8,313	99.9%	99.7%	0.21%			482001013472
4	Panola Early College High School	Public, Charter	8-12	820 W Panola	Carthage	75633	Panola County	Panola Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 693-6355	53	2	26.5		43 (81.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (13.2%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.8%)	$6,686			$00			$6,686	99.8%	99.5%	0.30%			480021312565
5	School For The Talented & Gifted In Pleasant Grove	Public	4-8	9610 Bruton Rd	Dallas	75217	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-3700	383	25	15.6	86.4%	5 (1.3%)	6 (1.6%)	368 (96.1%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$10,702			$1,272			$9,431	99.8%	99.6%	0.17%			481623013856
6	Stafford Stem Magnet Academy	Public, Magnet, Alternative	3-10	200 Stafford Pride	Stafford	77477	Fort Bend County	Stafford Msd	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(281) 261-9200	233	18	12.6	35.6%	10 (4.3%)	64 (27.5%)	28 (12.0%)	117 (50.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.6%)								99.7%	99.5%	0.25%			484135014136
7	Imagine International Academy Of North Texas	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2860 Virginia Pkwy	McKinney	75071	Collin County	Imagine International Academy Of North Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(214) 491-1500	1,399	74	18.8	2.4%	289 (20.7%)	206 (14.7%)	172 (12.3%)	658 (47.0%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	68 (4.9%)	$7,436			$213			$7,222	99.7%	99.1%	0.55%			480142912752
8	Cornerstone Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	9016 Westview Dr	Houston	77055	Harris County	Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 251-1600	365	28	13.2	15.9%	182 (49.9%)	5 (1.4%)	106 (29.0%)	51 (14.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.2%)	$10,426			$736			$9,691	99.6%	99.6%	0.08%			484110007955
9	Nelson Middle	Public	6-8	10100 Independence Pkwy	Frisco	75035	Collin County	Frisco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 633-4100	1,130	66	17.1	4.2%	212 (18.8%)	55 (4.9%)	52 (4.6%)	770 (68.1%)	12 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (2.5%)	$8,162			$378			$7,784	99.6%	99.3%	0.33%			482001013314
10	Fowler Middle	Public	6-8	3801 McDermott Rd	Plano	75025	Collin County	Frisco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 633-5050	1,034	68	15.2	8.7%	138 (13.3%)	75 (7.3%)	64 (6.2%)	718 (69.4%)	10 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (2.8%)	$9,220			$379			$8,841	99.6%	99.3%	0.25%			482001011484

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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 June 25, 2025, 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:

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Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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