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School														Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)	STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)	STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)				STAAR Mathematics (2026)				STAAR Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Distance	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 (2025)	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 Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR EOC Algebra I 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
Merkel Middle	0.0mi	Public	6-8	302 Ash	Merkel	79536	Taylor County	Merkel Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 928-5511	246	27	9.2	41.5%	164 (66.7%)	2 (0.8%)	70 (28.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.1%)	40.9	1383^rd of 2359 public middle schools	41.4%		50.5	1060^th of 2344 public middle schools	54.8%	323					53.6	45.2	60.9		33.3	6.3	37.8	27.5	$10,653
Clack Middle	13.2mi	Public	6-8	1610 Corsicana Ave	Abilene	79605	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 692-1961	693	49	14.0	68.1%	183 (26.4%)	131 (18.9%)	317 (45.7%)	22 (3.2%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	32 (4.6%)	20.4	2050^th of 2359 public middle schools	13.1%		22.9	1947^th of 2344 public middle schools	16.9%	103			84.3		40.7	34.4	41.2		17.3	9.1	32.0	11.5	$8,455
Mann Steam Academy	14.8mi	Public	6-8	2545 Mimosa Dr	Abilene	79603	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 672-8493	776	48	16.0	68.0%	204 (26.3%)	106 (13.7%)	430 (55.4%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (3.6%)	30	1736^th of 2359 public middle schools	26.4%		23.8	1920^th of 2344 public middle schools	18.1%	184			77.5		44.0	40.9	48.3		23.6	9.4	35.8	22.9	$8,519
Hawley Middle	15.3mi	Public	6-8	250 Ave H	Hawley	79525	Jones County	Hawley Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 298-2952	193	22	8.8	42.0%	143 (74.1%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (24.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	46.4	1169^th of 2359 public middle schools	50.4%		48.7	1121^st of 2344 public middle schools	52.2%	48			62.5		29.6	64.6	59.7		21.1	37.5	40.0	32.3	$9,834
Madison Middle	15.5mi	Public	6-8	3145 Barrow St	Abilene	79605	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 692-5661	770	48	15.9	59.9%	308 (40.0%)	64 (8.3%)	347 (45.1%)	13 (1.7%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.4%)	29.2	1765^th of 2359 public middle schools	25.2%		26.1	1858^th of 2344 public middle schools	20.7%	93			74.1		46.5	41.0	45.9		24.7	8.4	34.5	19.9	$8,229
Wylie West J H	16.1mi	Public	5-8	4134 Beltway S	Abilene	79606	Taylor County	Wylie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 255-1902	1,038	61	16.9	19.7%	638 (61.5%)	56 (5.4%)	242 (23.3%)	46 (4.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	53 (5.1%)	82	293^rd of 2359 public middle schools	87.6%		82.3	288^th of 2344 public middle schools	87.7%	5			100.0	67.6	70.7	68.2	79.2	65.0	51.0	37.0	70.0	47.4	$7,072
Craig Middle	18.1mi	Public	6-8	702 S Judge Ely Blvd	Abilene	79601	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 794-4100	771	54	14.3	69.0%	240 (31.1%)	135 (17.5%)	353 (45.8%)	9 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (4.2%)	35.5	1563^rd of 2359 public middle schools	33.7%		34.9	1559^th of 2344 public middle schools	33.5%	4			96.9		49.2	39.5	46.4		35.2	4.0	41.2	26.2	$9,009
Wylie East J H	18.7mi	Public	6-8	1682 Colony Hill Rd	Abilene	79606	Taylor County	Wylie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 255-1906	540	41	13.2	24.1%	328 (60.7%)	26 (4.8%)	141 (26.1%)	10 (1.9%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.6%)	76.5	388^th of 2359 public middle schools	83.6%		74.3	442^nd of 2344 public middle schools	81.1%	54			100.0		64.4	64.9	69.1		48.6	43.1	63.9	46.1	$8,770

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