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School														Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (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	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 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
Palmer Middle	0.0mi	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
Ellis County Jjaep	7.1mi	Public	6	2272 Fm 878	Waxahachie	75165	Ellis County	Palmer Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(972) 449-3389	1	0			1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Ferris J H	7.2mi	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
Alamo Middle	7.6mi	Public	6	501 N Gaines	Ennis	75119	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
Howard J H	8.0mi	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
Finley J H	8.3mi	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
Red Oak Middle	8.8mi	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
Life Middle Waxahachie	9.2mi	Public, Charter	7-8	3295 N Us Hwy 77	Waxahachie	75165	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
Coleman J H	9.3mi	Public	6-8	1000 Hwy 77 N	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
Ennis J H	9.7mi	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

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