Summary:
Zip code 76008 is home to two exceptional middle schools, Aledo Middle and McAnally Middle, both part of the top-ranked Aledo Independent School District (Isd), which serves grades 6-8 and is ranked in the 99th percentile of Texas districts.
Both schools are standout performers, but they excel in different ways. McAnally Middle is the current top-ranked school in the zip code, achieving a 5-star rating and ranking 124th out of 2,335 Texas middle schools (95th percentile) for 2025-2026. It has shown a strong upward trend, improving its ranking by 158 spots over two years. In contrast, Aledo Middle is a larger, consistently high-performing school with a longer track record of excellence, including a 94th percentile ranking in 2023-2024. While Aledo Middle has a slightly lower current ranking (189th, 92nd percentile), it serves more students (1,049 vs. 898) and has a perfect 0.0% dropout rate.
Academically, both schools dramatically outperform state averages. The most striking finding is their exceptional performance in Algebra I, where McAnally Middle achieved a near-perfect 99.3% proficiency rate and Aledo Middle posted an excellent 92.4%, compared to the state average of 54%. In reading, McAnally has a slight edge (78.9% average proficiency vs. 75.8%), while in 8th-grade social studies, McAnally also leads (53.5% vs. 49.1%). A key difference appears in general math: Aledo Middle shows a sharp decline from 71.8% proficiency in 6th grade to 41.6% in 8th grade, likely because its strongest math students take Algebra I, while McAnally Middle maintains more consistent math scores across all grades. Both schools serve communities with low economic disadvantage (12.8% and 18.6% free/reduced lunch) and have nearly identical student-teacher ratios (17.8:1 and 17.6:1), highlighting the strong foundation provided by the Aledo Independent School District (Isd).
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