Best Middle Schools in Texas for African American Students

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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, African American students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Texas test scores and rankings. Other leading school comparison sites use data that is up to FOUR years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

The list is updated annually upon the release of the STAAR test scores by the Texas Education Agency. The most recent update was on Wednesday, September 11, 2024.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)							Ranking (African American vs All Students - 2024)					ID
Rank (of 1271)	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 (African American)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (African American)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)	ID
1	William B Travis Vanguard Academy Of Academically Tag	Public, Magnet	4-8	3001 McKinney Ave	Dallas	75204	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(972) 794-7500	501	30	16.7	16.6%	254 (50.7%)	28 (5.6%)	131 (26.1%)	39 (7.8%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.0%)	$10,832			$767			$10,065	99.9%	100.0%	0.04%			481623001374
2	School For The Highly Gifted	Public, Charter	1-8	2990 S Hwy 161	Grand Prairie	75052	Dallas County	Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 343-7864	125	16	7.8	29.6%	28 (22.4%)	34 (27.2%)	22 (17.6%)	33 (26.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.4%)	$14,603			$648			$13,955	99.8%	99.9%	0.03%			482142013172
3	George B Dealey Montessori Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	6501 Royal Ln	Dallas	75230	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(972) 794-8400	636	43	14.7	25.8%	225 (35.4%)	71 (11.2%)	217 (34.1%)	67 (10.5%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	49 (7.7%)	$10,960			$815			$10,145	99.8%	99.4%	0.36%			481623006932
4	Irma Rangel Young Women's Leadership School	Public, Magnet	6-12	1718 Robert B Cullum Blvd	Dallas	75210	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-5200	610	35	17.4	77.2%	42 (6.9%)	34 (5.6%)	508 (83.3%)	13 (2.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.6%)	$9,771			$1,168			$8,602	99.7%	97.5%	2.23%			481623010561
5	Trinity Heights Gifted And Talented School	Public	1-8	1515 Lynn Haven Ave	Dallas	75216	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-7500	313	22	13.9	78.9%	19 (6.1%)	82 (26.2%)	198 (63.3%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	$10,804			$1,764			$9,041	99.6%	99.0%	0.62%			481623001341
6	BASIS San Antonio- Shavano Campus	Public, Charter	6-12	4114 Lockhill Selma Rd	San Antonio	78249	Bexar County	Basis Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 874-9250	1,038	59	17.5		197 (19.0%)	59 (5.7%)	285 (27.5%)	442 (42.6%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (4.8%)	$7,415			$132			$7,284	99.5%	99.6%	0.05%			480143813036
7	Dallas Environmental Science Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	3531 N Westmoreland Rd	Dallas	75212	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-3950	418	25	16.7	82.8%	10 (2.4%)	25 (6.0%)	378 (90.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$10,580			$1,156			$9,424	99.4%	96.7%	2.71%			481623005690
8	Sst Sugarland	Public, Charter	PK, KG-7	10007 Clodine Rd	Richmond	77407	Fort Bend County	School Of Science And Technology Discovery	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 277-7923	701	46	15	79.0%	46 (6.6%)	450 (64.2%)	75 (10.7%)	115 (16.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.0%)	$7,236			$402			$6,834	99.4%	97.8%	1.62%			480140013693
9	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	580	35	16.5	40.5%	175 (30.2%)	56 (9.7%)	141 (24.3%)	179 (30.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.8%)	$10,236			$1,036			$9,200	99.3%	99.6%	0.33%			482364008611
10	Harmony Science Academy-Katy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-7	22400 Grand Corner Dr	Katy	77494	Fort Bend County	Harmony Public Schools - Houston West	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 437-3926	1,331	79	16.7	53.1%	225 (16.9%)	524 (39.4%)	168 (12.6%)	387 (29.1%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	22 (1.7%)	$8,291			$879			$7,412	99.2%	97.9%	1.29%			480140513062

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About our rankings:

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 September 11, 2024, 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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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