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The highest-performing public middle schools in reading in Taylor County, Texas

Across Taylor County, Texas, 9 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Jim Ned Middle School leads the list at 76.0%, against a median of 53.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Taylor County, Texas

Top % Proficient (Reading)

76.0%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

53.0%

BEST IN READING · TAYLOR COUNTY, TEXAS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)	Rank change
1	Jim Ned Middle School	TUSCOLA, TX	JIM NED CISD	Middle	245	76.0%	▲ 1
2	Jim Ned Intermediate School	TUSCOLA, TX	JIM NED CISD	Middle	410	76.0%	▼ 1
3	Wylie West Junior High School	ABILENE, TX	WYLIE ISD	Middle	1,038	73.0%	no change
4	Wylie East Junior High School	ABILENE, TX	WYLIE ISD	Middle	540	69.0%	no change
5	Merkel Middle School	MERKEL, TX	MERKEL ISD	Middle	246	53.0%	▲ 1
6	Craig Middle School	ABILENE, TX	ABILENE ISD	Middle	771	48.0%	▼ 1
7	Madison Middle School	ABILENE, TX	ABILENE ISD	Middle	770	47.0%	no change
8	Mann Middle School	ABILENE, TX	ABILENE ISD	Middle	776	46.0%	no change
9	Clack Middle School	ABILENE, TX	ABILENE ISD	Middle	693	42.0%	no change

Rank change counts the places a school moved since its prior test year, among the schools on this list that were tested both years. A dash means the school has no prior-year result.

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