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Best Middle Schools in Bell County, TX

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Schools

15,079

Students

Districts

Top rankedHolland Middle370^th of 2,335 Texas middle schools

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Biggest riser

Union Grove Middle up 460 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Holland Middle 10.3 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Dr Jimmie Don Aycock Middle

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)			STAAR Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	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 Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Academy Middle	Public	6-8	602 E Main St	Little River Academy	76554	Bell County	Academy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 982-4201	417	29	14.4	34.3%	235 (56.4%)	26 (6.2%)	126 (30.2%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	20 (4.8%)	60.3	746^th of 2335 public middle schools	68.1%		64	688^th of 2344 public middle schools	70.6%	58	68.8	59.5	68.3	63.0	39.9	28.2	54.8	21.8	$8,079
Lake Belton Middle	Public	6-8	8818 Tarver Dr	Temple	76502	Bell County	Belton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 215-2900	803	52	15.4	26.2%	464 (57.8%)	55 (6.8%)	198 (24.7%)	26 (3.2%)	4 (0.5%)	4 (0.5%)	52 (6.5%)	67.5	565^th of 2335 public middle schools	75.8%		72.4	481^st of 2344 public middle schools	79.5%	84	94.9	61.6	64.2	72.9	47.0	56.1	38.0	23.6	$9,012
South Belton Middle	Public	6-8	805 Sagebrush	Belton	76513	Bell County	Belton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 215-3000	667	56	11.9	65.4%	162 (24.3%)	63 (9.4%)	383 (57.4%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.0%)	43 (6.4%)	25.6	1865^th of 2335 public middle schools	20.1%		20.6	2008^th of 2344 public middle schools	14.3%	143	83.5	46.1	32.4	43.3	26.9	17.1	10.9	19.4	$10,408
North Belton Middle	Public	6-8	7907 Prairie View Rd	Temple	76502	Bell County	Belton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 316-5200	979	57	17.0	36.9%	455 (46.5%)	95 (9.7%)	320 (32.7%)	34 (3.5%)	6 (0.6%)	5 (0.5%)	64 (6.5%)	56.4	863^rd of 2335 public middle schools	63.0%		49.9	1075^th of 2344 public middle schools	54.1%	212	83.6	54.9	56.6	65.3	37.8	35.5	27.3	33.5	$7,408
Belton Middle	Public	6-8	1704 Sparta Rd	Belton	76513	Bell County	Belton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 215-2800	661	49	13.4	43.3%	337 (51.0%)	38 (5.7%)	230 (34.8%)	12 (1.8%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	39 (5.9%)	41.9	1331^st of 2335 public middle schools	43.0%		49.9	1077^th of 2344 public middle schools	54.1%	254	80.0	45.1	49.8	54.2	29.9	40.9	27.0	23.1	$8,332
Holland Middle	Public	6-8	302 Hackberry Rd	Holland	76534	Bell County	Holland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 657-2224	147	14	10.3	30.6%	103 (70.1%)	5 (3.4%)	36 (24.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	77.3	370^th of 2335 public middle schools	84.2%		85.2	236^th of 2344 public middle schools	89.9%	134	94.1	66.7	76.0	67.2	49.1	29.2	67.2	43.1	$9,085
Gateway Middle	Public	6-8	1307 Gowen Dr	Killeen	76543	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 336-1690	48	15	3.2	79.2%	3 (6.3%)	27 (56.3%)	11 (22.9%)	1 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.2%)	4 (8.3%)								(n/a)			0.0			0.0			$36,981
Manor Middle	Public	6-8	1700 S W S Young Dr	Killeen	76543	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 336-1310	592	41	14.3	73.3%	83 (14.0%)	203 (34.3%)	237 (40.0%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	12 (2.0%)	49 (8.3%)	19	2072^nd of 2335 public middle schools	11.3%		14.3	2165^th of 2344 public middle schools	7.6%	93	68.8	42.9	33.1	29.1	20.4	20.0	18.6	12.6	$12,209
Rancier Middle	Public	6-8	3301 Hilliard Ave	Killeen	76543	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 336-1250	735	43	17.1	80.0%	80 (10.9%)	261 (35.5%)	321 (43.7%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	15 (2.0%)	53 (7.2%)	24.5	1919^th of 2335 public middle schools	17.8%		15.8	2134^th of 2344 public middle schools	9.0%	215	91.4	43.0	36.0	33.2	22.0	21.8	38.4	9.1	$11,194
Palo Alto Middle	Public	6-8	2301 W Elms Rd	Killeen	76549	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 336-1200	781	48	16.3	76.7%	74 (9.5%)	390 (49.9%)	243 (31.1%)	12 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	18 (2.3%)	42 (5.4%)	16.2	2138^th of 2335 public middle schools	8.4%		14.3	2166^th of 2344 public middle schools	7.6%	28	87.5	32.9	21.9	36.5	20.8	16.9	21.3	9.9	$10,831
Eastern Hills Middle	Public	6-8	300 Indian Trl	Harker Heights	76548	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 336-1100	585	37	15.6	77.3%	104 (17.8%)	173 (29.6%)	223 (38.1%)	6 (1.0%)	4 (0.7%)	14 (2.4%)	61 (10.4%)	16.6	2123^rd of 2335 public middle schools	9.1%		15.2	2147^th of 2344 public middle schools	8.4%	24	88.9	30.5	30.2	37.2	23.2	11.1	20.6	14.6	$11,905
Liberty Hill Middle	Public	6-8	4500 Kit Carson Trl	Killeen	76542	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 336-1370	674	42	16.1	61.0%	93 (13.8%)	274 (40.7%)	211 (31.3%)	13 (1.9%)	2 (0.3%)	17 (2.5%)	64 (9.5%)	25.6	1870^th of 2335 public middle schools	19.9%		38.3	1446^th of 2344 public middle schools	38.3%	424	86.9	35.0	34.8	46.1	25.6	31.0	14.6	16.0	$10,658
Live Oak Ridge Middle	Public	6-8	2600 Robinett Rd	Killeen	76549	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 336-2490	676	39	17.5	68.3%	44 (6.5%)	304 (45.0%)	226 (33.4%)	12 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.6%)	66 (9.8%)	24.9	1902^nd of 2335 public middle schools	18.5%		17.2	2100^th of 2344 public middle schools	10.4%	198	82.8	34.5	37.7	47.2	22.8	27.4	22.9	12.0	$10,562
Union Grove Middle	Public	6-8	101 E Iowa Dr	Harker Heights	76548	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 336-6580	733	38	19.3	38.9%	211 (28.8%)	188 (25.6%)	225 (30.7%)	22 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.4%)	77 (10.5%)	57.5	829^th of 2335 public middle schools	64.5%		43.3	1289^th of 2344 public middle schools	45.0%	460	82.8	60.1	57.6	68.0	33.6	42.4	31.6	28.2	$10,666
Charles E Patterson Middle	Public	6-8	8383 W Trimmier Rd	Killeen	76542	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 336-7100	746	48	15.5	57.1%	102 (13.7%)	291 (39.0%)	233 (31.2%)	33 (4.4%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.0%)	70 (9.4%)	33.7	1608^th of 2335 public middle schools	31.1%		33.5	1603^rd of 2344 public middle schools	31.6%	5	66.2	43.1	36.7	49.6	25.4	25.8	26.4	30.2	$9,413
Roy J Smith Middle	Public	6-8	6000 Brushy Creek Dr	Killeen	76549	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 336-1050	1,135	65	17.3	57.8%	145 (12.8%)	408 (35.9%)	400 (35.2%)	35 (3.1%)	6 (0.5%)	23 (2.0%)	118 (10.4%)	42.1	1319^th of 2335 public middle schools	43.5%		40.1	1399^th of 2344 public middle schools	40.3%	80	98.9	46.9	51.5	51.4	29.6	29.6	44.9	22.3	$8,971
Nolan Middle	Public	6-8	1600 Warriors Path Rd	Harker Heights	76548	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 336-1150	1,068	58	18.3	47.8%	266 (24.9%)	257 (24.1%)	379 (35.5%)	35 (3.3%)	6 (0.6%)	17 (1.6%)	108 (10.1%)	50.6	1033^rd of 2335 public middle schools	55.8%		53.4	969^th of 2344 public middle schools	58.7%	64	82.0	54.9	54.2	65.5	42.1	22.7	31.9	26.2	$8,867
Dr Jimmie Don Aycock Middle	Public	6-8	200 N Ws Young Dr	Killeen	76543	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(254) 336-0006	557	29	19.0	50.3%	96 (17.2%)	198 (35.5%)	163 (29.3%)	13 (2.3%)	2 (0.4%)	16 (2.9%)	69 (12.4%)	42.6	1301^st of 2335 public middle schools	44.3%					(n/a)	82.9	53.4	49.8	49.7	28.1	33.6	17.9	28.7	$00
Bell County Daep	Public	8	1 Eagle Dr	Rogers	76569	Bell County	Rogers Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 642-3802	1				0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Rogers Middle	Public	6-8	114 Eagle Dr	Rogers	76569	Bell County	Rogers Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 642-3011	213	13	15.8	37.6%	134 (62.9%)	2 (0.9%)	66 (31.0%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.8%)	46.9	1144^th of 2335 public middle schools	51.0%		57.1	869^th of 2344 public middle schools	62.9%	275	100.0	47.1	64.8	61.1	25.0	29.1	39.0	22.2	$8,038
Salado Middle	Public	6-8	1169 Williams Rd	Salado	76571	Bell County	Salado Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 947-6930	587	36	16.1	19.6%	394 (67.1%)	9 (1.5%)	154 (26.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	24 (4.1%)	63.7	666^th of 2335 public middle schools	71.5%		75.6	418^th of 2344 public middle schools	82.2%	248	88.1	57.1	56.2	70.1	46.4	42.7	23.7	37.1	$6,370
Bonham Middle	Public	6-8	4600 Midway Dr	Temple	76502	Bell County	Temple Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 215-6600	627	53	11.7	67.1%	152 (24.2%)	120 (19.1%)	300 (47.8%)	17 (2.7%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	32 (5.1%)	51.1	1010^th of 2335 public middle schools	56.7%		45.5	1214^th of 2344 public middle schools	48.2%	204	97.1	43.3	51.4	51.8	37.3	18.7	73.4	32.6	$9,638
Lamar Middle	Public	6-8	2011 N Third St	Temple	76501	Bell County	Temple Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 215-6444	553	45	12.3	76.5%	106 (19.2%)	137 (24.8%)	266 (48.1%)	10 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	32 (5.8%)	22.3	1984^th of 2335 public middle schools	15.0%		28.8	1775^th of 2344 public middle schools	24.3%	209	71.4	31.9	34.0	41.9	24.2	14.9	37.9	11.4	$10,680
Travis Science Academy	Public	6-8	1551 S 25th St	Temple	76504	Bell County	Temple Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 215-6300	686	52	13.1	74.8%	107 (15.6%)	173 (25.2%)	344 (50.1%)	17 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	42 (6.1%)	34.2	1593^rd of 2335 public middle schools	31.8%		30.2	1723^rd of 2344 public middle schools	26.5%	130	89.3	44.8	45.2	44.4	18.8	16.1	54.6	18.2	$9,961
Raymond Mays Middle	Public	6-8	915 W Main	Troy	76579	Bell County	Troy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 938-2543	408	28	14.4	52.7%	228 (55.9%)	11 (2.7%)	145 (35.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (5.1%)	42.4	1309^th of 2335 public middle schools	43.9%		63.4	702^nd of 2344 public middle schools	70.1%	607	83.9	38.6	55.4	58.6	33.3	22.4	44.0	21.4	$8,045

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IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.