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Best Middle Schools in Grayson County, TX

At a glance

Schools

6,336

Students

Districts

Top rankedPottsboro Middle282^nd of 2,359 Texas middle schools

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Biggest riser

Piner Middle up 536 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Howe Middle 10.7 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)	STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)	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 (2025)	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 Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR EOC Algebra I 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
Pritchard J H	Public	6-8	1510 Ole Ambrose Rd	Bells	75414	Grayson County	Bells Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 965-3602	231	19	12.0	35.1%	181 (78.4%)	1 (0.4%)	24 (10.4%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (3.0%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (6.9%)	76.3	389^th of 2359 public middle schools	83.5%		86.7	212^th of 2344 public middle schools	91.0%	177			100.0		41.3	74.7	80.0		46.3	69.8	87.3	40.0	$10,411
Henry Scott Middle	Public	7-8	1901 S Mirick Ave	Denison	75020	Grayson County	Denison Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 462-7180	733	55	13.2	54.4%	407 (55.5%)	69 (9.4%)	166 (22.6%)	5 (0.7%)	11 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (10.2%)	43	1292^nd of 2359 public middle schools	45.2%		39.5	1413^th of 2344 public middle schools	39.7%	121			81.2			40.7	52.8			36.9	26.8	31.1	$7,837
B McDaniel Intermediate	Public	5-6	400 Lillis Ln	Denison	75020	Grayson County	Denison Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 462-7200	708	59	11.9	60.7%	372 (52.5%)	61 (8.6%)	183 (25.8%)	5 (0.7%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (11.4%)								(n/a)	7.7			45.1	43.3			29.9	33.4				$8,505
Gunter Middle	Public	6-8	410 Tiger Ln	Gunter	75058	Grayson County	Gunter Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 433-1545	375	23	16.4	16.3%	277 (73.9%)	5 (1.3%)	78 (20.8%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.7%)	64.5	639^th of 2359 public middle schools	72.9%		59.7	805^th of 2344 public middle schools	65.7%	166			84.8		61.6	64.4	62.0		31.4	56.2	3.7	45.5	$7,048
Howe Middle	Public	6-8	300 Beatrice	Howe	75459	Grayson County	Howe Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 745-4300	281	26	10.7	42.3%	159 (56.6%)	3 (1.1%)	101 (35.9%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.6%)	48.3	1096^th of 2359 public middle schools	53.5%		65.6	642^nd of 2344 public middle schools	72.6%	454			90.9		52.5	50.0	60.0		18.8	32.3	55.7	27.5	$10,313
Pottsboro Middle	Public	5-8	1401 Katy Ln	Pottsboro	75076	Grayson County	Pottsboro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 771-2982	440	31	14.1	30.2%	355 (80.7%)	3 (0.7%)	44 (10.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.8%)	82.5	282^nd of 2359 public middle schools	88.0%		74.2	445^th of 2344 public middle schools	81.0%	163			97.1	63.6	62.6	64.4	80.2	55.4	53.0	54.7	75.0	49.5	$8,315
S And S Cons Middle	Public	5-8	462 S Main	Sadler	76264	Grayson County	S And S Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 564-6051	298	21	14.3	37.6%	210 (70.5%)	5 (1.7%)	62 (20.8%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.0%)	41.3	1368^th of 2359 public middle schools	42.0%		50.7	1056^th of 2344 public middle schools	54.9%	312			100.0	37.7	43.4	35.9	52.2	22.6	30.3	42.2	34.1	31.3	$10,683
Piner Middle	Public	6-8	402 W Pecan	Sherman	75090	Grayson County	Sherman Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 891-6470	831	67	12.4	68.0%	283 (34.1%)	89 (10.7%)	364 (43.8%)	31 (3.7%)	10 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (6.4%)	45.6	1194^th of 2359 public middle schools	49.4%		30.1	1730^th of 2344 public middle schools	26.2%	536			100.0		53.3	47.8	53.2		43.9	35.2	35.3	21.0	$10,421
Sherman Middle	Public	6-8	2201 E Lamar	Sherman	75090	Grayson County	Sherman Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 891-6400	869	70	12.4	79.9%	229 (26.4%)	113 (13.0%)	467 (53.7%)	12 (1.4%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (4.8%)	29.7	1751^st of 2359 public middle schools	25.8%		31.3	1688^th of 2344 public middle schools	28.0%	63			94.3		32.4	42.7	45.7		24.2	29.7	24.8	22.7	$10,599
Tom Bean Middle	Public	6-8	289 Franklin Rd	Tom Bean	75489	Grayson County	Tom Bean Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 546-6161	170	13	12.8	38.2%	127 (74.7%)	3 (1.8%)	37 (21.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	43.1	1283^rd of 2359 public middle schools	45.6%		53.3	972^nd of 2344 public middle schools	58.5%	311					45.3	43.6	54.2		26.4	21.7	44.4	37.3	$10,364
Van Alstyne J H	Public	7-8	1722 N Waco St	Van Alstyne	75495	Grayson County	Van Alstyne Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 482-8803	405	31	13.1	17.5%	255 (63.0%)	13 (3.2%)	102 (25.2%)	11 (2.7%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.9%)	79.7	331^st of 2359 public middle schools	86.0%		85.9	220^th of 2344 public middle schools	90.6%	111			96.0			69.3	76.2			27.7	74.1	42.0	$7,553
Van Alstyne Middle	Public	5-6	1314 N Waco	Van Alstyne	75495	Grayson County	Van Alstyne Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(903) 482-8804	433	29	14.7	22.6%	284 (65.6%)	16 (3.7%)	101 (23.3%)	9 (2.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.6%)								(n/a)				63.9	59.1			32.2	36.8				$00
Whitesboro Middle	Public	6-8	600 W Fourth St	Whitesboro	76273	Grayson County	Whitesboro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 564-4237	372	28	13.1	60.8%	255 (68.5%)	2 (0.5%)	88 (23.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.2%)	58.2	818^th of 2359 public middle schools	65.3%		55	914^th of 2344 public middle schools	61.0%	96			89.7		61.6	50.4	73.8		38.5	29.3	34.5	34.9	$8,617
Whitewright Middle	Public	6-8	315 Highland	Whitewright	75491	Grayson County	Whitewright Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 364-2151	190	17	10.9	45.8%	147 (77.4%)	3 (1.6%)	28 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (5.3%)	75.7	399^th of 2359 public middle schools	83.1%		72.4	478^th of 2344 public middle schools	79.6%	79			100.0		71.4	50.0	61.8		61.3	34.6	62.5	59.7	$9,239

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