Best Middle Schools in Texas

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 2344)	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	Average Standard Score (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
391	Maud School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	389 Houston Dr	Maud	75567	Bowie County	Maud Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 585-2219	450	38	11.6	58.2%	351 (78.0%)	25 (5.6%)	34 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.7%)	35 (7.8%)	$10,594							77	80.2	322	69		482946003317
392	Harmony School Of Fine Arts And Technology-Houston	Public, Charter	K-8	9115 Kirby Dr	Houston	77054	Harris County	Harmony Public Schools - Houston South	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 433-7001	742	47	15.6	75.1%	28 (3.8%)	327 (44.1%)	353 (47.6%)	25 (3.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	$12,001							77	66.8	620	228		480021012561
393	Redwater J H	Public	7-8	204 Red River Rd N	Redwater	75573	Bowie County	Redwater Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 671-3227	166	17	9.5	53.6%	144 (86.7%)	5 (3.0%)	10 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (3.0%)	$10,972							76.9	76.2	400	7		483675005801
394	Canyon J H	Public	7-8	910 9th Ave	Canyon	79015	Randall County	Canyon Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 677-2700	555	37	14.9	24.0%	401 (72.3%)	5 (0.9%)	131 (23.6%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.2%)	$7,613							76.9	73	467	73		481281000775
395	Houston Gateway Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3400 Evergreen Dr	Houston	77087	Harris County	Houston Gateway Academy Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 649-2706	613	34	18	85.6%	5 (0.8%)	14 (2.3%)	589 (96.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$30,811							76.9	82.9	272	123		480011808242
396	Chisum Middle	Public	6-8	3250 S Church St	Paris	75462	Lamar County	Chisum Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 737-2806	266	24	11.2	41.7%	219 (82.3%)	13 (4.9%)	20 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.8%)	$10,792							76.8	78.2	356	40		480001204908
397	Miles High School	Public	7-12	1001 Robinson	Miles	76861	Runnels County	Miles Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 468-2861	217	23	9.4	38.7%	134 (61.8%)	3 (1.4%)	76 (35.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$11,581							76.7	72.4	485	88		483075003471
398	Bryss Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2255 N Coria St	Brownsville	78520	Cameron County	Raul Yzaguirre Schools For Success	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 574-7100	555	29	18.8	95.0%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	553 (99.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,605							76.7	80.3	321	77		480002209256
399	Cherokee School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	305 S Indian Ave	Cherokee	76832	San Saba County	Cherokee Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 622-4298	123	19	6.3	66.7%	82 (66.7%)	4 (3.3%)	33 (26.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$15,240							76.7	72.5	481	82		481374000866
400	Seashore Middle Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	15437 S Padre Island Dr	Corpus Christi	78418	Nueces County	Seashore Charter Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 654-1134	167	14	11.9		122 (73.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (21.6%)	5 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	$11,915							76.7	84.3	251	149		480028911399

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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 June 25, 2025, 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.
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Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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