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
2211	Burkeville School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	231 Cr 2099	Burkeville	75932	Newton County	Burkeville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 565-2201	252	22	11.3	84.5%	163 (64.7%)	73 (29.0%)	11 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	$10,569							11.5	8.6	2288	77		481215000713
2212	Paredes Middle	Public	6-8	10100 S Mary Moore Searight Dr	Austin	78748	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 841-6800	635	39	16.2	78.3%	40 (6.3%)	64 (10.1%)	503 (79.2%)	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	16 (2.5%)	$10,433							11.5	8.6	2289	77		480894008938
2213	Royal Academy Of Excellence	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	4018 S Presa St	San Antonio	78223	Bexar County	Royal Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 531-0300	469	31	15.2	84.9%	34 (7.2%)	15 (3.2%)	406 (86.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	$14,435							11.5	12.2	2223	10		480147714114
2214	Lincoln Middle	Public	6-8	255 Lake View Heroes Dr	San Angelo	76903	Tom Green County	San Angelo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 659-3550	781	53	14.8	73.9%	142 (18.2%)	25 (3.2%)	589 (75.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.8%)	$8,816							11.4	14	2183	31		483870008926
2215	Wedgwood Middle	Public	6-8	3909 Wilkie Way	Fort Worth	76133	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-8200	701	51	13.8	89.3%	47 (6.7%)	278 (39.7%)	329 (46.9%)	18 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (4.0%)	$12,508							11.3	9.1	2281	66		481970001927
2216	Eschool Prep Academy	Public, Virtual	K-8	400 S Young St	Fort Stockton	79735	Pecos County	Fort Stockton Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(512) 778-0421	5,650			73.7%	1,495 (26.5%)	1,285 (22.7%)	2,334 (41.3%)	143 (2.5%)	36 (0.6%)	20 (0.4%)	337 (6.0%)								11.1	12.1	2229	13		482019023058
2217	Charles Q Murphree Pk-8	Public	PK, KG-8	499 Cabaret	El Paso	79912	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(915) 236-3925	846	59	14.4	87.0%	43 (5.1%)	24 (2.8%)	760 (89.8%)	5 (0.6%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.1%)	$10,506							11.1	13.7	2188	29		481830010644
2218	George Gervin Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	6944 S Sunbelt Dr	San Antonio	78218	Bexar County	George Gervin Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 568-8800	793	35	22.5	100.0%	18 (2.3%)	296 (37.3%)	457 (57.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.4%)	$12,453							11	9.3	2278	60		480001407174
2219	Delay Middle	Public	6-8	2103 Savage Ln	Lewisville	75057	Denton County	Lewisville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 713-5191	598	56	10.7	89.5%	34 (5.7%)	65 (10.9%)	476 (79.6%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.5%)	$12,168							10.8	14.6	2168	51		482730006978
2220	Lucyle Collins Middle	Public	6-8	3651 Santos Dr	Fort Worth	76106	Tarrant County	Lake Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 306-4250	735	42	17.4	90.3%	88 (12.0%)	194 (26.4%)	396 (53.9%)	14 (1.9%)	11 (1.5%)	4 (0.5%)	28 (3.8%)	$10,486							10.8	8.6	2287	67		482649011341

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.