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
1091	Kountze Middle	Public	6-8	1676 Fm 1293	Kountze	77625	Hardin County	Kountze Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 246-3551	230	19	12.3	59.1%	162 (70.4%)	30 (13.0%)	28 (12.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.9%)	$10,248							49.4	45.4	1227	136		482592002921
1092	Tioga School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	855 McKnight Rd	Tioga	76271	Grayson County	Tioga Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 202-2536	664	45	14.7	31.0%	477 (71.8%)	7 (1.1%)	150 (22.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.2%)	$9,739							49.4	48.7	1108	16		484287004887
1093	Alba-Golden High School	Public	6-12	1373 Cr 2377	Alba	75410	Wood County	Alba-Golden Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 768-2472	433	37	11.7	56.8%	372 (85.9%)	3 (0.7%)	44 (10.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.8%)	$10,635							49.4	51.6	1011	82		480765000053
1094	Founders Classical Academy-Tyler	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3405 E Grande Blvd	Tyler	75707	Smith County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 316-3663	480	35	13.5	39.2%	249 (51.9%)	53 (11.0%)	126 (26.3%)	36 (7.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.1%)	$9,786							49.3	60.5	768	326		480016312859
1095	Uplift Infinity Prep Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	1401 S MacArthur Blvd	Irving	75060	Dallas County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 621-9200	357	23	15.6	74.8%	13 (3.6%)	15 (4.2%)	299 (83.8%)	26 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$9,098							49.3	28.1	1790	695		480003012689
1096	Benavides Secondary	Public	6-12	1025 Eagle Dr	Benavides	78341	Duval County	Benavides Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 256-3040	87	16	5.5	89.7%	5 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,595							49.2	25.8	1868	772		489913005627
1097	Dell City School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	110 N Main	Dell City	79837	Hudspeth County	Dell City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 964-2663	76	12	6.1	77.6%	21 (27.6%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (69.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.6%)	$27,812							49.2	37.5	1490	393		481665001429
1098	Salvador Sanchez Middle	Public	6-8	321 N Rio Vista Rd	El Paso	79927	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-5202	544	36	15	88.2%	9 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	533 (98.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,382							49.2	47.3	1166	68		484071021026
1099	Edison Middle	Public	6-8	6901 Ave I	Houston	77011	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 924-1800	388	32	12.1	99.7%	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.3%)	378 (97.4%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,870							49.1	33	1640	541		482364002447
1100	Devine Middle	Public	6-8	400 Cardinal	Devine	78016	Medina County	Devine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 851-0695	431	27	15.8	54.5%	138 (32.0%)	5 (1.2%)	277 (64.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.9%)	$6,843							49.1	48.5	1117	17		481695001470

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