Best Middle Schools in Texas

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2026 vs 2025)					ID
Rank (of 2335)	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 (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Rank (2025)	Rank Change from 2025	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	ID
1461	Hamlin Middle	Public	6-8	3900 Hamlin Dr	Corpus Christi	78411	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-4210	364	31	11.8	86.5%	24 (6.6%)	15 (4.1%)	324 (89.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$12,021							37.9	39	1424	37		481527001061
1462	Sellers Middle	Public	6-8	1009 Mars Dr	Garland	75040	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 494-8337	852	56	15.1	82.9%	63 (7.4%)	123 (14.4%)	565 (66.3%)	71 (8.3%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	24 (2.8%)	$10,060							37.9	36.6	1503	41		482034002043
1463	Canyon Middle	Public	6-8	2014 Fm 1101	New Braunfels	78130	Comal County	Comal Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 221-2300	1,251	73	17.2	43.2%	483 (38.6%)	57 (4.6%)	630 (50.4%)	23 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.6%)	50 (4.0%)	$7,317							37.9	44.9	1225	238		481473000968
1464	Clemons Creek Middle	Public	6-8	2700 Leonard Ave	Anna	75409	Collin County	Anna Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(972) 924-1380	614	37	16.7	45.4%	225 (36.6%)	147 (23.9%)	195 (31.8%)	18 (2.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.4%)	$8,711							37.9	44.2	1250	214		480834022797
1465	KIPP Paseo Preparatory School	Public, Charter	6-10	6800 Metropolis Dr	Austin	78744	Travis County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 921-5707	436	27	16.1	91.1%	16 (3.7%)	20 (4.6%)	396 (90.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$9,025							37.9	33.3	1607	142		480026414123
1466	Besteiro Middle	Public	6-8	6280 Southmost Rd	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 544-3900	558	46	12.1	94.4%	11 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	547 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,472							37.9	43.7	1273	193		481168003325
1467	Hermleigh School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	8010 Business 84h	Hermleigh	79526	Scurry County	Hermleigh Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 863-2451	258	24	10.7	46.1%	155 (60.1%)	4 (1.6%)	96 (37.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$13,048							37.8	53.3	974	493		482304002343
1468	Angleton Junior High School	Public	6-8	1201 Henderson Rd	Angleton	77515	Brazoria County	Angleton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 864-8002	1,567	100	15.7	68.5%	488 (31.1%)	207 (13.2%)	793 (50.6%)	7 (0.4%)	9 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (4.0%)	$8,234							37.8	43.5	1284	184		480831009139
1469	Uplift Elevate Prep Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	10800 Chapin Rd	Fort Worth	76108	Tarrant County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 764-3600	267	19	14.2	76.0%	35 (13.1%)	76 (28.5%)	136 (50.9%)	7 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.9%)	$9,243							37.8	40.9	1371	98		480003014079
1470	Union Hill High School	Public	6-12	2197 F M 2088	Gilmer	75644	Upshur County	Union Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 762-2138	141	12	11.8	56.7%	99 (70.2%)	7 (5.0%)	27 (19.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.5%)	$13,536							37.8	26.4	1852	382		484356004955

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