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
481	Lake Belton Middle	Public	6-8	8818 Tarver Dr	Temple	76502	Bell County	Belton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 215-2900	803	52	15.4	26.2%	464 (57.8%)	55 (6.8%)	198 (24.7%)	26 (3.2%)	4 (0.5%)	4 (0.5%)	52 (6.5%)	$9,012							72.4	71.4	516	35		480986010398
482	Idea Judson College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	13427 Judson Rd	San Antonio	78233	Bexar County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 529-3600	747	45	16.6	75.0%	91 (12.2%)	106 (14.2%)	503 (67.3%)	30 (4.0%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	11 (1.5%)	$10,440							72.4	75.4	423	59		480021113508
483	Pittsburg J H	Public	7-8	313 Broach St	Pittsburg	75686	Camp County	Pittsburg Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 856-6432	299	30	10.1	75.3%	96 (32.1%)	47 (15.7%)	143 (47.8%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	$10,577							72.3	75.1	427	56		483501003939
484	Scott Morgan Johnson Middle	Public	6-8	3400 Community Dr	McKinney	75070	Collin County	McKinney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 302-4900	1,108	77	14.3	41.1%	288 (26.0%)	275 (24.8%)	349 (31.5%)	112 (10.1%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	77 (6.9%)	$8,223							72.1	69.7	542	58		482985008732
485	Glen Rose Junior High School	Public	6-8	805 College St	Glen Rose	76043	Somervell County	Glen Rose Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 898-3700	497	32	15.3	34.4%	323 (65.0%)	1 (0.2%)	154 (31.0%)	8 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.6%)	$8,903							72	76.8	387	98		482085005478
486	Dulles Middle	Public	6-8	500 Dulles Ave	Sugar Land	77478	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-5750	1,254	79	15.9	55.1%	193 (15.4%)	316 (25.2%)	348 (27.8%)	337 (26.9%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (4.2%)	$8,791							71.9	72.3	488	2		481965005871
487	Roy Miller H S And Metro School Of Design	Public	7-12	1 Battlin Buc Blvd	Corpus Christi	78408	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-5100	1,424	88	16.2	89.2%	95 (6.7%)	83 (5.8%)	1,237 (86.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.4%)	$10,780							71.9	59.7	788	301		481527001073
488	Westwood Math Science Leadership Magnet	Public, Magnet	6-8	7630 Arapaho Rd	Dallas	75248	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 593-3600	630	44	14.2	50.6%	143 (22.7%)	152 (24.1%)	266 (42.2%)	44 (7.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.5%)	$12,469							71.9	67.5	605	117		483702004165
489	Nyos Lamar Secondary	Public, Charter	6-12	12301 N Lamar Blvd	Austin	78753	Travis County	Nyos Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 583-6967	809	70	11.5	30.0%	298 (36.8%)	128 (15.8%)	268 (33.1%)	82 (10.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (3.8%)	$8,863							71.9	71.5	512	23		480005808056
490	Lamar Middle	Public	6-8	4900 Timber Creek Rd	Flower Mound	75028	Denton County	Lewisville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 713-5966	716	50	14.4	24.0%	339 (47.3%)	54 (7.5%)	200 (27.9%)	84 (11.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.0%)	$8,346							71.8	82	285	205		482730006440

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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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