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
1461	Greg A Garcia Early College Intermediate	Public, Charter	6-8	9550 S Zarzamora St	San Antonio	78224	Bexar County	New Frontiers Public Schools Inc	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(210) 519-3840	135	7	20.7	55.6%	2 (1.5%)	1 (0.7%)	131 (97.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,102							37.9	55.1	923	538		480006111122
1462	Smithville J H	Public	6-8	287 Hwy 95 S	Smithville	78957	Bastrop County	Smithville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 237-2407	416	27	15.5	44.5%	208 (50.0%)	24 (5.8%)	161 (38.7%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.8%)	$8,865							37.9	37.5	1493	31		484055004591
1463	Little Cypress J H	Public	6-8	6765 F M 1130	Orange	77632	Orange County	Little Cypress-Mauriceville Consolidated Independent School	No	No	(n/a)	No	(409) 883-2317	523	36	14.5	56.4%	364 (69.6%)	55 (10.5%)	70 (13.4%)	7 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.8%)	$9,213							37.9	29.3	1765	302		482769003108
1464	Golden Rule Desoto	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	135 W Wintergreen Rd	Desoto	75115	Dallas County	Golden Rule Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 248-4463	402	34	11.8	91.3%	12 (3.0%)	67 (16.7%)	317 (78.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$8,545							37.8	29.1	1770	306		480023712366
1465	Iltexas Saginaw Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	500 Old Decatur Rd	Saginaw	76179	Tarrant County	International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 250-3600	359	27	13.1	63.5%	33 (9.2%)	103 (28.7%)	201 (56.0%)	12 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.8%)	$8,796							37.8	35.6	1555	90		480144013406
1466	Idea Palmview College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-10	4100 N Schuerbach Rd	Mission	78572	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 377-8000	446	31	14.5	99.6%	10 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	435 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,367							37.7	38	1474	8		480021114061
1467	Ann Richards Middle	Public	6-8	7005 Ann Richards Rd	Mission	78572	Hidalgo County	La Joya Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-2860	665	41	16.3	92.9%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	665 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,250							37.7	55.2	918	549		482613008294
1468	Kitty Hawk Middle	Public	6-8	840 Old Cimmaron Trl	Universal City	78148	Bexar County	Judson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 945-1220	1,062	76	14	59.6%	198 (18.6%)	152 (14.3%)	618 (58.2%)	28 (2.6%)	4 (0.4%)	5 (0.5%)	57 (5.4%)	$9,902							37.7	38.4	1455	13		482499002792
1469	Centerville Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	813 S Commerce	Centerville	75833	Leon County	Centerville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 536-2935	322	33	9.7	40.7%	238 (73.9%)	27 (8.4%)	46 (14.3%)	5 (1.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$11,253							37.6	44.4	1260	209		481341000841
1470	Losoya Middle	Public	6-8	1610 Martinez Losoya Rd	San Antonio	78221	Bexar County	Southside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 882-1602	607	40	15.1	89.8%	22 (3.6%)	9 (1.5%)	571 (94.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$10,154							37.6	36.6	1517	47		484092013713

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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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