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
1321	Cushing School	Public	6-12	1088 W Bearkat Dr	Cushing	75760	Nacogdoches County	Cushing Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 326-4890	298	26	11.3	67.4%	206 (69.1%)	19 (6.4%)	58 (19.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.4%)	$12,063							42.2	47.3	1162	159		481608001176
1322	Idea College Prep Weslaco	Public, Charter	6-12	2931 E Sugar Cane Dr	Weslaco	78599	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 351-4100	728	45	16	84.6%	20 (2.7%)	3 (0.4%)	703 (96.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,937							42.1	38.3	1461	139		480021112495
1323	Tison Middle	Public	6-8	102 Meadow View Rd	Weatherford	76087	Parker County	Weatherford Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 598-2960	834	55	15.2	45.3%	508 (60.9%)	18 (2.2%)	264 (31.7%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (4.2%)	$8,174							42.1	56.5	876	447		484480007708
1324	Cuero J H	Public	6-8	608 Junior High Dr	Cuero	77954	DeWitt County	Cuero Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 275-1900	439	42	10.5	41.9%	174 (39.6%)	34 (7.7%)	218 (49.7%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	$7,922							42.1	52.7	980	344		481596001165
1325	Schultz J H	Public	6-8	20950 Fields Store Rd	Waller	77484	Harris County	Waller Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 372-9103	1,194	77	15.4	59.6%	343 (28.7%)	152 (12.7%)	648 (54.3%)	17 (1.4%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	30 (2.5%)	$9,230							42.1	47	1172	153		484443012000
1326	Lanny Frasier Middle	Public	6-8	2250 W Scyene Rd	Mesquite	75149	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 288-6411	959	68	14.1	84.7%	81 (8.4%)	160 (16.7%)	683 (71.2%)	11 (1.1%)	15 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.8%)	$9,483							42.1	44.8	1250	76		483039013528
1327	Fossil Hill Middle	Public	6-8	3821 Staghorn Cir S	Fort Worth	76137	Tarrant County	Keller Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 744-3050	831	61	13.6	59.8%	199 (23.9%)	119 (14.3%)	365 (43.9%)	68 (8.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	77 (9.3%)	$11,263							42.1	36.6	1515	188		482526006571
1328	World Languages Institute	Public	6-12	1066 W Magnolia Ave	Fort Worth	76104	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-2223	520	41	12.8	83.1%	23 (4.4%)	15 (2.9%)	477 (91.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$10,301							42	37.1	1501	173		481970012991
1329	Bel Air Middle	Public	6-8	7909 Ranchland Dr	El Paso	79915	El Paso County	Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 434-2200	1,002	68	14.7	90.3%	7 (0.7%)	3 (0.3%)	986 (98.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	$9,981							42	39.3	1423	94		484668013215
1330	Lewisville School Of Science And Technology	Public, Charter	7-12	1800 Lakeway Dr	Lewisville	75057	Denton County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 316-6700	91	8	11.3	34.1%	20 (22.0%)	20 (22.0%)	37 (40.7%)	7 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.7%)	$16,009							42	50	1066	264		480016312415

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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.