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
211	Windthorst Jh	Public	6-8	100 St Marys Dr	Windthorst	76389	Archer County	Windthorst Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 423-6605	107	8	13	40.2%	73 (68.2%)	1 (0.9%)	31 (29.0%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,271							85.9	92	115	96		484608012438
212	Pleasant Grove Middle	Public	6-8	5605 Cooks Ln	Texarkana	75503	Bowie County	Pleasant Grove Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 831-4295	537	41	13	40.2%	346 (64.4%)	83 (15.5%)	50 (9.3%)	21 (3.9%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (6.1%)	$9,415							85.9	81.3	306	94		483513006311
213	Reynolds Middle	Public	6-8	700 N Coleman St	Prosper	75078	Collin County	Prosper Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 219-2165	1,762	109	16.1		849 (48.2%)	136 (7.7%)	168 (9.5%)	478 (27.1%)	14 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	116 (6.6%)	$7,846							85.8	87.9	191	22		483600012465
214	Thrall Middle	Public	5-8	201 S Bounds St	Thrall	76578	Williamson County	Thrall Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 898-5193	287	20	14.1	34.5%	189 (65.9%)	2 (0.7%)	92 (32.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$8,524							85.8	88.1	187	27		484266009435
215	Founders Classical Academy Of Flower Mound	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4901 Cross Timbers Rd	Flower Mound	75028	Denton County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 316-3663	949	56	16.8	10.2%	452 (47.6%)	42 (4.4%)	172 (18.1%)	213 (22.4%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	65 (6.8%)	$8,159							85.8	92	116	99		480016313318
216	Harwood J H	Public	7-9	3000 Martin Dr	Bedford	76021	Tarrant County	Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 399-3570	1,024	60	17.1	43.8%	352 (34.4%)	182 (17.8%)	289 (28.2%)	104 (10.2%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.3%)	83 (8.1%)	$8,058							85.7	88.5	179	37		482406002671
217	Robert G Cole Middle/High School	Public	6-12	4001 Winans Rd	San Antonio	78234	Bexar County	Ft Sam Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 368-8730	810	72	11.2	17.2%	273 (33.7%)	118 (14.6%)	293 (36.2%)	22 (2.7%)	4 (0.5%)	13 (1.6%)	87 (10.7%)	$14,462							85.6	89.7	152	65		482016001965
218	Founders Classical Academy Corinth - Upper School	Public, Charter	6-12	3600 Meadowview Dr	Corinth	75065	Denton County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 321-1144	509	35	14.6	19.6%	304 (59.7%)	34 (6.7%)	107 (21.0%)	34 (6.7%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.1%)	$8,127							85.6	81.9	293	75		480016311536
219	Great Hearts Lakeside	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	7633 Harris Pkwy	Fort Worth	76123	Tarrant County	Great Hearts Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 409-9098	1,279	54	23.5	25.6%	657 (51.4%)	126 (9.9%)	317 (24.8%)	106 (8.3%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	67 (5.2%)	$9,360							85.5	82.4	284	65		480144114131
220	Ut Tyler University Academy At Longview	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3201 N Eastman Rd	Longview	75705	Gregg County	Ut Tyler University Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 663-8219	466	27	17.4		300 (64.4%)	25 (5.4%)	109 (23.4%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.7%)	$8,409							85.5	93.7	85	135		480142712830

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on STAAR Reading, STAAR Mathematics, STAAR Social Studies test scores released by the Texas Education Agency.
These rankings were last updated on June 17, 2026, 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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Educational resources:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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