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
1741	Gonzales J H	Public	6-8	426 N College St	Gonzales	78629	Gonzales County	Gonzales Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 672-8641	584	35	16.8	70.5%	129 (22.1%)	56 (9.6%)	389 (66.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	$10,734							29.8	32.1	1672	69		482106002100
1742	Compass Rose Destiny	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	14031 Fm 973 N	Manor	78653	Travis County	Compass Rose Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 540-9265	730	42	17.2	49.5%	98 (13.4%)	147 (20.1%)	439 (60.1%)	15 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	28 (3.8%)	$11,510							29.7	21.1	2008	266		480145714173
1743	Somerset Academy Collegiate	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	4802 Vance Jackson Rd	San Antonio	78230	Bexar County	Somerset Academies Of Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 850-3002	1,080	55	19.5	74.0%	77 (7.1%)	74 (6.9%)	893 (82.7%)	12 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	19 (1.8%)								29.7	12.9	2206	463		480026813064
1744	Drew Academy	Public, Magnet	7-8	1910 W Little York Rd	Houston	77091	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 878-0360	363	40	9.1	85.1%	4 (1.1%)	196 (54.0%)	155 (42.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	$12,926							29.6	15.8	2141	397		480771017014
1745	Cumby Collegiate High School	Public	8-12	402 Sayle St	Cumby	75433	Hopkins County	Cumby Collegiate Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 994-2260	154	16	9.5	44.8%	115 (74.7%)	2 (1.3%)	29 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.9%)	$17,426							29.6	36.2	1528	217		481602001174
1746	Dr Javier Saenz Middle	Public	6-8	39200 Mile 7 Rd	Penitas	78576	Hidalgo County	La Joya Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-2830	601	46	13.1	98.5%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	600 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,227							29.6	35.2	1572	174		482613010826
1747	Jubilee - Lake View University Prep	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	325 Castroville Rd	San Antonio	78207	Bexar County	Jubilee Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 963-3900	548	36	15.3	92.5%	17 (3.1%)	6 (1.1%)	514 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	$12,063							29.6	13.3	2198	451		480017912180
1748	George Wagner Middle	Public	6-8	1621 Rockride Ln	Georgetown	78626	Williamson County	Georgetown Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 943-1830	837	64	13.1	43.6%	262 (31.3%)	43 (5.1%)	449 (53.6%)	36 (4.3%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	40 (4.8%)	$7,635							29.6	26.8	1836	88		482060013486
1749	Schulenburg Secondary	Public	6-12	503 College St	Schulenburg	78956	Fayette County	Schulenburg Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 743-3605	411	36	11.3	68.9%	186 (45.3%)	52 (12.7%)	154 (37.5%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.4%)	$8,664							29.5	32.1	1670	79		483954004494
1750	Rotan K-12	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	102 N McKinley Ave	Rotan	79546	Fisher County	Rotan Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 735-3041	273	27	10.1	58.2%	102 (37.4%)	14 (5.1%)	144 (52.7%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.7%)	$10,118							29.5	44.7	1251	499		483804004245

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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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