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
551	Valley School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	11826 Hwy 86	Turkey	79261	Briscoe County	Turkey-Quitaque Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 455-1411	180	25	7.3	42.2%	117 (65.0%)	3 (1.7%)	56 (31.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	$13,925							69.3	78.2	355	196		484340004926
552	Aristoi Classical Academy-Cypress	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	12332 Perry Rd	Houston	77070	Harris County	Aristoi Classical Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 391-5003	511	33	15.5	22.5%	234 (45.8%)	39 (7.6%)	207 (40.5%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.9%)	$8,121							69.3	70.9	521	31		480001914072
553	Kingsland School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2112 W Ranch Rd 1431	Kingsland	78639	Llano County	Orenda Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 388-0020	145	10	14.5		83 (57.2%)	5 (3.4%)	46 (31.7%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.2%)	$14,833							69.2	68.5	576	23		480023513524
554	Harmony School Of Innovation - Houston	Public, Charter	6-8	9421 W Sam Houston Pkwy S	Houston	77099	Harris County	Harmony Public Schools - Houston South	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 541-3030	497	35	14.2	87.7%	35 (7.0%)	98 (19.7%)	292 (58.8%)	69 (13.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$14,187							69.2	80.5	312	242		480021012488
555	Baylor College Of Medicine Biotech Academy At Rusk	Public, Magnet	6-8	2805 Garrow St	Houston	77003	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 226-4543	325	25	13	75.4%	4 (1.2%)	27 (8.3%)	286 (88.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.5%)	$12,362							69.2	50.9	1028	473		482364002574
556	Woodcreek Middle	Public	6-8	14600 Woodson Park Dr	Houston	77044	Harris County	Humble Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 641-5200	1,116	75	14.9	38.9%	238 (21.3%)	409 (36.6%)	366 (32.8%)	61 (5.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (3.5%)	$9,832							69.1	64.5	666	110		482391011268
557	Cross Plains High School	Public	7-12	700 N Main	Cross Plains	76443	Callahan County	Cross Plains Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 725-6121	158	21	7.4	61.4%	124 (78.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (21.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,757							69.1	46	1204	647		481581001150
558	Aim College & Career Prep	Public	8-12	5200 Ave N 1/2	Galveston	77550	Galveston County	Galveston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 761-6302	101	11	9.2	91.1%	23 (22.8%)	31 (30.7%)	42 (41.6%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.0%)	$16,604							69	64	686	128		482028012288
559	Sst Corpus Christi	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	6633 Evans Rd	Corpus Christi	78413	Nueces County	School Of Science And Technology Discovery	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 851-2450	2,343	157	14.9	70.1%	247 (10.5%)	66 (2.8%)	1,952 (83.3%)	39 (1.7%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	34 (1.5%)	$11,198							69	70.6	527	32		480140012144
560	Crownover Middle	Public	6-8	1901 Creekside Dr	Corinth	76210	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 369-4700	891	61	14.5	31.0%	426 (47.8%)	82 (9.2%)	282 (31.6%)	65 (7.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	32 (3.6%)	$9,942							69	68.2	584	24		481674009206

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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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