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
611	Pringle-Morse Schools	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	100 S Fifth St	Morse	79062	Hansford County	Pringle-Morse Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 733-2507	128	19	6.7	58.6%	55 (43.0%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (55.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	$18,139							66.6	51.6	1012	401		483589004061
612	Idea Yukon College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-9	7300 E Yukon Rd	Odessa	79765	Ector County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(432) 247-8700	503	28	18.1	41.0%	112 (22.3%)	31 (6.2%)	340 (67.6%)	10 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.4%)	$11,095							66.5	65	649	37		480021114270
613	Advanced Learning Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	637 N Main Ave	San Antonio	78205	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 738-9763	1,087	69	15.6	46.8%	210 (19.3%)	39 (3.6%)	812 (74.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.2%)	$10,031							66.5	59.3	796	183		483873013447
614	Hooks J H	Public	5-8	3921 Fm 560	Hooks	75561	Bowie County	Hooks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 547-2568	257	24	10.5	54.9%	158 (61.5%)	36 (14.0%)	27 (10.5%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (12.8%)	$11,215							66.4	51.1	1022	408		482349002383
615	Dr Terry Robbins Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	602 S Raguet	Lufkin	75904	Angelina County	Pineywoods Community Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 634-5515	260	16	16.3	56.2%	111 (42.7%)	51 (19.6%)	78 (30.0%)	6 (2.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.0%)	$6,446							66.4	60.8	764	149		480007413549
616	Idea Carver College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	217 Robinson Pl	San Antonio	78202	Bexar County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 223-8885	661	37	17.8	75.8%	38 (5.7%)	55 (8.3%)	557 (84.3%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	$12,781							66.4	67.4	607	9		480021112829
617	Folks Middle	Public	6-8	9855 Swayback Ranch	San Antonio	78254	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 398-1600	1,497	88	16.9	27.6%	333 (22.2%)	116 (7.7%)	896 (59.9%)	74 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	76 (5.1%)	$7,941							66.3	75.7	414	203		483312012838
618	Quitman J H	Public	6-8	1101 E Goode St	Quitman	75783	Wood County	Quitman Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 763-5000	282	24	11.7	51.8%	209 (74.1%)	9 (3.2%)	47 (16.7%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.6%)	$10,772							66.3	67.4	610	8		483630004079
619	Montwood Middle	Public	6-8	11710 Pebble Hills	El Paso	79936	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-5800	597	41	14.6	73.0%	19 (3.2%)	7 (1.2%)	568 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	$11,509							66.3	60.6	767	148		484071007597
620	Peaster J H	Public	7-8	8512 Fm 920	Weatherford	76088	Parker County	Peaster Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 341-5000	277	19	14.3	30.7%	203 (73.3%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (21.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.3%)	$7,626							66.3	45.7	1219	599		483450007082

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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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