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
1011	Early College Stem Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	2950 Broadway St	Houston	77017	Harris County	Raul Yzaguirre Schools For Success	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 640-3700	275	19	14.1	95.6%	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	270 (98.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,279							52.1	36.3	1527	516		480002212626
1012	Park Crest Middle	Public	6-8	1500 N Railroad Ave	Pflugerville	78660	Travis County	Pflugerville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 594-2400	682	52	13	49.7%	136 (19.9%)	143 (21.0%)	316 (46.3%)	41 (6.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (6.3%)	$9,956							52.1	52.4	987	25		483483007138
1013	Nolan Creek School	Public, Charter	K-7	505 E Ave C	Belton	76513	Bell County	Orenda Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 939-4491	109	9	12.2		51 (46.8%)	13 (11.9%)	35 (32.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (9.2%)	$10,363							52.1	46.8	1179	166		480023513521
1014	Frank Seale Middle	Public	6-8	700 George Hopper Rd	Midlothian	76065	Ellis County	Midlothian Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 856-5600	726	42	17.1	53.3%	258 (35.5%)	166 (22.9%)	252 (34.7%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.8%)	$8,409							52	45.7	1217	203		483060006303
1015	Frenship Middle	Public	6-8	500 Main St	Wolfforth	79382	Lubbock County	Frenship Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 866-4464	529	41	12.9	42.2%	239 (45.2%)	17 (3.2%)	240 (45.4%)	13 (2.5%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.8%)	$9,174							52	67	614	401		481983001946
1016	Richards High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	9477 Panther Dr	Richards	77873	Grimes County	Richards Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 851-2364	249	22	11.4	38.2%	204 (81.9%)	8 (3.2%)	24 (9.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.8%)	$8,166							52	30.5	1728	712		483699004121
1017	George Washington Carver Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	655 Fason St	Karnack	75661	Harrison County	Karnack Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 679-3113	119	14	8.5	85.7%	53 (44.5%)	45 (37.8%)	16 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.2%)	$15,836							52	36.9	1505	488		482511002799
1018	Paris J H	Public	7-8	2400 Jefferson Rd	Paris	75460	Lamar County	Paris Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 737-7434	541	41	13	73.0%	164 (30.3%)	174 (32.2%)	151 (27.9%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.7%)	41 (7.6%)	$9,080							52	48.1	1132	114		483429003816
1019	Peet J H	Public	7-8	400 Sgt Ed Holcomb Blvd N	Conroe	77304	Montgomery County	Conroe Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 709-3700	1,337	94	14.2	57.1%	490 (36.6%)	174 (13.0%)	574 (42.9%)	38 (2.8%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (4.3%)	$9,636							51.9	57	853	166		481500001015
1020	W E Greiner Exploratory Arts Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	501 S Edgefield Ave	Dallas	75208	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-7100	1,116	68	16.4	90.9%	27 (2.4%)	70 (6.3%)	1,007 (90.2%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.4%)	$9,583							51.9	50.7	1038	18		481623001266

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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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