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
1781	A Leal Junior Middle	Public	6-8	743 W Southcross Blvd	San Antonio	78211	Bexar County	Harlandale Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 989-2400	499	48	10.3	92.8%	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	491 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,780							28.3	30.9	1701	80		482247002251
1782	Leakey School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	429 Hwy 83 N	Leakey	78873	Real County	Leakey Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 232-5595	343	27	12.8	65.0%	214 (62.4%)	1 (0.3%)	111 (32.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.0%)	$12,437							28.3	48.9	1111	671		482700003040
1783	Idea Hardy College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-10	1930 Little York Rd	Houston	77093	Harris County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 360-7453	635	35	18.1	93.2%	12 (1.9%)	95 (15.0%)	526 (82.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$11,540							28.2	25.6	1876	93		480021113979
1784	Long Academy	Public, Magnet	6-12	6501 Bellaire Blvd	Houston	77074	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 778-3380	680	49	13.8	98.8%	39 (5.7%)	63 (9.3%)	461 (67.8%)	105 (15.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.5%)	$13,611							28.2	17.2	2098	314		482364002522
1785	Kopperl School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	175 Cr 1240	Kopperl	76652	Bosque County	Kopperl Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 889-3502	191	17	11.4	67.0%	156 (81.7%)	2 (1.0%)	27 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.1%)	$14,380							28.2	24.6	1901	116		482589002917
1786	Luna Middle	Public	6-8	200 N Grosenbacher	San Antonio	78253	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 397-5300	1,114	72	15.3	45.3%	163 (14.6%)	98 (8.8%)	784 (70.4%)	17 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	48 (4.3%)	$9,498							28.2	38.4	1443	343		483312010438
1787	George Jh	Public	6-8	4601 Airport Rd	Rosenberg	77471	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 223-3600	1,102	63	17.3	74.4%	72 (6.5%)	121 (11.0%)	894 (81.1%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.6%)	$10,258							28.2	26.2	1856	69		482658005531
1788	Draw Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3920 Stoney Brook Dr	Houston	77063	Harris County	Draw Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 706-3729	696	24	29.3	100.0%	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	686 (98.6%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,711							28.1	19.8	2025	237		480026310720
1789	Chillicothe School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1610 S 6th St	Chillicothe	79225	Hardeman County	Chillicothe Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 852-5322	189	21	8.8	78.8%	65 (34.4%)	1 (0.5%)	111 (58.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.8%)	$12,624							28.1	19.7	2030	241		481389000876
1790	Kingsborough Middle	Public	6-8	422 Ashley Rd	San Antonio	78221	Bexar County	Harlandale Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 989-2200	542	37	14.8	85.1%	8 (1.5%)	3 (0.6%)	527 (97.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,854							28.1	23.4	1930	140		482247002262

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