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
501	Bill Sybert School	Public	PK, KG-8	11530 Edgemere Blvd	El Paso	79936	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-4400	748	54	13.8	74.9%	33 (4.4%)	8 (1.1%)	693 (92.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.7%)	$11,027							70.5	73.8	453	48		484071009234
502	Broaddus High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	16399 State Hwy 147	San Augustine	75929	San Augustine County	Broaddus Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 872-3041	377	37	10.1	71.1%	328 (87.0%)	2 (0.5%)	33 (8.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	$11,041							70.5	77.5	372	130		481143000618
503	Brazos Middle	Public	6-8	702 Educators Ln	Wallis	77485	Austin County	Brazos Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 478-6814	203	17	12.1	54.2%	89 (43.8%)	7 (3.4%)	99 (48.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.9%)	$10,190							70.5	74.1	449	54		484447005076
504	Ezzell School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	20500 Fm 531	Hallettsville	77964	Lavaca County	Ezzell Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 798-4448	128	13	9.8	51.6%	94 (73.4%)	3 (2.3%)	19 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (9.4%)	$12,149							70.3	51	1049	545		481889001764
505	Four Points Middle	Public	6-8	9700 McNeil Dr	Austin	78750	Travis County	Leander Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 570-3700	581	49	11.9	27.0%	253 (43.5%)	66 (11.4%)	168 (28.9%)	38 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (9.6%)	$9,917							70.3	78.6	351	154		482703012381
506	Idalou Middle	Public	5-8	403 7th St	Idalou	79329	Lubbock County	Idalou Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 892-1900	286	24	11.8	24.5%	180 (62.9%)	2 (0.7%)	99 (34.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$8,107							70.3	78.7	350	156		482412002689
507	Basis San Antonio - Northeast Campus	Public, Charter	5-8	11542 Wayland Way	San Antonio	78233	Bexar County	Basis Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 289-2088	128	12	10.3		23 (18.0%)	16 (12.5%)	61 (47.7%)	13 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	13 (10.2%)	$10,738							70.2	74.8	433	74		480143814025
508	Hutchinson Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	3102 Canton	Lubbock	79410	Lubbock County	Lubbock Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 219-3800	845	56	14.9	46.2%	267 (31.6%)	45 (5.3%)	451 (53.4%)	52 (6.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.3%)	$8,559							70.1	67.3	589	81		482850010898
509	Jayton Schools	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	700 Madison	Jayton	79528	Kent County	Jayton-Girard Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 237-2991	169	20	8.4	36.1%	126 (74.6%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (21.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.6%)	$20,878							70.1	58.8	829	320		482466002762
510	KIPP Academy Middle	Public, Charter	5-8	10711 KIPP Way St	Houston	77099	Harris County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 328-1051	508	21	24.4	91.9%	5 (1.0%)	172 (33.9%)	303 (59.6%)	19 (3.7%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$8,713							70	71.6	496	14		480026407911

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on STAAR Reading, STAAR Mathematics, STAAR Social Studies test scores released by the Texas Education Agency.
These rankings were last updated on June 17, 2026, 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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State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.