Best Middle Schools in Texas

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
1021	Bobby Summers Middle	Public	6-8	2050 C D Boren Pkwy	Fate	75087	Rockwall County	Royse City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 635-5011	1,066	76	14.1	43.2%	425 (39.9%)	179 (16.8%)	375 (35.2%)	24 (2.3%)	6 (0.6%)	4 (0.4%)	53 (5.0%)	$8,722	51.8	58.8	807	214	483822013962
1022	Wiggs Middle	Public	6-8	1300 Cir Dr	El Paso	79925	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 231-2100	943	55	17.2	69.8%	68 (7.2%)	5 (0.5%)	855 (90.7%)	8 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.6%)	$8,173	51.8	58.5	814	208	481830006251
1023	Newman International Academy Of Arlington Gibbins	Public, Charter	7-12	1111 Gibbins Rd	Arlington	76011	Tarrant County	Newman International Academy Of Arlington	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 207-5265	476	34	14.1	26.1%	95 (20.0%)	188 (39.5%)	135 (28.4%)	32 (6.7%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	21 (4.4%)	$10,640	51.8	58.6	813	210	480142113516
1024	Parkland Pre-Engineering Middle	Public	6-8	6045 Nova Way	El Paso	79924	El Paso County	Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 434-6300	1,146	68	16.7	80.5%	47 (4.1%)	45 (3.9%)	1,034 (90.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	16 (1.4%)	$10,207	51.8	39.3	1425	401	484668005331
1025	Idea Horizon Vista College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-10	201 Horizon Crossing St	Horizon City	79928	El Paso County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 888-4300	402	32	12.6	81.3%	17 (4.2%)	13 (3.2%)	364 (90.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	$12,990	51.7	41.4	1353	328	480021114153
1026	KIPP Prime College Preparatory	Public, Charter	5-8	8805 Ferndale	Houston	77017	Harris County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 230-0578	453	22	20.6	93.4%	2 (0.4%)	91 (20.1%)	354 (78.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$8,444	51.7	53.6	962	64	480026413291
1027	Rivercrest J H	Public	6-8	4100 Us Hwy 271 S	Bogata	75417	Red River County	Rivercrest Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 632-5205	149	16	9.4	73.2%	111 (74.5%)	6 (4.0%)	25 (16.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.0%)	$9,250	51.7	58.9	806	221	484212004798
1028	White Deer High School	Public	6-12	604 S Doucette	White Deer	79097	Carson County	White Deer Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 883-2311	156	18	8.8	44.9%	117 (75.0%)	1 (0.6%)	32 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	$11,247	51.6	48.9	1106	78	484545005171
1029	Ignite Community School - Fallbrook	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-11	12512 Walters Rd	Houston	77014	Harris County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 316-3663	208	14	15.2	77.9%	3 (1.4%)	161 (77.4%)	37 (17.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.4%)	$10,335	51.6	38.2	1463	434	480016313497
1030	Harts Bluff Middle	Public	6-8	3506 Fm 1402	Mount Pleasant	75455	Titus County	Harts Bluff Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(903) 577-1146	194	18	10.8	66.0%	82 (42.3%)	4 (2.1%)	102 (52.6%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	$7,011	51.6	55.3	913	117	482271023067

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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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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
1021	Bobby Summers Middle	Public	6-8	2050 C D Boren Pkwy	Fate	75087	Rockwall County	Royse City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 635-5011	1,066	76	14.1	43.2%	425 (39.9%)	179 (16.8%)	375 (35.2%)	24 (2.3%)	6 (0.6%)	4 (0.4%)	53 (5.0%)	$8,722							51.8	58.8	807	214		483822013962
1022	Wiggs Middle	Public	6-8	1300 Cir Dr	El Paso	79925	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 231-2100	943	55	17.2	69.8%	68 (7.2%)	5 (0.5%)	855 (90.7%)	8 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.6%)	$8,173							51.8	58.5	814	208		481830006251
1023	Newman International Academy Of Arlington Gibbins	Public, Charter	7-12	1111 Gibbins Rd	Arlington	76011	Tarrant County	Newman International Academy Of Arlington	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 207-5265	476	34	14.1	26.1%	95 (20.0%)	188 (39.5%)	135 (28.4%)	32 (6.7%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	21 (4.4%)	$10,640							51.8	58.6	813	210		480142113516
1024	Parkland Pre-Engineering Middle	Public	6-8	6045 Nova Way	El Paso	79924	El Paso County	Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 434-6300	1,146	68	16.7	80.5%	47 (4.1%)	45 (3.9%)	1,034 (90.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	16 (1.4%)	$10,207							51.8	39.3	1425	401		484668005331
1025	Idea Horizon Vista College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-10	201 Horizon Crossing St	Horizon City	79928	El Paso County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 888-4300	402	32	12.6	81.3%	17 (4.2%)	13 (3.2%)	364 (90.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	$12,990							51.7	41.4	1353	328		480021114153
1026	KIPP Prime College Preparatory	Public, Charter	5-8	8805 Ferndale	Houston	77017	Harris County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 230-0578	453	22	20.6	93.4%	2 (0.4%)	91 (20.1%)	354 (78.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$8,444							51.7	53.6	962	64		480026413291
1027	Rivercrest J H	Public	6-8	4100 Us Hwy 271 S	Bogata	75417	Red River County	Rivercrest Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 632-5205	149	16	9.4	73.2%	111 (74.5%)	6 (4.0%)	25 (16.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.0%)	$9,250							51.7	58.9	806	221		484212004798
1028	White Deer High School	Public	6-12	604 S Doucette	White Deer	79097	Carson County	White Deer Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 883-2311	156	18	8.8	44.9%	117 (75.0%)	1 (0.6%)	32 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	$11,247							51.6	48.9	1106	78		484545005171
1029	Ignite Community School - Fallbrook	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-11	12512 Walters Rd	Houston	77014	Harris County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 316-3663	208	14	15.2	77.9%	3 (1.4%)	161 (77.4%)	37 (17.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.4%)	$10,335							51.6	38.2	1463	434		480016313497
1030	Harts Bluff Middle	Public	6-8	3506 Fm 1402	Mount Pleasant	75455	Titus County	Harts Bluff Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(903) 577-1146	194	18	10.8	66.0%	82 (42.3%)	4 (2.1%)	102 (52.6%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	$7,011							51.6	55.3	913	117		482271023067