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
451	Plainview Classical Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	310 S Ennis St	Plainview	79072	Hale County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(972) 316-3663	262	15	17.6	44.7%	134 (51.1%)	8 (3.1%)	108 (41.2%)	5 (1.9%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.1%)	$8,948							73.9	47.4	1160	709		480016323066
452	Douglas Benold Middle	Public	6-8	1401 N Parmer Ranch Blvd	Georgetown	78633	Williamson County	Georgetown Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 943-5090	720	51	14	21.3%	427 (59.3%)	34 (4.7%)	207 (28.8%)	13 (1.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.0%)	$8,589							73.9	66.1	638	186		482060007487
453	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							73.8	63.6	695	242		484071009234
454	Brookeland High School	Public	6-12	187 Wildcat Walk	Brookeland	75931	Sabine County	Brookeland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 698-2413	183	19	9.5	59.0%	167 (91.3%)	5 (2.7%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.8%)	$11,880							73.7	56.4	878	424		481152000625
455	Young J H	Public	7-8	3200 Woodside	Arlington	76016	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(682) 867-3400	710	52	13.7	51.4%	260 (36.6%)	167 (23.5%)	210 (29.6%)	32 (4.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.6%)	$10,256							73.7	69.1	557	102		480870005392
456	Harmony School Of Innovation - Garland	Public, Charter	7-12	2250 Firewheel	Garland	75040	Dallas County	Harmony Public Schools - North Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 814-0059	658	36	18.2	56.2%	186 (28.3%)	138 (21.0%)	201 (30.5%)	108 (16.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.6%)	$11,715							73.7	74.2	450	6		480029213199
457	Ella J Baker Montessori School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	2100 Yupon St	Houston	77006	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(713) 942-1470	610	37	16.5	32.1%	177 (29.0%)	60 (9.8%)	256 (42.0%)	78 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (6.2%)	$9,417							73.6	80.1	325	132		482364002616
458	Miami School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	800 Warrior Way	Miami	79059	Roberts County	Miami Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 868-3971	177	19	9.1	31.6%	149 (84.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.0%)	$16,169							73.6	32.4	1661	1203		483048003429
459	Ira School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	6190 W Fm 1606	Ira	79527	Scurry County	Ira Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 573-2628	284	24	11.7	23.6%	206 (72.5%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (26.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$13,822							73.6	88.7	180	279		482430002708
460	Founders Classical Academy Of Leander	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1303 Leander Dr	Leander	78641	Williamson County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 316-3663	693	44	15.6	7.6%	456 (65.8%)	5 (0.7%)	143 (20.6%)	52 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.3%)	$8,772							73.4	89.4	167	293		480016313068

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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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Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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