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
2051	Pease Middle	Public	6-8	201 Hunt Ln	San Antonio	78245	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 397-2950	691	55	12.4	74.4%	50 (7.2%)	39 (5.6%)	565 (81.8%)	14 (2.0%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (2.6%)	$12,113							19.7	17.9	2077	26		483312003694
2052	Martin Middle	Public	6-8	3502 Greenwood Dr	Corpus Christi	78416	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-4690	406	30	13.7	96.6%	3 (0.7%)	4 (1.0%)	397 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$20,371							19.7	15.7	2137	85		481527001070
2053	Fondren Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	6333 S Braeswood	Houston	77096	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 778-3360	713	47	15.3	99.0%	14 (2.0%)	154 (21.6%)	532 (74.6%)	9 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	$13,918							19.7	15	2151	98		482364002457
2054	Brownfield Middle	Public	6-8	701 Cub Dr	Brownfield	79316	Terry County	Brownfield Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 637-4523	327	30	10.7	90.5%	65 (19.9%)	3 (0.9%)	255 (78.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$13,317							19.6	30.9	1698	356		481161000635
2055	Letot Campus	Public, Charter	7-12	10505 Denton Dr	Dallas	75220	Dallas County	Academy For Academic Excellence	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 956-2036	45	8	5.3	100.0%	4 (8.9%)	22 (48.9%)	18 (40.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.2%)	$35,030							19.6			(n/a)		480009312005
2056	Big Springs Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	10664 N Us Hwy 83	Leakey	78873	Real County	Big Springs Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 232-7101	101	11	9.1	64.4%	43 (42.6%)	1 (1.0%)	56 (55.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	$19,944							19.6	6.6	2281	225		480022709011
2057	Texas Leadership Of Midland	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3300 Thomas Ave	Midland	79703	Midland County	Texas Leadership Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 242-7117	888	53	16.9	45.0%	180 (20.3%)	53 (6.0%)	617 (69.5%)	11 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (2.9%)	$6,943							19.6	18.1	2072	15		480140912979
2058	Gustine School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	503 W Main St	Gustine	76455	Comanche County	Gustine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 667-7303	136	19	7	80.1%	46 (33.8%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (65.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$15,581							19.5	47.3	1161	897		482199002215
2059	Henry Middle	Public	6-8	10702 E Hardy	Houston	77093	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-2650	523	41	12.8	97.1%	4 (0.8%)	56 (10.7%)	461 (88.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$21,173							19.5	21.3	1992	67		482364002487
2060	Somerset Academy Brooks	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	3803 Global Way	San Antonio	78235	Bexar County	Somerset Academies Of Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 633-9006	1,227	55	22.4	74.7%	55 (4.5%)	32 (2.6%)	1,118 (91.1%)	14 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.5%)	$22,949							19.5	14	2170	110		480026811128

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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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