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
1561	High Island School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2113 6th St	High Island	77623	Galveston County	High Island Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 257-5276	132	14	9.1	56.8%	103 (78.0%)	2 (1.5%)	15 (11.4%)	3 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	8 (6.1%)	$12,730							35.1	66.6	610	951		482316002351
1562	Grand Saline Middle	Public	6-8	400 Stadium Dr	Grand Saline	75140	Van Zandt County	Grand Saline Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 962-7537	293	24	11.9	49.5%	190 (64.8%)	3 (1.0%)	89 (30.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)	$9,951							35	34.9	1562			482145005483
1563	Richland Middle	Public	6-8	3401 Labadie Dr	Richland Hills	76118	Tarrant County	Birdville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 547-4400	633	44	14.4	75.0%	142 (22.4%)	109 (17.2%)	310 (49.0%)	19 (3.0%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (0.9%)	44 (7.0%)	$10,097							35	33.7	1599	36		481023000496
1564	Woodridge Forest Middle	Public	6-8	4540 Woodridge Pkwy	Porter	77365	Montgomery County	New Caney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 577-8600	1,371	78	17.5	62.4%	321 (23.4%)	202 (14.7%)	728 (53.1%)	69 (5.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	48 (3.5%)	$8,447							34.9	36.4	1514	50		483240012876
1565	Frank Stone Middle	Public	6-8	3201 Panther Dr Bldg #1	Paris	75460	Lamar County	North Lamar Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 737-2041	521	38	13.5	48.9%	362 (69.5%)	23 (4.4%)	76 (14.6%)	4 (0.8%)	10 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (8.8%)	$8,240							34.9	35.1	1554	11		483301003668
1566	Westchase Neighborhood School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	10570 Westpark Dr	Houston	77042	Harris County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 316-3663	595	35	16.9	88.2%	25 (4.2%)	185 (31.1%)	331 (55.6%)	42 (7.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.7%)	$10,545							34.9	34.1	1581	15		480016313964
1567	Newman International Academy Watauga	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	7200 Denton Hwy	Watauga	76148	Tarrant County	Newman International Academy Of Arlington	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 214-2085	306	12	26	35.9%	118 (38.6%)	87 (28.4%)	47 (15.4%)	37 (12.1%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.2%)	$14,922							34.9			(n/a)		480142113511
1568	Fort Hancock High School	Public	7-12	100 School Dr	Fort Hancock	79839	Hudspeth County	Ft Hancock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 769-3811	163	15	11.2	91.4%	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	158 (96.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$12,732							34.8	45.8	1201	367		482013010849
1569	Spur School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	800 N Williams	Spur	79370	Dickens County	Spur Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 271-3385	192	22	8.8	50.0%	106 (55.2%)	1 (0.5%)	76 (39.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.2%)	$11,793							34.8	65.4	648	921		480000204732
1570	Idea Spears College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-10	2010 Spears Rd	Houston	77067	Harris County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 366-1309	617	31	20.1	94.2%	8 (1.3%)	157 (25.4%)	441 (71.5%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	$10,431							34.7	17.5	2085	515		480021113984

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