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
791	Martinsville School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	12952 St Hwy 7 E	Martinsville	75961	Nacogdoches County	Martinsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 564-3455	313	31	9.9	56.5%	215 (68.7%)	4 (1.3%)	75 (24.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.8%)	$15,614							58.9	62.7	728	63		482925003305
792	Kingwood Middle	Public	6-8	2407 Pine Terrace	Kingwood	77339	Harris County	Humble Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 641-4200	973	64	15.3	48.5%	398 (40.9%)	111 (11.4%)	383 (39.4%)	30 (3.1%)	4 (0.4%)	6 (0.6%)	41 (4.2%)	$9,920							58.8	63.3	706	86		482391002648
793	Los Obispos Middle	Public	6-8	4801 S Ejido Ave	Laredo	78046	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-7800	620	42	14.6	92.9%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	620 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,593							58.7	59.2	817	24		484365007477
794	The Stem Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4940 S Rd	Odessa	79762	Ector County	Ector County Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(432) 552-2580	755	41	18.3	40.1%	262 (34.7%)	15 (2.0%)	438 (58.0%)	13 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	21 (2.8%)	$9,642							58.7	51.4	1037	243		481800022827
795	Wilson Middle	Public	6-8	1001 Custer Rd	Plano	75075	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 752-6700	813	57	14.1	45.5%	309 (38.0%)	136 (16.7%)	273 (33.6%)	55 (6.8%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	36 (4.4%)	$8,850							58.6	65.7	640	155		483510003978
796	Lingleville School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	21261 N Fm 219	Lingleville	76461	Erath County	Lingleville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 968-2596	270	25	10.8	40.4%	131 (48.5%)	1 (0.4%)	133 (49.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	$13,978							58.6	58.5	838	42		482760003102
797	Gholson Independent School District (Isd)	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	137 Hamilton Dr	Waco	76705	McLennan County	Gholson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 829-1528	264	20	13.2	72.3%	171 (64.8%)	12 (4.5%)	68 (25.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.9%)	$12,277							58.6	29.8	1737	940		482061002073
798	Era School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	108 Hargrove St	Era	76238	Cooke County	Era Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 665-5961	499	42	11.9	43.3%	402 (80.6%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (14.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	19 (3.8%)	$10,217							58.6	65.5	646	152		481860001744
799	Savoy High School	Public	7-12	605 E Hayes	Savoy	75479	Fannin County	Savoy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 965-4024	128	14	8.8	53.1%	101 (78.9%)	1 (0.8%)	19 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.9%)	$17,822							58.6	49	1107	308		483945004484
800	Iltexas Grand Prairie Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	3501 Great Southwest Pkwy	Grand Prairie	75052	Tarrant County	International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 348-7960	465	25	18.3	77.8%	20 (4.3%)	132 (28.4%)	278 (59.8%)	22 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.4%)	$7,283							58.6	31.4	1686	886		480144013262

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