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
2101	Judge Louis A Bedford Junior Law Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	1303 Reynoldston Ln	Dallas	75232	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-6400	509	33	15.2	97.4%	8 (1.6%)	311 (61.1%)	181 (35.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.4%)	$15,729							17.1	27.4	1815	286		481623001211
2102	Harris Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	325 Pruitt Ave	San Antonio	78204	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 228-1220	719	49	14.6	91.9%	11 (1.5%)	4 (0.6%)	700 (97.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	$12,435							17.1	11.3	2248	146		483873004355
2103	Iltexas Houston Windmill Lakes Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	9898 Windmill Lakes Blvd	Houston	77075	Harris County	International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 944-4334	449	25	17.8	87.3%	9 (2.0%)	55 (12.2%)	368 (82.0%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	$7,410							16.9	11	2252	149		480144013410
2104	Lamesa Schools	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	600 N 14th	Lamesa	79331	Dawson County	Lamesa Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 872-8385	1,484	112	13.2	78.0%	161 (10.8%)	32 (2.2%)	1,265 (85.2%)	11 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (0.9%)	$8,944							16.9	18.9	2064	40		482661002993
2105	Democracy Prep At Stewart Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1950 Rigsby Ave	San Antonio	78210	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 438-6875	645	43	15	94.1%	22 (3.4%)	34 (5.3%)	576 (89.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.9%)	$13,096							16.8	15.4	2152	47		483873004381
2106	Panther Creek School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	129 Pr 3421	Valera	76884	Coleman County	Panther Creek Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 203-5800	163	21	7.7	69.9%	120 (73.6%)	2 (1.2%)	34 (20.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.3%)	$12,632							16.7	30.3	1736	370		480000706343
2107	Wisdom Prep Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	301 W Camp Wisdom Rd	Dallas	75232	Dallas County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 621-8500	493	28	17.4	87.6%	3 (0.6%)	152 (30.8%)	330 (66.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.0%)	$11,501							16.7	19.5	2049	58		480003013474
2108	Life School Oak Cliff	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4400 S R L Thornton Frwy	Dallas	75224	Dallas County	Life School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 376-8200	1,483	88	16.8	81.5%	18 (1.2%)	778 (52.5%)	662 (44.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (1.6%)	$10,155							16.7	20	2036	72		480005507849
2109	Missouri City Middle	Public	6-8	202 Martin Ln	Missouri City	77489	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 634-3440	933	66	14	80.8%	10 (1.1%)	536 (57.4%)	344 (36.9%)	15 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	24 (2.6%)	$10,917							16.6	17	2103	6		481965001823
2110	James Fannin Middle	Public	6-8	301 NE 28th St	Grand Prairie	75050	Dallas County	Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 262-8668	516	41	12.4	93.2%	28 (5.4%)	12 (2.3%)	469 (90.9%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$8,688							16.5	15.6	2147	37		482142012480

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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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