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
941	Ousley J H	Public	7-8	950 S E Pkwy	Arlington	76018	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-5700	782	58	13.4	79.7%	88 (11.3%)	269 (34.4%)	323 (41.3%)	71 (9.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (3.7%)	$10,253							54.3	55.1	922	19		480870007721
942	Terrie McNabb Middle	Public	6-8	815 Sherman Dr	Aubrey	76227	Denton County	Aubrey Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 668-0200	978	54	18.1	34.3%	420 (42.9%)	189 (19.3%)	248 (25.4%)	46 (4.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	72 (7.4%)	$7,770							54.3	51.6	1010	68		480891007267
943	Idea Sports Park College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	6650 Old Alice Rd	Brownsville	78526	Cameron County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 832-5300	457	37	12.5	92.6%	15 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	439 (96.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,325							54.2	39.7	1404	461		480021114077
944	Navarro J H	Public	6-8	6450 N State Hwy 123	Seguin	78155	Guadalupe County	Navarro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 401-5550	610	39	15.4	41.6%	293 (48.0%)	17 (2.8%)	271 (44.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	21 (3.4%)	$6,337							54.2	53.8	954	10		483216007296
945	Audie Murphy Middle	Public	6-8	924 W Sioux Rd	Alamo	78516	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2530	790	62	12.7	97.2%	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	786 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,982							54.2	49.7	1075	130		483486012596
946	Valor Kyle	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-10	2355 Windy Hill Rd	Kyle	78640	Hays County	Valor Education	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(512) 521-0600	907	44	20.7	32.7%	344 (37.9%)	44 (4.9%)	454 (50.1%)	24 (2.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (4.2%)	$8,539							54.1	48.2	1126	180		480146122917
947	Iltexas College Station Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	3610 Longmire Dr	College Station	77840	Brazos County	International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 704-6027	382	26	14.5	46.9%	146 (38.2%)	37 (9.7%)	161 (42.1%)	20 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	15 (3.9%)	$8,475							54.1	54.1	950	3		480144013819
948	Yes Prep - Brays Oaks	Public, Charter	6-12	9000 W Bellfort St	Houston	77031	Harris County	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 967-8400	1,051	59	17.8	94.4%	11 (1.0%)	64 (6.1%)	962 (91.5%)	8 (0.8%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	$11,517							54.1	57	854	94		480020912326
949	Galena Park Middle	Public	6-8	400 Keene	Galena Park	77547	Harris County	Galena Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 386-1700	896	61	14.6	87.6%	17 (1.9%)	34 (3.8%)	836 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	$10,529							54	55.2	919	30		482025001984
950	Lomax J H	Public	7-8	9801 N Ave L	La Porte	77571	Harris County	La Porte Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 604-6701	540	36	14.9	44.8%	188 (34.8%)	33 (6.1%)	300 (55.6%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	9 (1.7%)	$10,549							54	56.3	882	68		482619002950

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