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
601	Clark Middle	Public	6-8	301 Panther Pkwy	Princeton	75407	Collin County	Princeton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 952-5400	479	37	12.9	64.5%	88 (18.4%)	143 (29.9%)	192 (40.1%)	35 (7.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.8%)	$10,585							66.8	57.7	834	233		483585004060
602	Liberty Hill Middle	Public	6-8	13125 W State Hwy 29	Liberty Hill	78642	Williamson County	Liberty Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 379-3300	1,050	63	16.5	22.4%	655 (62.4%)	24 (2.3%)	288 (27.4%)	34 (3.2%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	44 (4.2%)	$8,486							66.8	64.5	663	61		482742005772
603	Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts	Public, Charter	7-12	3901 S Hulen St	Fort Worth	76109	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 924-1482	415	35	11.7		204 (49.2%)	67 (16.1%)	102 (24.6%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (7.7%)	$7,938							66.7	69.7	543	60		480023109030
604	Tuloso-Midway Middle	Public	6-8	9760 La Branch	Corpus Christi	78410	Nueces County	Tuloso-Midway Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 903-6600	876	59	14.9	54.2%	149 (17.0%)	6 (0.7%)	709 (80.9%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.6%)	$9,115							66.7	66.9	615	11		484335004924
605	Stacy Kaye Danielson Middle	Public	6-8	1061 Collaborative Way	Leander	78641	Williamson County	Leander Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 570-3900	1,182	79	14.9	21.4%	428 (36.2%)	91 (7.7%)	429 (36.3%)	160 (13.5%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	68 (5.8%)	$7,622							66.7	66.9	617	12		482703013816
606	Valor Leander	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	906 Crystal Falls Pkwy	Leander	78641	Williamson County	Valor Education	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(512) 729-0159	380	22	17.6	12.1%	203 (53.4%)	16 (4.2%)	114 (30.0%)	24 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (5.8%)	$10,954							66.7	72.8	474	132		480146123070
607	Riesel School	Public	7-12	600 E Frederick	Riesel	76682	McLennan County	Riesel Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 896-3171	334	32	10.3	41.0%	212 (63.5%)	3 (0.9%)	96 (28.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.3%)	$12,908							66.7	73.4	459	148		483711004171
608	William D Slider Middle	Public	6-8	11700 School Ln	El Paso	79936	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-5400	627	41	15.3	74.8%	14 (2.2%)	5 (0.8%)	605 (96.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$10,026							66.7	56.7	868	260		484071021237
609	Iltexas Keller Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	2301 Heritage Trace Pkwy	Fort Worth	76177	Tarrant County	International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 665-0646	440	26	17.1	45.2%	86 (19.5%)	101 (23.0%)	174 (39.5%)	66 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.7%)	$7,933							66.6	66	639	30		480144013149
610	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							66.6	39.2	1428	818		482316002351

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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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