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
981	Graham J H	Public	6-8	1000 Second St	Graham	76450	Young County	Graham Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 549-2002	473	37	12.7	49.5%	322 (68.1%)	5 (1.1%)	132 (27.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.3%)	$8,800							53.2	51.4	1013	32		482136002136
982	Blum Independent School District (Isd)	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	310 S Ave F	Blum	76627	Hill County	Blum Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 874-5231	334	30	11	50.3%	284 (85.0%)	6 (1.8%)	35 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	$11,569							53.1	50.6	1042	60		481065000534
983	Charles Middle	Public	6-8	4909 Trojan Dr	El Paso	79924	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 236-6550	372	30	12.3	82.0%	21 (5.6%)	24 (6.5%)	309 (83.1%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	10 (2.7%)	$11,886							53.1	40.5	1380	397		481830001672
984	Oglesby School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	125 College Ave	Oglesby	76561	Coryell County	Oglesby Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 456-2271	237	22	10.9	51.1%	167 (70.5%)	4 (1.7%)	55 (23.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.6%)	$14,927							53.1	39.6	1407	423		483342003751
985	Borger Middle	Public	7-8	1321 S Florida	Borger	79007	Hutchinson County	Borger Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 273-1037	337	22	15.3	56.7%	140 (41.5%)	5 (1.5%)	170 (50.4%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.5%)	$11,616							53	71.5	511	474		481089000554
986	Watauga Middle	Public	6-8	6300 Maurie Dr	Watauga	76148	Tarrant County	Birdville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 547-4800	572	44	12.9	70.3%	164 (28.7%)	37 (6.5%)	299 (52.3%)	41 (7.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	25 (4.4%)	$10,930							53	53.8	955	31		481023000505
987	Excellence In Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	915 W Expy 83	Mission	78572	Hidalgo County	Excellence In Leadership Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 424-9504	183	17	11	83.1%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	182 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,234							53	38.8	1440	453		480143312793
988	Valor San Antonio	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	4300 Centerview Dr	San Antonio	78228	Bexar County	Valor Education	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(210) 903-0383	342	18	18.7	16.1%	98 (28.7%)	18 (5.3%)	207 (60.5%)	9 (2.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	$16,617							53	38.8	1441	453		480146123071
989	Cook Middle	Public	6-8	9111 Wheatland Dr	Houston	77064	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 897-4400	1,375	82	16.8	67.6%	204 (14.8%)	174 (12.7%)	818 (59.5%)	127 (9.2%)	10 (0.7%)	2 (0.1%)	40 (2.9%)	$7,629							53	56.5	875	114		481611006235
990	Atlanta Middle	Public	6-8	600 High School Ln	Atlanta	75551	Cass County	Atlanta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 796-7928	427	32	13.3	63.0%	231 (54.1%)	123 (28.8%)	39 (9.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.3%)	$8,789							53	56.3	883	107		480888000285

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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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