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
1721	Idea College Prep Weslaco	Public, Charter	6-12	2931 E Sugar Cane Dr	Weslaco	78599	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 351-4100	728	45	16	84.6%	20 (2.7%)	3 (0.4%)	703 (96.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,937							30	42.1	1322	399		480021112495
1722	Bay City J H	Public	6-8	3010 Carey Smith Blvd	Bay City	77414	Matagorda County	Bay City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 401-1600	750	38	19.7	59.7%	108 (14.4%)	102 (13.6%)	508 (67.7%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	24 (3.2%)	$8,338							30	37	1487	235		480963000413
1723	Mann Middle	Public	6-8	2545 Mimosa Dr	Abilene	79603	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 672-8493	776	48	16	68.0%	204 (26.3%)	106 (13.7%)	430 (55.4%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (3.6%)	$8,519							30	23.8	1920	197		480744000031
1724	Ewell D Walker Middle	Public	7-8	12532 Nuestra Dr	Dallas	75230	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-6100	577	40	14.5	92.2%	34 (5.9%)	99 (17.2%)	424 (73.5%)	4 (0.7%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.2%)	$10,425							29.9	32.6	1636	88		481623011193
1725	Waskom Middle	Public	6-8	255 School Ave	Waskom	75692	Harrison County	Waskom Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 687-3361	179	17	10.5	69.8%	92 (51.4%)	21 (11.7%)	47 (26.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (10.1%)	$12,362							29.9	45.8	1202	523		484467005088
1726	Harris Middle	Public	6-8	5300 Knoll Creek	San Antonio	78247	Bexar County	North East Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 356-4100	903	51	17.5	47.3%	206 (22.8%)	69 (7.6%)	564 (62.5%)	12 (1.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (5.4%)	$9,791							29.9	45.4	1216	510		483294011133
1727	Tarkington Middle	Public	6-8	2770 Fm 163	Cleveland	77327	Liberty County	Tarkington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 592-7737	411	27	15.2	54.0%	304 (74.0%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (20.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (4.1%)	$9,616							29.9	30.1	1727			484221004803
1728	Three Rivers Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	351 S School Rd	Three Rivers	78071	Live Oak County	Three Rivers Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 786-3603	254	35	7.2	64.2%	86 (33.9%)	1 (0.4%)	163 (64.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	$16,241							29.9	38.6	1436	292		484269004874
1729	Texas Middle	Public	6-8	2100 College Dr	Texarkana	75503	Bowie County	Texarkana Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 793-5631	1,421	108	13.1	79.7%	372 (26.2%)	654 (46.0%)	275 (19.4%)	16 (1.1%)	6 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	97 (6.8%)	$9,538							29.9	21.2	1994	265		484248004852
1730	Christen Middle	Public	6-8	2001 Santa Maria Ave	Laredo	78040	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 273-6400	1,115	79	14.1	99.4%	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1,113 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,766							29.9	34.7	1568	162		482679003012

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