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
1941	Sweetwater Middle	Public	6-8	305 Lamar	Sweetwater	79556	Nolan County	Sweetwater Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 236-6303	372	28	13.1	65.3%	136 (36.6%)	25 (6.7%)	199 (53.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	$7,807							23	24	1920	21		484203004786
1942	Ross Middle	Public	6-8	3630 Callaghan Rd	San Antonio	78228	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 397-6350	828	64	12.9	84.4%	55 (6.6%)	32 (3.9%)	723 (87.3%)	15 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	$12,265							23	22.2	1976	34		483312003719
1943	Central Middle	Public	7-8	3014 Sealy Ave	Galveston	77550	Galveston County	Galveston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 761-6200	785	56	14	79.5%	163 (20.8%)	214 (27.3%)	367 (46.8%)	12 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.7%)	$8,099							23	21.9	1983	40		482028001999
1944	Trinity Charter Schools - Lockhart Campus	Public, Charter	5-12	896 Robin Ranch Rd Bldg 9	Lockhart	78644	Caldwell County	Trinity Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 432-1651	134	20	6.5		57 (42.5%)	20 (14.9%)	53 (39.6%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.5%)	$23,540							23	11.5	2244	300		480025912947
1945	Manara Stem Academy - Arlington	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	6101 S Collins St	Arlington	76018	Tarrant County	Manara Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 304-1155	271	16	17.1	70.5%	150 (55.4%)	66 (24.4%)	16 (5.9%)	24 (8.9%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	12 (4.4%)	$8,450							23	30	1748	197		480141513108
1946	Natalia J H	Public	6-8	401 8th St	Natalia	78059	Medina County	Natalia Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 663-4027	254	20	12.5	67.3%	28 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	225 (88.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$10,342							22.9	20	2038	92		483213003566
1947	Clack Middle	Public	6-8	1610 Corsicana Ave	Abilene	79605	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 692-1961	693	49	14	68.1%	183 (26.4%)	131 (18.9%)	317 (45.7%)	22 (3.2%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	32 (4.6%)	$8,455							22.9	25.7	1872	75		480744002231
1948	Harmony School Of Excellence - Austin	Public, Charter	6-12	2100 E St Elmo Rd	Austin	78744	Travis County	Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 693-0000	497	37	13.2	90.1%	19 (3.8%)	21 (4.2%)	446 (89.7%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$12,896							22.9	22.5	1967	19		480024112424
1949	Southwest Public Schools Lead &global Studies Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	6400 Westpark Dr Ste 200	Houston	77057	Harris County	Southwest Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 954-9528	284	4	77.3	91.9%	5 (1.8%)	27 (9.5%)	252 (88.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,581							22.8	22.3	1973	24		480012511234
1950	Harlandale Middle	Public	6-8	300 W Huff Ave	San Antonio	78214	Bexar County	Harlandale Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 989-2000	732	48	15.1	89.2%	12 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	717 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,115							22.7	20.9	2014	64		482247002261

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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.
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