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
2171	West Oso J H	Public	6-8	5202 Bear Ln	Corpus Christi	78405	Nueces County	West Oso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 806-5950	391	34	11.6	95.9%	9 (2.3%)	39 (10.0%)	340 (87.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$10,726							14.5	17.4	2090	81		484512005148
2172	Elgin Middle	Public	7-8	1351 N Ave C	Elgin	78621	Bastrop County	Elgin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 281-3382	839	48	17.3	80.7%	86 (10.3%)	77 (9.2%)	654 (77.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (2.1%)	$8,865							14.4	17.3	2096	76		481836001729
2173	Woodlawn Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1717 W Magnolia Ave	San Antonio	78201	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 438-6560	595	42	14.1	85.5%	22 (3.7%)	8 (1.3%)	562 (94.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$10,502							14.4	19.7	2031	142		483873004411
2174	Aldine Middle	Public	6-8	14908 Aldine-Westfield Rd	Houston	77032	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 985-6580	842	62	13.5	91.4%	14 (1.7%)	169 (20.1%)	650 (77.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.7%)	$11,416							14.3	10.2	2228	54		480771000058
2175	Compass Rose Legacy	Public, Charter	6-12	3300 Sidney Brooks	San Antonio	78235	Bexar County	Compass Rose Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 890-8448	530	35	15.2	84.5%	42 (7.9%)	40 (7.5%)	433 (81.7%)	9 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	$13,481							14.3	19.7	2027	148		480145713398
2176	Sabinal Secondary	Public	7-12	409 W Cullins	Sabinal	78881	Uvalde County	Sabinal Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 988-2475	224	21	10.8	63.4%	37 (16.5%)	0 (0.0%)	183 (81.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$12,588							14.3	34.3	1574	602		483843004280
2177	Ischool Virtual Academy Of Texas	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-12	1800 Lakeway Dr	Lewisville	75057	Denton County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	Yes	No	(888) 644-4789	778	120	6.4		337 (43.3%)	109 (14.0%)	282 (36.2%)	14 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.5%)	$12,089							14.2	18	2074	103		480016309583
2178	Brown Middle	Public	7-8	1050 Windmill Farms Blvd	Forney	75126	Kaufman County	Forney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 762-4260	568	39	14.5	75.7%	38 (6.7%)	389 (68.5%)	104 (18.3%)	10 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.4%)	$9,277							14.1	21	1998	180		481956010868
2179	Rayburn Middle	Public	6-8	1400 Cedarhurst	San Antonio	78227	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 397-2150	600	51	11.6	84.0%	25 (4.2%)	37 (6.2%)	529 (88.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	$13,763							14.1	18.5	2062	117		483312003717
2180	Leonard Middle	Public	6-8	8900 Chapin	Fort Worth	76116	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 815-6200	568	37	15.2	92.6%	31 (5.5%)	182 (32.0%)	328 (57.7%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.3%)	$12,555							14	7.5	2267	87		481970001874

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on STAAR Reading, STAAR Mathematics, STAAR Social Studies test scores released by the Texas Education Agency.
These rankings were last updated on June 17, 2026, 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.