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
2081	Corpus Christi Montessori School	Public, Charter	1-8	822 Ayers St	Corpus Christi	78404	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Montessori School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 852-0707	139	9	15.4		29 (20.9%)	9 (6.5%)	89 (64.0%)	4 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.8%)	$9,965							18.6	43.8	1267	814		480027911317
2082	Magoffin Middle	Public	6-8	4931 Hercules Ave	El Paso	79904	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 231-2160	541	39	13.7	92.8%	11 (2.0%)	13 (2.4%)	511 (94.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$11,003							18.5	26.7	1845	237		481830001705
2083	Shepherd Middle	Public	6-8	1401 S Byrd Ave	Shepherd	77371	San Jacinto County	Shepherd Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 628-3377	448	30	14.8	72.5%	200 (44.6%)	18 (4.0%)	212 (47.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.0%)	$7,436							18.5	17.3	2093	10		484002004542
2084	Lincoln Middle	Public	6-8	255 Lake View Heroes Dr	San Angelo	76903	Tom Green County	San Angelo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 659-3550	781	53	14.8	73.9%	142 (18.2%)	25 (3.2%)	589 (75.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.8%)	$8,816							18.3	11.4	2214	130		483870008926
2085	Stovall Middle	Public	6-8	11201 Airline Dr	Houston	77037	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 878-0670	1,039	71	14.5	91.0%	10 (1.0%)	75 (7.2%)	944 (90.9%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.5%)	$9,750							18.2	14.5	2159	74		480771000086
2086	Lake Olympia Middle	Public	6-8	3100 Lake Olympia Pkwy	Missouri City	77459	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-3520	1,078	70	15.4	67.2%	24 (2.2%)	542 (50.3%)	397 (36.8%)	70 (6.5%)	6 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	37 (3.4%)	$9,826							18.1	21.5	1983	103		481965007284
2087	Harold Wendell Lang Senior Middle	Public	6-8	1678 Chenault	Dallas	75228	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-2400	740	49	15.1	96.1%	24 (3.2%)	237 (32.0%)	457 (61.8%)	9 (1.2%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.1%)	$12,534							18.1	15.5	2143	56		481623010562
2088	Crockett J H	Public	6-8	1500 W Loop 304	Crockett	75835	Houston County	Crockett Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 544-2125	248	25	10	92.3%	37 (14.9%)	107 (43.1%)	86 (34.7%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (6.0%)	$10,933							18.1	18.5	2060	28		481572001139
2089	Boulter Middle	Public	6-8	2926 Garden Valley Rd	Tyler	75702	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-1390	901	55	16.2	88.5%	35 (3.9%)	295 (32.7%)	549 (60.9%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.8%)	$10,062							18.1	16	2125	36		484347004930
2090	Raul Quintanilla Senior Middle Steam Academy	Public	7-8	2700 Remond Dr	Dallas	75211	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-3200	556	35	15.8	95.1%	4 (0.7%)	20 (3.6%)	520 (93.5%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	$10,024							18.1	23.3	1933	157		481623007566

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