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
1931	East Central Heritage Middle	Public	6-8	8004 New Sulphur Springs Rd	San Antonio	78263	Bexar County	East Central Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 648-4546	1,251	67	18.8	63.0%	236 (18.9%)	141 (11.3%)	805 (64.3%)	8 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	59 (4.7%)	$8,946							23.3	26.3	1852	79		481785007518
1932	Twin Creeks Middle	Public	6-8	27100 Cypresswood Dr	Spring	77373	Harris County	Spring Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 891-7850	848	55	15.2	81.1%	80 (9.4%)	291 (34.3%)	427 (50.4%)	9 (1.1%)	5 (0.6%)	10 (1.2%)	26 (3.1%)	$9,651							23.3	31.2	1701	231		484122006044
1933	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							23.3	20.7	2018	85		481623007566
1934	Vernon Schrade Middle	Public	6-8	6201 Danridge Rd	Rowlett	75089	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 463-8790	697	52	13.4	65.6%	138 (19.8%)	248 (35.6%)	229 (32.9%)	45 (6.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (5.0%)	$10,322							23.3	25.1	1888	46		482034007858
1935	Summer Creek Middle	Public	6-8	10236 Summer Creek Dr	Crowley	76036	Tarrant County	Crowley Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 297-5090	1,035	70	14.8	71.5%	65 (6.3%)	599 (57.9%)	268 (25.9%)	45 (4.3%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.6%)	50 (4.8%)	$9,450							23.2	25.8	1870	65		481591012022
1936	Workman J H	Public	7-8	701 E Arbrook Blvd	Arlington	76014	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-1200	1,162	83	14	89.3%	48 (4.1%)	256 (22.0%)	773 (66.5%)	56 (4.8%)	3 (0.3%)	5 (0.4%)	21 (1.8%)	$9,204							23.2	16.3	2121	185		480870005846
1937	Iltexas Arlington Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	4950 S Bowen Rd	Arlington	76017	Tarrant County	International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 496-0400	370	25	14.5	85.7%	16 (4.3%)	113 (30.5%)	223 (60.3%)	7 (1.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	$8,750							23.2	31.5	1690	247		480144013016
1938	Austin Achieve Middle	Public, Charter	5-8	5908 Manor Rd	Austin	78723	Travis County	Austin Achieve Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 522-4190	669	31	21.3	90.0%	12 (1.8%)	42 (6.3%)	608 (90.9%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$8,002							23.1	19.4	2051	113		480143112775
1939	Alief Middle	Public	6-8	4415 Cook Rd	Houston	77072	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 983-8422	821	59	13.9	89.2%	19 (2.3%)	87 (10.6%)	586 (71.4%)	119 (14.5%)	10 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,970							23.1	27.5	1809	130		480783000105
1940	McReynolds Middle	Public	6-8	5910 Market St	Houston	77020	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 671-3650	297	25	11.7	98.0%	4 (1.3%)	97 (32.7%)	194 (65.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$23,286							23.1	24.1	1917	23		482364002533

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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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