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
1311	Valley Mills J H	Public	6-8	Hwy # 6 & # 1 Eagle Way	Valley Mills	76689	McLennan County	Valley Mills Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 932-5251	137	12	11.1	47.4%	97 (70.8%)	1 (0.7%)	29 (21.2%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.6%)	$5,863							42.4	33.3	1610	299		484376007525
1312	Ripley House Middle Campus	Public, Charter	6-8	4414 Navigation Blvd	Houston	77011	Harris County	Bakerripley Community Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 315-6480	164	11	15	91.5%	1 (0.6%)	7 (4.3%)	156 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,944							42.4	28.3	1788	476		480024012682
1313	San Jacinto J H	Public	6-8	1400 N N St	Midland	79701	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 240-3800	744	47	15.6	47.3%	219 (29.4%)	29 (3.9%)	471 (63.3%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	18 (2.4%)	$7,436							42.2	50.4	1063	250		483057003451
1314	Baird High School	Public	6-12	600 W 7th St	Baird	79504	Callahan County	Baird Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 854-1400	140	18	7.8	55.0%	112 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (17.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	$12,411							42.2	35.9	1525	211		480928000387
1315	Alpine Middle	Public	5-8	801 Middle School Dr	Alpine	79830	Brewster County	Alpine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 837-7720	244	23	10.5	52.0%	89 (36.5%)	2 (0.8%)	143 (58.6%)	5 (2.0%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	$10,296							42.2	58.2	844	471		480795000125
1316	Spurger High School	Public	7-12	12212 Fm 92 S	Spurger	77660	Tyler County	Spurger Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 429-3464	161	20	8.1	53.4%	145 (90.1%)	1 (0.6%)	12 (7.5%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	$14,889							42.2	46.4	1187	129		484134004734
1317	Palacios Junior Senior High School	Public	6-12	3000 Sh 35 Business W	Palacios	77465	Matagorda County	Palacios Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 972-2571	655	59	11.1	69.6%	146 (22.3%)	11 (1.7%)	453 (69.2%)	36 (5.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	$13,869							42.1	50.3	1069	248		483402003782
1318	Schultz J H	Public	6-8	20950 Fields Store Rd	Waller	77484	Harris County	Waller Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 372-9103	1,194	77	15.4	59.6%	343 (28.7%)	152 (12.7%)	648 (54.3%)	17 (1.4%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	30 (2.5%)	$9,230							42.1	42.1	1325	7		484443012000
1319	Roy J Smith Middle	Public	6-8	6000 Brushy Creek Dr	Killeen	76549	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 336-1050	1,135	65	17.3	57.8%	145 (12.8%)	408 (35.9%)	400 (35.2%)	35 (3.1%)	6 (0.5%)	23 (2.0%)	118 (10.4%)	$8,971							42.1	40.1	1399	80		482566013236
1320	Jerry R Walker Middle	Public	6-8	633 French Settlement	Little Elm	75068	Denton County	Little Elm Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 947-9340	885	58	15.2	52.5%	245 (27.7%)	187 (21.1%)	363 (41.0%)	36 (4.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (5.8%)	$9,052							42.1	41.1	1364	44		482772013831

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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.