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
2311	Trinity Charter School - Brenham Campus	Public, Charter	6-12	4150 Hwy 36	Brenham	77833	Washington County	Trinity Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 706-7566	35	4	8.8	91.4%	4 (11.4%)	13 (37.1%)	16 (45.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.9%)	1 (2.9%)	$29,799							4.3	3.7	2363	52		480025913767
2312	Academy Of Dallas	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2324 S Vernon Ave	Dallas	75224	Dallas County	Academy Of Dallas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 371-9600	220			88.2%	3 (1.4%)	157 (71.4%)	57 (25.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$10,894							4.2	7	2308	4		480009008161
2313	William James Middle	Public	6-8	1101 Nashville St	Fort Worth	76105	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-0200	710	42	16.7	94.9%	40 (5.6%)	79 (11.1%)	577 (81.3%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	$12,036							4.2	5.2	2336	23		481970001870
2314	Student Alternative Center	Public	5-12	300 S Walker	Angleton	77515	Brazoria County	Angleton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 864-8003	41	12	3.5	80.5%	15 (36.6%)	2 (4.9%)	21 (51.2%)	1 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.9%)	$43,811							4.1	21.9	1985	329		480831006642
2315	Oaks Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	1-12	121 Old San Antonio Rd	Boerne	78006	Kendall County	Meadowland Charter District	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 331-4094	36	10	3.4	91.7%	14 (38.9%)	6 (16.7%)	15 (41.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.8%)	$36,887							4.1	39.6	1409	906		480140412137
2316	Phoenix School At Southwest Schools	Public, Charter	5-12	9920 W Sam Houston Pkwy S	Houston	77099	Harris County	Southwest Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 784-6345	107			78.5%	44 (41.1%)	22 (20.6%)	33 (30.8%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	6 (5.6%)	$19,745							4	8.9	2284	32		480012508252
2317	George I Sanchez Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	6001 Gulf Fwy Bldg B3	Houston	77023	Harris County	George I Sanchez Charter	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 926-1112	726	35	20.7	81.1%	5 (0.7%)	6 (0.8%)	712 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,031							4	5.2	2337	20		480002007304
2318	Cedar Crest	Public, Charter	6-12	3500 Interstate 35 Frontage Rd	Belton	76513	Bell County	University Of Texas University Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(915) 238-7028	75	5	13.8		33 (44.0%)	11 (14.7%)	27 (36.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.0%)	$11,889							4	6.5	2315	3		480007113489
2319	G L Wiley Opportunity Center	Public, Alternative	2-12	1030 E Live Oak St	Waco	76704	McLennan County	Waco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 757-3829	98	15	6.5	81.6%	5 (5.1%)	55 (56.1%)	38 (38.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$27,962							3.9	5.7	2330	11		484428007039
2320	Waco Center For Youth	Public	7-12	3501 N 19th St	Waco	76708	McLennan County	Axtell Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 745-5339	69	7	9.8	47.8%	43 (62.3%)	11 (15.9%)	12 (17.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.3%)	$15,404							3.9	4.7	2346	26		480915006358

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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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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.