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
1191	Santa Fe J H	Public	6-8	4132 Warpath Ave	Santa Fe	77510	Galveston County	Santa Fe Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 925-9304	1,003	59	17	50.3%	668 (66.6%)	12 (1.2%)	292 (29.1%)	6 (0.6%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (1.9%)	$7,967							46	44.2	1269	78		483927004475
1192	West Briar Middle	Public	6-8	13733 Brimhurst	Houston	77077	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 368-2140	994	58	17.2	69.0%	143 (14.4%)	367 (36.9%)	377 (37.9%)	75 (7.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.0%)	$8,237							46	47.6	1151	41		482364009271
1193	Bandera Middle	Public	6-8	1005 Cherry St	Bandera	78003	Bandera County	Bandera Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 460-3899	534	35	15.3	47.9%	318 (59.6%)	2 (0.4%)	195 (36.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.0%)	$7,101							46	46	1205	12		480936000396
1194	Sugar Land Middle	Public	6-8	321 Seventh St	Sugar Land	77498	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-3080	936	62	15.1	63.6%	123 (13.1%)	121 (12.9%)	378 (40.4%)	266 (28.4%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (4.8%)	$9,608							46	41.3	1358	164		481965001827
1195	Terra Vista Middle	Public	6-8	1111 Upland Ave	Lubbock	79416	Lubbock County	Frenship Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 796-0076	760	55	13.9	59.6%	193 (25.4%)	62 (8.2%)	453 (59.6%)	21 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.9%)	$8,171							46	46.5	1188	7		481983010945
1196	Idea College Preparatory Mission	Public, Charter	6-12	1600 S Schuerbach Rd	Mission	78572	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 583-8315	798	50	15.9	91.0%	23 (2.9%)	2 (0.3%)	771 (96.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,909							45.9	44	1275	79		480021112150
1197	Shelbyville School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	5322 St Hwy 87s	Shelbyville	75973	Shelby County	Shelbyville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 598-7323	891	70	12.6	54.3%	654 (73.4%)	120 (13.5%)	95 (10.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.4%)	$9,390							45.9	53.8	957	240		483996004532
1198	Timpson School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	836 Bear Dr	Timpson	75975	Shelby County	Timpson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 254-2463	756	72	10.5	65.9%	457 (60.4%)	159 (21.0%)	101 (13.4%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.6%)	$10,180							45.9	40.4	1381	183		484284004886
1199	Mayde Creek J H	Public	6-8	2700 Greenhouse Rd	Houston	77084	Harris County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 237-3900	1,214	91	13.2	76.1%	110 (9.1%)	361 (29.7%)	631 (52.0%)	65 (5.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (3.8%)	$9,650							45.8	43.2	1305	106		482517005517
1200	Donald J Stockton Jh	Public	7-8	2750 Excellence Ave	Conroe	77301	Montgomery County	Conroe Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 709-4500	1,367	95	14.3	70.2%	337 (24.7%)	168 (12.3%)	797 (58.3%)	14 (1.0%)	9 (0.7%)	2 (0.1%)	40 (2.9%)	$9,724							45.8	44.4	1264	64		481500013348

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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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Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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