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
771	Idea Brownsville College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	4395 Paredes Line Rd	Brownsville	78526	Cameron County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 832-5150	783	46	17.1	78.7%	23 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	754 (96.3%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,354							61	76.6	394	377		480021112683
772	Eagle Pass J H	Public	7-8	1750 N Bibb	Eagle Pass	78852	Maverick County	Eagle Pass Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 758-7037	1,040	57	18.2	70.3%	21 (2.0%)	5 (0.5%)	1,010 (97.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,892							61	48.2	1128	356		481773001539
773	Impact Leadership Academy	Public	1-8	3131 Fallbrook	Houston	77038	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(281) 449-1011	193	22	8.6	81.9%	6 (3.1%)	64 (33.2%)	120 (62.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	$14,126							61	55	925	152		480771014250
774	Great Hearts Arlington	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-10	6701 S Cooper St	Arlington	76001	Tarrant County	Great Hearts Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 260-0890	998	52	19.2	48.4%	350 (35.1%)	225 (22.5%)	266 (26.7%)	116 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (4.0%)	$9,613							60.9	71	520	254		480144114169
775	Pershing Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	3838 Blue Bonnet	Houston	77025	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 295-5240	1,141	72	15.7	58.7%	171 (15.0%)	410 (35.9%)	424 (37.2%)	84 (7.4%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	47 (4.1%)	$9,058							60.8	49.7	1076	301		482364002553
776	Gordon School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	112 Rusk	Gordon	76453	Palo Pinto County	Gordon Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 693-5342	227	24	9.6	57.7%	171 (75.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (21.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.5%)	$8,490							60.8	33.3	1631	855		482118002125
777	Idea Montopolis College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	1701 Vargas Rd	Austin	78741	Travis County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 646-2800	835	43	19.5	88.3%	36 (4.3%)	29 (3.5%)	759 (90.9%)	9 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$10,452							60.8	53	977	200		480021112940
778	Comstock School	Public, Alternative	K-12	101 Sanderson St	Comstock	78837	Val Verde County	Comstock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 292-4444	176	14	12.9	50.6%	57 (32.4%)	0 (0.0%)	118 (67.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,681							60.8	48.6	1112	334		481492000991
779	Motley County School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1600 Bundy	Matador	79244	Motley County	Motley County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 347-2676	179	18	10	53.1%	122 (68.2%)	2 (1.1%)	53 (29.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$12,301							60.7	63.5	699	80		483150003526
780	Banquete J H	Public	6-8	4334 4th St	Banquete	78339	Nueces County	Banquete Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 387-6504	161	18	8.7	66.5%	25 (15.5%)	1 (0.6%)	135 (83.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,541							60.7	53.3	969	189		480941000401

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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.