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
1071	Irene M Garcia Middle	Public	6-8	933 Paula Dr	Mission	78572	Hidalgo County	La Joya Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-2840	601	43	14.1	86.4%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	601 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,787							50.1	66.1	637	434		482613009577
1072	West Memorial J H	Public	6-8	22311 Provincial Blvd	Katy	77450	Harris County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 237-6400	897	70	12.8	69.1%	181 (20.2%)	175 (19.5%)	458 (51.1%)	31 (3.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (5.6%)	$11,252							50.1	55.5	904	168		482517002813
1073	Francisco Barrientes Middle	Public	6-8	1100 E Ebony	Edinburg	78540	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2430	1,064	90	11.8	80.9%	12 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1,048 (98.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$12,230							50	47.4	1157	84		481818011432
1074	Burkburnett Middle	Public	6-8	102 S Ave D	Burkburnett	76354	Wichita County	Burkburnett Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 569-3381	743	56	13.3	49.0%	477 (64.2%)	45 (6.1%)	143 (19.2%)	11 (1.5%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	60 (8.1%)	$11,132							50	48.1	1133	59		481212000708
1075	North Belton Middle	Public	6-8	7907 Prairie View Rd	Temple	76502	Bell County	Belton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 316-5200	979	57	17	36.9%	455 (46.5%)	95 (9.7%)	320 (32.7%)	34 (3.5%)	6 (0.6%)	5 (0.5%)	64 (6.5%)	$7,408							49.9	50.8	1034	41		480986012801
1076	Irving Dual Language Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1300 Delgado St	San Antonio	78207	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 738-9740	557	37	15.1	88.5%	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.1%)	546 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$11,501							49.9	47	1173	97		483873013851
1077	Belton Middle	Public	6-8	1704 Sparta Rd	Belton	76513	Bell County	Belton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 215-2800	661	49	13.4	43.3%	337 (51.0%)	38 (5.7%)	230 (34.8%)	12 (1.8%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	39 (5.9%)	$8,332							49.9	41.4	1355	278		480986013921
1078	Mauriceville Middle	Public	6-8	19952 F M 1130	Orange	77632	Orange County	Little Cypress-Mauriceville Consolidated Independent School	No	No	(n/a)	No	(409) 745-3970	272	23	11.5	58.8%	220 (80.9%)	6 (2.2%)	31 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.5%)	$10,417							49.8	34.3	1599	521		482769005886
1079	Malakoff J H	Public	7-8	15201 Fm 3062	Malakoff	75148	Henderson County	Malakoff Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 489-0264	237	18	13	73.4%	146 (61.6%)	25 (10.5%)	45 (19.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.0%)	$9,472							49.8	56.8	866	213		482878021339
1080	Memphis Middle	Public	6-8	1110 N 16th St	Memphis	79245	Hall County	Memphis Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 259-5920	77	11	7	83.1%	19 (24.7%)	4 (5.2%)	50 (64.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.2%)	$15,693							49.8	59.9	780	300		483018003382

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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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