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
381	Knox Wiley Middle	Public	6-8	1526 Raider Way	Leander	78641	Williamson County	Leander Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 570-3600	916	69	13.2	17.8%	388 (42.4%)	41 (4.5%)	240 (26.2%)	173 (18.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (7.9%)	$9,234							77.3	61.5	748	367		482703011369
382	Commander William C McCool Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	4402 31st St	Lubbock	79410	Lubbock County	Lubbock Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 219-4600	416	27	15.5	56.5%	117 (28.1%)	44 (10.6%)	234 (56.3%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.4%)	$8,444							77.2	77.4	378	4		482850014064
383	Katy J H	Public	6-8	5350 Franz Rd	Katy	77493	Harris County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 237-6800	1,155	84	13.8	47.4%	398 (34.5%)	139 (12.0%)	496 (42.9%)	63 (5.5%)	3 (0.3%)	9 (0.8%)	47 (4.1%)	$9,799							77.2	77.6	377	6		482517002810
384	Newcastle School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	505 Washington Ave	Newcastle	76372	Young County	Newcastle Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 846-3531	227	25	9.1	62.1%	186 (81.9%)	1 (0.4%)	32 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.5%)	$10,435							77.2	62.4	730	346		483270011372
385	Pearland J H East	Public	7-8	2315 Old Alvin Rd	Pearland	77581	Brazoria County	Pearland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 485-2481	801	47	17	35.5%	318 (39.7%)	84 (10.5%)	328 (40.9%)	41 (5.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.6%)	$8,466							77.2	80.5	314	71		483444003864
386	Harmony Science Academy - Carrollton	Public, Charter	6-12	1024 W Rosemeade Pkwy	Carrollton	75007	Denton County	Harmony Public Schools - North Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 394-9560	564	36	15.7	50.7%	60 (10.6%)	79 (14.0%)	265 (47.0%)	142 (25.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.7%)	$11,875							77.2	76.7	390	4		480029213362
387	Sudan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-7	107 W Hwy 303	Sudan	79371	Lamb County	Sudan Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 227-2173	272	23	11.6	48.5%	128 (47.1%)	4 (1.5%)	135 (49.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$9,380							77.1	77.2	380	7		484176004760
388	Boerne Middle North	Public	6-8	240 W Johns Rd	Boerne	78006	Kendall County	Boerne Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 357-3100	863	51	17	24.0%	525 (60.8%)	7 (0.8%)	308 (35.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.4%)	$7,796							77.1	83.1	270	118		481071000537
389	Grand Prairie Collegiate Institute	Public, Charter	6-12	2205 S E 4th St	Grand Prairie	75051	Dallas County	Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 343-3120	419	23	18.3	62.8%	33 (7.9%)	82 (19.6%)	265 (63.2%)	29 (6.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	$7,959							77.1	81.6	291	98		482142013031
390	Saltillo School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	150 County Rd 3534	Saltillo	75478	Hopkins County	Saltillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 537-2386	250	24	10.6	56.8%	151 (60.4%)	5 (2.0%)	86 (34.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.2%)	$12,024							77	69.3	556	166		483861004291

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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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Educational resources:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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