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
891	Ropes School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	304 Ranch	Ropesville	79358	Hockley County	Ropes Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 562-4031	622	56	11	30.9%	444 (71.4%)	5 (0.8%)	170 (27.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$11,648							56.1	63.9	687	204		483783004235
892	Trinity Springs Middle	Public	7-8	3550 Keller-Hicks Rd	Keller	76244	Tarrant County	Keller Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 744-3500	931	55	17	33.2%	408 (43.8%)	106 (11.4%)	255 (27.4%)	72 (7.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (9.5%)	$8,662							56	66.7	622	270		482526011330
893	Idea Achieve College Preparatory	Public, Charter, Alternative	6-11	1900 Thomas Rd	Haltom City	76117	Tarrant County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 885-4700	466	37	12.7	86.9%	27 (5.8%)	101 (21.7%)	330 (70.8%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$14,405							56	59.3	797	96		480021113994
894	Mickey Leland College Prep Academy For Young Men	Public, Magnet	6-12	1700 Gregg St	Houston	77020	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 226-2668	251	21	11.9	76.5%	7 (2.8%)	113 (45.0%)	118 (47.0%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.6%)	$13,263							56	27.5	1812	918		482364012618
895	East Grand Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	6211 E Grand Ave	Dallas	75223	Dallas County	Cityscape Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 824-4747	816	42	19.2	96.9%	14 (1.7%)	115 (14.1%)	678 (83.1%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	$12,324							56	41.6	1348	453		480028811555
896	Medina Valley Middle	Public	6-8	8395 Fm 471 S	Castroville	78009	Medina County	Medina Valley Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 931-2243	1,157	59	19.4	58.7%	289 (25.0%)	67 (5.8%)	745 (64.4%)	14 (1.2%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (3.1%)	$8,058							55.9	66.2	635	261		483006008876
897	Texas Early College High School	Public, Charter	8-12	3714 E End Blvd S	Marshall	75672	Harrison County	Panola Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 935-4109	97	4	24.2		59 (60.8%)	9 (9.3%)	23 (23.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.2%)	$6,660							55.8	61	760	137		480021312307
898	Alvin J H	Public	6-8	2300 W S St	Alvin	77511	Brazoria County	Alvin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 245-2680	716	49	14.7	69.3%	273 (38.1%)	30 (4.2%)	393 (54.9%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.8%)	$9,620							55.8	49	1099	201		480809000133
899	Breckenridge J H	Public	6-8	502 W Lindsey St	Breckenridge	76424	Stephens County	Breckenridge Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 212-4311	278	24	11.7	64.7%	167 (60.1%)	1 (0.4%)	103 (37.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	$8,904							55.7	63.8	689	210		481122000596
900	Coleman J H	Public	5-8	301 W 15th	Coleman	76834	Coleman County	Coleman Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 625-3593	233	21	10.9	37.8%	143 (61.4%)	4 (1.7%)	71 (30.5%)	5 (2.1%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.4%)	$10,401							55.7	56.4	877	23		481455000944

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.