Best Middle Schools in Texas

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2026 vs 2025)					ID
Rank (of 2335)	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 (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Rank (2025)	Rank Change from 2025	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	ID
1571	Crockett Middle	Public	6-8	1801 Missouri St	Pecos	79772	Reeves County	Pecos-Barstow-Toyah Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 447-7461	621	52	12	63.4%	40 (6.4%)	2 (0.3%)	564 (90.8%)	14 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,557							34.7	24.8	1897	326		483455003877
1572	Friona J H	Public	6-8	1001 Euclid	Friona	79035	Parmer County	Friona Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 250-2788	225	21	10.9	71.6%	16 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	208 (92.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,458							34.7	31.6	1681	109		481998001954
1573	Salvador Garcia Middle	Public	6-8	499 Pena Dr	Rio Bravo	78045	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-5000	361	26	13.9	98.1%	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	359 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,270							34.7	32.5	1646	73		484365007145
1574	Robert C Zamora Middle	Public	6-8	8638 Larkia Ln	San Antonio	78224	Bexar County	South San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 977-7278	655	42	15.6	83.7%	14 (2.1%)	10 (1.5%)	625 (95.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$9,689							34.7	23.6	1924	350		484068010429
1575	Red Oak Middle	Public	6-8	152 Louise Ritter Blvd	Red Oak	75154	Ellis County	Red Oak Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 617-0066	1,488	87	17.1	62.7%	242 (16.3%)	586 (39.4%)	581 (39.0%)	16 (1.1%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	57 (3.8%)	$8,422							34.7	36.3	1517	58		483666004107
1576	Walnut Springs School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	184 Ave A	Walnut Springs	76690	Bosque County	Walnut Springs Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 797-2132	165	19	8.7	84.2%	63 (38.2%)	0 (0.0%)	99 (60.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	$16,053							34.7	32.9	1628	52		484452012079
1577	Livingston J H	Public	6-8	1801 Us 59 Loop N	Livingston	77351	Polk County	Livingston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 328-6000	901	61	14.6	57.8%	499 (55.4%)	61 (6.8%)	289 (32.1%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (5.1%)	$7,821							34.6	35.1	1555	22		482778003119
1578	Stephen F Austin	Public	7-8	800 S Coulter Dr	Bryan	77803	Brazos County	Bryan Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 209-6700	1,177	81	14.5	73.8%	246 (20.9%)	230 (19.5%)	659 (56.0%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (2.9%)	$10,705							34.6	32.1	1660	82		481179021133
1579	Stell Middle	Public	6-8	1105 Los Ebanos Blvd	Brownsville	78520	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 548-8560	733	56	13.1	91.7%	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	724 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,108							34.6	31.1	1693	114		481168000668
1580	Bridgeport Middle	Public	6-8	702 17th St	Bridgeport	76426	Wise County	Bridgeport Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 683-2273	478	31	15.4	61.1%	205 (42.9%)	2 (0.4%)	246 (51.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.6%)	$6,848							34.5	32.6	1639	59		481134000613

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