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
2301	Hester Juvenile Detent	Public, Alternative	7-11	2310 W Hwy 77	San Benito	78586	Cameron County	San Benito Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(956) 399-3075	40	3	11.6	67.5%	2 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,325							4.7	8.5	2290	11		483879006942
2302	Pietzsch/Mac Arthur Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	4301 Highland Ave	Beaumont	77705	Jefferson County	Beaumont Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 617-6475	1,134	68	16.6	96.5%	35 (3.1%)	622 (54.9%)	443 (39.1%)	10 (0.9%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (1.8%)	$8,700							4.7	8	2297	5		480967007365
2303	Buckholts School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	203 S 10th	Buckholts	76518	Milam County	Buckholts Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 593-2744	112	17	6.6	81.3%	38 (33.9%)	3 (2.7%)	71 (63.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,075							4.7	33.9	1614	689		481185000697
2304	Rockdale Inspire Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	696 N Fm 487	Rockdale	76567	Milam County	Inspire Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 638-5700	61	5	11.9	95.1%	12 (19.7%)	24 (39.3%)	23 (37.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.3%)	$14,707							4.7	5.3	2334	30		480005312039
2305	G W Carver Middle	Public	6-8	1601 J J Flewellen Rd	Waco	76704	McLennan County	Waco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 754-5491	723	55	13	96.3%	26 (3.6%)	274 (37.9%)	401 (55.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.9%)	$12,413							4.6	6.7	2311	6		484428012823
2306	The Summit (Intermediate)	Public	5-8	1838 E Sam Houston Pkwy S	Pasadena	77503	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 740-0290	76	11	7.1	88.2%	8 (10.5%)	9 (11.8%)	57 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,482							4.5	4.7	2345	39		483432010777
2307	Alternative Learning Center	Public	6-12	4900 Gonzales St	Austin	78702	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-2554	113	18	6.2	79.6%	11 (9.7%)	18 (15.9%)	76 (67.3%)	3 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.4%)	$39,286							4.5			(n/a)		480894009076
2308	Texas School For The Deaf	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1102 S Congress Ave	Austin	78704	Travis County	Texas School For The Deaf	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 462-5353	500			50.6%	187 (37.4%)	76 (15.2%)	192 (38.4%)	25 (5.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.6%)								4.4	4.9	2341	33		480025309537
2309	Pro-Vision Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	4590 Wilmington St	Houston	77051	Harris County	The Pro-Vision Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 748-0030	140	7	20	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	135 (96.4%)	5 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,669							4.4	5.2	2335	26		480143412953
2310	Academic Counseling And Transition Academy	Public	6-8	915 Sheldon Rd	Channelview	77573	Harris County	Channelview Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(281) 452-8002	25	5	5	100.0%	2 (8.0%)	6 (24.0%)	17 (68.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$54,952							4.3			(n/a)		481359023017

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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.