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
361	Bullard Middle	Public	7-8	909 W Main	Bullard	75757	Cherokee County	Bullard Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 894-6533	478	37	13	21.8%	405 (84.7%)	17 (3.6%)	39 (8.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.5%)	$9,352							78.3	74.8	438	77		481206005664
362	Spring Branch Middle	Public	6-8	1000 Piney Point	Houston	77024	Harris County	Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 281-4400	1,137	69	16.5	36.2%	515 (45.3%)	61 (5.4%)	449 (39.5%)	73 (6.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (3.2%)	$8,505							78.3	76.7	391	29		484110004692
363	Harmony School Of Excellence - Katy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	22855 Elyson Falls Dr	Katy	77449	Harris County	Harmony Public Schools - Houston North	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(832) 437-1043	1,123	62	17.9	54.1%	140 (12.5%)	359 (32.0%)	383 (34.1%)	182 (16.2%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (4.8%)	$11,083							78.2	79.2	341	22		480027414247
364	John M Tidwell Middle	Public	6-8	3937 Haslet-Roanoke Rd	Roanoke	76262	Tarrant County	Northwest Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 698-5900	1,062	66	16	22.8%	563 (53.0%)	139 (13.1%)	239 (22.5%)	81 (7.6%)	5 (0.5%)	4 (0.4%)	31 (2.9%)	$7,818							78.2	85.3	236	128		483318012301
365	Prairie Valley School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	12920 Fm 103	Nocona	76255	Montague County	Prairie Valley Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 825-4425	135	15	9.2	51.1%	100 (74.1%)	1 (0.7%)	20 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (10.4%)	$12,317							78.1	73.3	462	97		483573004044
366	Dean Leaman Jh	Public	6-8	9320 Charger Way	Fulshear	77441	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 223-5200	2,888	128	22.5	30.8%	826 (28.6%)	689 (23.9%)	877 (30.4%)	341 (11.8%)	13 (0.5%)	4 (0.1%)	138 (4.8%)	$7,783							78.1	78.1	361	5		482658013153
367	Maurine Cain Middle	Public	7-8	6620 Fm 3097	Rockwall	75032	Rockwall County	Rockwall Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 772-1170	1,173	58	20.3	28.0%	621 (52.9%)	129 (11.0%)	333 (28.4%)	40 (3.4%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (4.0%)	$6,975							78.1	78.9	344	23		483765008353
368	Whitharral School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	201 2nd St	Whitharral	79380	Hockley County	Whitharral Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 299-1135	229	20	11.4	41.0%	127 (55.5%)	1 (0.4%)	94 (41.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	$13,243							77.7	72.9	471	103		484569005193
369	West Plains J H	Public	7-8	7200 W Pkwy	Amarillo	79109	Randall County	Canyon Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 677-2420	630	40	15.8	28.1%	343 (54.4%)	23 (3.7%)	223 (35.4%)	16 (2.5%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.5%)	18 (2.9%)	$8,269							77.6	81.5	292	77		481281007088
370	Canton J H	Public	6-8	1115 S Buffalo St	Canton	75103	Van Zandt County	Canton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 567-4329	557	37	15.2	40.0%	422 (75.8%)	10 (1.8%)	92 (16.5%)	8 (1.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.9%)	$7,171							77.6	69.4	553	183		481275000770

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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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