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
41	George Dawson Middle	Public	7-8	400 S Kimball Ave	Southlake	76092	Tarrant County	Carroll Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 949-5500	569	37	15.5		319 (56.1%)	10 (1.8%)	73 (12.8%)	134 (23.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.6%)	$8,545							96.7	97.5	29	12		481302009393
42	Pearson Middle	Public	6-8	2323 Stonebrook Pkwy	Frisco	75034	Denton County	Frisco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 633-4450	1,032	66	15.6	4.6%	317 (30.7%)	55 (5.3%)	103 (10.0%)	505 (48.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (4.9%)	$7,455							96.7	97.1	39	3		482001013090
43	Canyon Vista Middle	Public	6-8	8455 Spicewood Springs Rd	Austin	78759	Travis County	Round Rock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 464-8100	1,295	80	16.2	9.2%	436 (33.7%)	22 (1.7%)	189 (14.6%)	576 (44.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (5.4%)	$7,138							96.6	96.6	48	5		483808006034
44	Devers Jh	Public	6-8	201 S Chism	Devers	77538	Liberty County	Devers Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 549-7591	56	4	12.6	33.9%	35 (62.5%)	3 (5.4%)	17 (30.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	$11,201							96.6	97	43	1		481692010885
45	The Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	6720 Oak Hill Blvd	Tyler	75703	Smith County	Cumberland Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 561-1002	332	32	10.4	19.0%	219 (66.0%)	13 (3.9%)	53 (16.0%)	27 (8.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.7%)	$11,732							96.5	90.9	135	90		480003413578
46	Uplift North Hills Prep Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	606 E Royal Ln	Irving	75039	Dallas County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 501-0645	502	30	16.8	14.9%	27 (5.4%)	29 (5.8%)	66 (13.1%)	367 (73.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.2%)	$9,113							96.5	96.9	46			480003007562
47	Chaparral Star Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	14046 Summit Dr	Austin	78728	Travis County	Chaparral Star Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 989-2672	364	25	14.5		136 (37.4%)	21 (5.8%)	72 (19.8%)	103 (28.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.5%)	$7,703							96.5	93.2	93	46		480006408059
48	Henry W Longfellow Career Exploration Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	5314 Boaz St	Dallas	75209	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-5400	449	23	19.5	78.0%	46 (10.2%)	35 (7.8%)	343 (76.4%)	15 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.0%)	$10,360							96.4	97.1	41	7		481623006089
49	Lanier Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	2600 Woodhead St	Houston	77098	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(713) 942-1900	1,485	74	20	25.7%	470 (31.6%)	200 (13.5%)	446 (30.0%)	268 (18.0%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	97 (6.5%)	$7,224							96.3	96	57	8		482364002514
50	Sivells Bend Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1053 Cr 403	Gainesville	76240	Cooke County	Sivells Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 665-6411	62	8	8.2	59.7%	45 (72.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (21.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.5%)	$11,728							96.3	87.6	198	148		484038004574

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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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