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
1241	B L Garza Middle	Public	6-8	1202 N Monmack Rd	Edinburg	78539	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2480	1,035	86	11.9	78.6%	11 (1.1%)	6 (0.6%)	1,007 (97.3%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	$12,260							44.4	43.4	1298	57		481818008285
1242	Bailey J H	Public	7-8	2411 Winewood	Arlington	76013	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(682) 867-0700	754	54	13.8	67.9%	220 (29.2%)	126 (16.7%)	355 (47.1%)	19 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	31 (4.1%)	$10,907							44.4	44.4	1263	21		480870000234
1243	Teague J H	Public	5-8	420 Loop 255	Teague	75860	Freestone County	Teague Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 739-1450	329	25	13.2	55.9%	158 (48.0%)	43 (13.1%)	110 (33.4%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.6%)	$8,582							44.4	48.9	1103	140		484230004046
1244	Chapel Hill J H	Public	7-8	13174 State Hwy 64 E	Tyler	75707	Smith County	Chapel Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 566-1491	426	38	11.1	81.7%	80 (18.8%)	78 (18.3%)	240 (56.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.9%)	$10,006							44.4	32.4	1659	415		481365005970
1245	McLean Middle	Public	6-8	3816 Stadium Dr	Fort Worth	76109	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-5300	757	48	15.9	59.7%	225 (29.7%)	47 (6.2%)	455 (60.1%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.8%)	$10,149							44.3	41.3	1360	115		481970001879
1246	Chilton School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	905 Durango Ave	Chilton	76632	Falls County	Chilton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 546-1200	566	41	13.9	91.9%	69 (12.2%)	126 (22.3%)	344 (60.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.2%)	$14,191							44.3	49.6	1077	169		481392000879
1247	Trinity Basin Preparatory - Mesquite	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2901 E Meadows Blvd	Mesquite	75150	Dallas County	Trinity Basin Preparatory	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 946-9100	800	45	17.9	75.6%	92 (11.5%)	146 (18.3%)	516 (64.5%)	10 (1.3%)	18 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.3%)	$9,509							44.3	38	1470	223		480009214059
1248	Agua Dulce High School	Public	6-12	1 Longhorn Dr	Agua Dulce	78330	Nueces County	Agua Dulce Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 998-2214	243	20	12.2	68.3%	67 (27.6%)	2 (0.8%)	172 (70.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$10,218							44.2	41.1	1365	117		480753000044
1249	Vernon Middle	Public	6-8	125 S 13th St	Harlingen	78550	Cameron County	Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 427-3040	631	59	10.7	86.5%	18 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	609 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$12,143							44.2	39.3	1424	175		482253002290
1250	Clemons Creek Middle	Public	6-8	2700 Leonard Ave	Anna	75409	Collin County	Anna Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(972) 924-1380	614	37	16.7	45.4%	225 (36.6%)	147 (23.9%)	195 (31.8%)	18 (2.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.4%)	$8,711							44.2	39.9	1396	146		480834022797

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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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