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
1871	Hodges Bend Middle	Public	6-8	16510 Bissonnet	Houston	77083	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 634-3000	765	61	12.5	78.8%	25 (3.3%)	223 (29.2%)	412 (53.9%)	82 (10.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.9%)	$10,843							25.8	29.1	1773	98		481965007283
1872	Overton High School	Public	6-12	501 E Henderson	Overton	75684	Rusk County	Overton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 834-6143	267	23	11.7	59.2%	187 (70.0%)	24 (9.0%)	35 (13.1%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	15 (5.6%)	$10,500							25.8	28.3	1788	84		483387003772
1873	Jose Borrego Middle	Public	6-8	25149 First St	Monte Alto	78538	Hidalgo County	Monte Alto Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 262-1374	178	17	10.3	88.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	178 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,851							25.7	34.1	1604	269		483123007357
1874	Zan Wesley Holmes Junior Middle	Public	6-8	2939 St Rita Dr	Dallas	75233	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 932-7800	570	37	15.4	97.0%	6 (1.1%)	33 (5.8%)	525 (92.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$13,045							25.6	23	1956	82		481623012869
1875	Alice Johnson J H	Public	6-8	15500 Proctor	Channelview	77530	Harris County	Channelview Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 452-8030	1,112	70	15.8	91.7%	50 (4.5%)	97 (8.7%)	940 (84.5%)	6 (0.5%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.3%)	$9,068							25.6	21.5	1994	119		481359000853
1876	Idea Hardy College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-10	1930 Little York Rd	Houston	77093	Harris County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 360-7453	635	35	18.1	93.2%	12 (1.9%)	95 (15.0%)	526 (82.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$11,540							25.6	28.6	1782	94		480021113979
1877	D J Red Simon Middle	Public	6-8	3839 E Fm 150	Kyle	78640	Hays County	Hays Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 268-8507	898	57	15.8	58.7%	74 (8.2%)	38 (4.2%)	770 (85.7%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.2%)	$8,547							25.6	21.4	1998	121		480001010805
1878	Cpt Gabriel Navarrete Middle	Public	6-8	3501 Hayes	El Paso	79930	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(915) 236-6350	709	51	13.8	87.4%	48 (6.8%)	34 (4.8%)	591 (83.4%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.6%)	20 (2.8%)	$9,737							25.6	21.8	1986	108		481830010639
1879	Uplift Heights Prep Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	2650 Canada Dr	Dallas	75212	Dallas County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 442-7094	448	29	15.5	90.6%	2 (0.4%)	78 (17.4%)	360 (80.4%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$10,150							25.6	19.2	2060	181		480003012270
1880	Charlotte Middle	Public	6-8	95 Rose Blvd	Charlotte	78011	Atascosa County	Charlotte Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 277-1646	84	7	11.2	63.1%	7 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (91.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,760							25.6	22.4	1968	88		481371000864

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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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