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
1271	Stevenson Middle	Public	6-8	8403 Tezel Rd	San Antonio	78254	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 397-7300	779	53	14.6	44.9%	175 (22.5%)	22 (2.8%)	553 (71.0%)	7 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (2.6%)	$10,527							43.7	60.1	776	495		483312003692
1272	Spearman J H	Public	6-8	313 W 5th Ave	Spearman	79081	Hansford County	Spearman Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 659-2563	160	15	10.9	62.5%	42 (26.3%)	1 (0.6%)	117 (73.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,010							43.7	67.9	593	679		484101004665
1273	Besteiro Middle	Public	6-8	6280 Southmost Rd	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 544-3900	558	46	12.1	94.4%	11 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	547 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,472							43.7	43.7	1285	12		481168003325
1274	Services-Ninos Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	5610 Gulfton St	Houston	77081	Harris County	Services-Ninos Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 592-6055	266	17	16	98.5%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	262 (98.5%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,918							43.6	35.9	1541	267		480001811526
1275	Timberwood Middle	Public	6-8	18450 Timber Forest Dr	Humble	77346	Harris County	Humble Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 641-3800	1,023	75	13.6	60.4%	226 (22.1%)	315 (30.8%)	419 (41.0%)	23 (2.2%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	34 (3.3%)	$9,949							43.6	38.6	1450	175		482391007950
1276	Cotton Center School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2345 Fm 179	Cotton Center	79021	Hale County	Cotton Center Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 879-2176	100	17	5.8	62.0%	42 (42.0%)	1 (1.0%)	52 (52.0%)	3 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	$15,423							43.6	41.9	1339	63		481536001112
1277	Jubilee Harlingen	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	123 S Palm Ct Dr	Harlingen	78552	Cameron County	Jubilee Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 708-2030	377	22	17	80.1%	18 (4.8%)	1 (0.3%)	353 (93.6%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,801							43.6	30.8	1716	439		480017912723
1278	Corrigan-Camden J H	Public	6-8	502 S Mathews	Corrigan	75939	Polk County	Corrigan-Camden Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 398-2341	189	13	14.5	66.7%	75 (39.7%)	30 (15.9%)	72 (38.1%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.8%)	$10,594							43.5	36.8	1511	233		481530006382
1279	Chester High School	Public	6-12	273 Yellowjacket Dr	Chester	75936	Tyler County	Chester Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 969-2353	123	14	8.9	42.3%	110 (89.4%)	1 (0.8%)	4 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.5%)	$11,802							43.5	35.9	1539	260		481377000868
1280	West Brazos J H	Public	6-8	111 Roustabout Dr	Brazoria	77442	Brazoria County	Columbia-Brazoria Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 799-1700	651	43	15.1	62.5%	367 (56.4%)	33 (5.1%)	217 (33.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.8%)	$7,027							43.5	43.8	1281	1		481467000961

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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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Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.