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
1161	Gustine School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	503 W Main St	Gustine	76455	Comanche County	Gustine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 667-7303	136	19	7	80.1%	46 (33.8%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (65.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$15,581							47.3	32.1	1674	513		482199002215
1162	Blanco Middle	Public	6-8	1500 Rocky Rd	Blanco	78606	Blanco County	Blanco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 833-5570	257	19	13.7	36.6%	141 (54.9%)	0 (0.0%)	108 (42.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	$11,448							47.2	69.5	549	613		481032000419
1163	Fairfield J H	Public	6-8	701 Post Oak Rd	Fairfield	75840	Freestone County	Fairfield Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 389-4210	406	28	14.2	49.5%	208 (51.2%)	52 (12.8%)	116 (28.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.9%)	$8,156							47.2	51.9	1002	161		481894001772
1164	McDade High School	Public	7-12	156 Marlin St	McDade	78650	Bastrop County	McDade Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 273-2522	169	20	8.5	49.7%	62 (36.7%)	1 (0.6%)	99 (58.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.4%)	$12,077							47.1	44.5	1259	95		482976013256
1165	T H McDonald J H	Public	6-8	3635 Lakes Of Bridgewater Dr	Katy	77449	Harris County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 237-5300	966	76	12.6	72.7%	99 (10.2%)	242 (25.1%)	534 (55.3%)	69 (7.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.1%)	$10,566							47.1	49.5	1085	80		482517021314
1166	Hobby Middle	Public	6-8	11843 Vance Jackson Rd	San Antonio	78230	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 397-6300	1,094	75	14.5	68.3%	187 (17.1%)	117 (10.7%)	652 (59.6%)	68 (6.2%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (5.8%)	$11,588							47.1	42.7	1320	154		483312003726
1167	Robert Lee School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1323 Hamilton	Robert Lee	76945	Coke County	Robert Lee Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 453-4555	262	23	11.2	50.8%	128 (48.9%)	1 (0.4%)	126 (48.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	$16,705							47	42.5	1322	155		483738004196
1168	Chireno Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	901 Main St	Chireno	75937	Nacogdoches County	Chireno Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 362-2132	245	21	11.7	73.1%	178 (72.7%)	17 (6.9%)	42 (17.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)	$9,346							47	62.3	731	437		481398000883
1169	Benjamin School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	303 E Hayes St	Benjamin	79505	Knox County	Benjamin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 459-2231	94	14	6.6	60.6%	48 (51.1%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (46.8%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	$26,290							46.9	57	857	312		480998000468
1170	Hector P Garcia Middle	Public	6-8	700 E 8th St	Dallas	75203	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-5500	621	37	16.6	97.1%	20 (3.2%)	15 (2.4%)	582 (93.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$12,083							46.9	40.7	1376	206		481623010563

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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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