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
471	Harmony School Of Innovation - Fort Worth	Public, Charter	7-12	8100 S Hulen St	Fort Worth	76123	Tarrant County	Harmony Public Schools - North Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 386-5505	947	56	17	50.6%	134 (14.1%)	271 (28.6%)	383 (40.4%)	121 (12.8%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (3.6%)	$10,493							72.7	73	466	5		480029212847
472	Hillsboro J H	Public	7-8	210 E Walnut St	Hillsboro	76645	Hill County	Hillsboro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 582-4120	290	24	12	73.1%	59 (20.3%)	28 (9.7%)	186 (64.1%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.8%)	$10,172							72.7	77	383	89		482328002364
473	New Diana Middle	Public	6-8	11854 State Hwy 154 E	Diana	75640	Upshur County	New Diana Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 663-8002	269	17	15.4	35.7%	201 (74.7%)	20 (7.4%)	24 (8.9%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.8%)	$7,578							72.6	77.9	370	103		483246006021
474	Col John O Ensor Middle	Public	6-8	13600 Ryderwood Ave	El Paso	79928	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-6000	1,070	62	17.1	68.0%	51 (4.8%)	19 (1.8%)	985 (92.1%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.7%)	$8,764							72.5	72.4	483	9		484071008777
475	Anderson-Shiro Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	1345 Fm 149 W	Anderson	77830	Grimes County	Anderson-Shiro Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 873-4550	521	41	12.6	35.1%	394 (75.6%)	24 (4.6%)	89 (17.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.5%)	$11,384							72.5	68.6	574	99		480823000193
476	Sst Schertz	Public, Charter	PK, KG-7	20845 Technology Ave	Schertz	78154	Comal County	School Of Science And Technology	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 215-9500	895	54	16.6	34.2%	208 (23.2%)	105 (11.7%)	495 (55.3%)	26 (2.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (6.5%)	$10,814							72.5	90.1	146	330		480025814161
477	Great Hearts Monte Vista North	Public, Charter	6-12	319 Mulberry Ave	San Antonio	78212	Bexar County	Great Hearts Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 888-9485	476	33	14.3	26.3%	184 (38.7%)	10 (2.1%)	257 (54.0%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.6%)	$12,366							72.5	83	271	206		480144113102
478	Whitewright Middle	Public	6-8	315 Highland	Whitewright	75491	Grayson County	Whitewright Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 364-2151	190	17	10.9	45.8%	147 (77.4%)	3 (1.6%)	28 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (5.3%)	$9,239							72.4	80.6	311	167		484567005191
479	Foster Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	1504 Mlk	Longview	75602	Gregg County	Longview Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 446-2710	788	56	14	83.5%	117 (14.8%)	259 (32.9%)	373 (47.3%)	13 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.2%)	$9,158							72.4	71.8	502	23		482811003140
480	Clarendon J H	Public	6-8	822 5th St	Clarendon	79226	Donley County	Clarendon Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 310-7655	69	7	9.9	49.3%	54 (78.3%)	3 (4.3%)	6 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (8.7%)	$11,834							72.4	73.2	463	17		481416016942

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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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