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
841	O'Donnell School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	400 Small St	Odonnell	79351	Lynn County	O'Donnell Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 428-3241	253	32	7.9	64.0%	82 (32.4%)	0 (0.0%)	169 (66.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$15,085							58.3	60.8	765	76		483339003748
842	Bangs Middle	Public	6-8	400 N 3rd St	Bangs	76823	Brown County	Bangs Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 752-6088	201	14	14.8	70.1%	145 (72.1%)	4 (2.0%)	48 (23.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	$10,596							58.3	59.3	795	47		480939005402
843	Olfen School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1122 Pr 2562	Rowena	76875	Runnels County	Olfen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 442-4301	141	14	10.2	70.9%	71 (50.4%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (48.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$16,666							58.3	62.6	723	120		483357003754
844	Alpine Middle	Public	5-8	801 Middle School Dr	Alpine	79830	Brewster County	Alpine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 837-7720	244	23	10.5	52.0%	89 (36.5%)	2 (0.8%)	143 (58.6%)	5 (2.0%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	$10,296							58.2	59.1	801	43		480795000125
845	Godley Middle	Public	6-8	9401 N Hwy 171	Godley	76044	Johnson County	Godley Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(817) 592-4340	729	54	13.5	46.9%	434 (59.5%)	26 (3.6%)	243 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.0%)	$9,160							58.1	59	803	42		482096022868
846	Fort Elliott School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	501 E Wilson	Briscoe	79011	Wheeler County	Fort Elliott Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 375-2454	141	19	7.4		116 (82.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.5%)	$19,420							58	51.1	1021	175		481140000616
847	Stockdick J H	Public	6-8	4777 Peek Rd	Katy	77449	Harris County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 234-2700	1,103	80	13.8	63.0%	119 (10.8%)	328 (29.7%)	519 (47.1%)	102 (9.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (3.0%)	$8,513							58	71.4	514	333		482517013145
848	Clyde J H	Public	6-8	211 S 3rd W	Clyde	79510	Callahan County	Clyde Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 893-5788	314	24	12.8	42.7%	234 (74.5%)	5 (1.6%)	62 (19.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.1%)	$8,498							58	65.4	646	202		481445000936
849	Adkins Middle	Public	6-8	2402 Ennis Joslin Rd	Corpus Christi	78414	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-3800	518	28	18.4	48.6%	69 (13.3%)	13 (2.5%)	398 (76.8%)	21 (4.1%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.5%)	$8,776							57.9	48	1136	287		481527012737
850	Highland Park Middle	Public	6-8	15300 Amarillo Blvd E	Amarillo	79108	Potter County	Highland Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 335-2823	194	12	15.9	54.6%	78 (40.2%)	3 (1.5%)	94 (48.5%)	11 (5.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)	$8,751							57.9	48	1134	284		483556008898

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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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