Best Middle Schools in Texas

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2026 vs 2025)					ID
Rank (of 2335)	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 (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Rank (2025)	Rank Change from 2025	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	ID
821	Ousley J H	Public	7-8	950 S E Pkwy	Arlington	76018	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-5700	782	58	13.4	79.7%	88 (11.3%)	269 (34.4%)	323 (41.3%)	71 (9.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (3.7%)	$10,253							57.9	54.3	941	120		480870007721
822	Eagle Pass J H	Public	7-8	1750 N Bibb	Eagle Pass	78852	Maverick County	Eagle Pass Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 758-7037	1,040	57	18.2	70.3%	21 (2.0%)	5 (0.5%)	1,010 (97.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,892							57.9	61	772	50		481773001539
823	Childress J H	Public	6-8	700 Commerce St	Childress	79201	Childress County	Childress Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 937-3641	214	22	9.8	57.9%	99 (46.3%)	7 (3.3%)	98 (45.8%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	$11,145							57.8	70.6	524	299		481386000872
824	Yes Prep - East End	Public, Charter	6-12	8401 Lawndale St	Houston	77012	Harris County	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 967-7800	1,014	64	15.8	88.5%	8 (0.8%)	5 (0.5%)	999 (98.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$11,855							57.8	52.8	993	169		480020911415
825	Billy Baines Middle	Public	6-8	9000 Sienna Ranch Rd	Missouri City	77459	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-6870	1,383	76	18.2	36.1%	249 (18.0%)	403 (29.1%)	353 (25.5%)	304 (22.0%)	10 (0.7%)	2 (0.1%)	62 (4.5%)	$8,283							57.6	62	748	77		481965010671
826	Jourdanton J H	Public	6-8	200 Zanderson Ave	Jourdanton	78026	Atascosa County	Jourdanton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 769-2234	362	25	14.2	44.8%	130 (35.9%)	6 (1.7%)	219 (60.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	$8,746							57.6	60.5	785	41		482496005511
827	A P Solis Middle	Public	6-8	700 S Ave	Donna	78537	Hidalgo County	Donna Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 464-1650	646	50	12.9	91.3%	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	644 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,832							57.5	63.7	695	132		481739017037
828	Cross Plains High School	Public	7-12	700 N Main	Cross Plains	76443	Callahan County	Cross Plains Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 725-6121	158	21	7.4	61.4%	124 (78.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (21.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,757							57.5	69.1	557	271		481581001150
829	Union Grove Middle	Public	6-8	101 E Iowa Dr	Harker Heights	76548	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 336-6580	733	38	19.3	38.9%	211 (28.8%)	188 (25.6%)	225 (30.7%)	22 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.4%)	77 (10.5%)	$10,666							57.5	43.3	1289	460		482566010402
830	Idea Brackenridge College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	5555 Old Pearsall Rd	San Antonio	78242	Bexar County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 239-4300	671	37	18.2	81.1%	37 (5.5%)	16 (2.4%)	606 (90.3%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)	$10,327							57.4	48.9	1112	282		480021113630

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