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
2061	J Herman Reed Middle	Public	7-8	530 E Freeman St	Duncanville	75116	Dallas County	Duncanville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 708-3500	460	37	12.2	83.0%	9 (2.0%)	178 (38.7%)	261 (56.7%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	$10,188							18.5	23	1958	103		481764001528
2062	Rayburn Middle	Public	6-8	1400 Cedarhurst	San Antonio	78227	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 397-2150	600	51	11.6	84.0%	25 (4.2%)	37 (6.2%)	529 (88.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	$13,763							18.5	20.6	2020	42		483312003717
2063	Bobby Joe Hill Pk-8	Public	PK, KG-8	4860 Tropicana	El Paso	79924	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(915) 236-5375	656	47	13.8	89.9%	36 (5.5%)	32 (4.9%)	567 (86.4%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.4%)	$11,238							18.5	18.9	2063			481830014232
2064	Leggett High School	Public	7-12	254 E Fm 942	Leggett	77350	Polk County	Leggett Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 398-2412	96	7	13.9	75.0%	55 (57.3%)	14 (14.6%)	26 (27.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,603							18.4	14.9	2164	100		482712003049
2065	Stelle Claughton Middle	Public	6-8	3000 Spears Rd	Houston	77067	Harris County	Spring Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 891-7650	896	51	17.6	95.0%	19 (2.1%)	307 (34.3%)	521 (58.1%)	22 (2.5%)	13 (1.5%)	3 (0.3%)	11 (1.2%)	$10,353							18.4	19.9	2040	25		484122009575
2066	Dwight Middle	Public	6-8	2454 W Southcross Blvd	San Antonio	78211	Bexar County	South San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 977-7300	409	28	14.7	90.2%	8 (2.0%)	2 (0.5%)	395 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$12,034							18.2	22.4	1970	96		484068004608
2067	Bloomington J H	Public	7-8	2781 Fm 616	Bloomington	77951	Victoria County	Bloomington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 333-8008	135	10	13.7	83.0%	15 (11.1%)	3 (2.2%)	116 (85.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$6,021							18.2	14.1	2180	113		481050007744
2068	Gainesville J H	Public	7-8	1201 Lindsay St	Gainesville	76240	Cooke County	Gainesville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 665-4062	422	27	15.4	63.5%	114 (27.0%)	16 (3.8%)	261 (61.8%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.7%)	$10,215							18.2	19.9	2041	27		482022001976
2069	Cullen Middle	Public	6-8	6900 Scott St	Houston	77021	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 746-8180	310	28	11	100.0%	7 (2.3%)	238 (76.8%)	57 (18.4%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$23,564							18.1	12.1	2228	159		482364002432
2070	Royce West Leadership School	Public	6-8	6605 Sebring	Dallas	75241	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-1600	578	38	15.2	95.2%	14 (2.4%)	252 (43.6%)	293 (50.7%)	5 (0.9%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.7%)	$12,550							18.1	22.4	1971	99		481623012455

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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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