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
1581	Westchase Neighborhood School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	10570 Westpark Dr	Houston	77042	Harris County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 316-3663	595	35	16.9	88.2%	25 (4.2%)	185 (31.1%)	331 (55.6%)	42 (7.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.7%)	$10,545							34.1	33.8	1621	40		480016313964
1582	Rafael A Cantu J H	Public	6-8	5101 N Stewart Rd	Palmhurst	78573	Hidalgo County	Mission Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-7800	591	42	14.2	86.8%	13 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	575 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$12,494							34.1	34.2	1601	19		483104011388
1583	Batesville School	Public	PK, KG-8	496 Garden St	Batesville	78829	Zavala County	Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 376-4221	92	9	10.2	95.7%	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,257							34.1	39.3	1422	161		484372011429
1584	Watkins Middle	Public	6-8	4800 Cairnvillage St	Houston	77084	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 463-5850	1,283	78	16.5	82.5%	110 (8.6%)	315 (24.6%)	728 (56.7%)	88 (6.9%)	9 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (2.6%)	$7,501							34.1	38.7	1448	136		481611005687
1585	Navasota J H	Public	6-8	9038 Hwy 90 S	Navasota	77868	Grimes County	Navasota Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 825-4225	690	51	13.4	80.4%	160 (23.2%)	119 (17.2%)	403 (58.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	$9,663							34	34	1606	21		483219006019
1586	Del Rio Middle	Public	7-8	720 Raymond Lozano Blvd	Del Rio	78840	Val Verde County	San Felipe-Del Rio Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 778-4530	1,347	74	18.3	70.8%	78 (5.8%)	9 (0.7%)	1,243 (92.3%)	6 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (0.8%)	$9,280							34	29.6	1757	171		483890009518
1587	Grulla Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	Fm 2360	Grulla	78548	Starr County	Rio Grande City Grulla Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 370-4335	632	58	10.9	94.9%	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	630 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,022							34	30.2	1743	156		483714004172
1588	KIPP Mosaic Academy School	Public, Charter	6-10	12751 Hillcroft Ave	Houston	77085	Harris County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 879-3110	788	35	22.4	89.5%	4 (0.5%)	160 (20.3%)	610 (77.4%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.1%)	$6,726							33.9	39.6	1405	183		480026414128
1589	Center Middle	Public	6-8	302 Kennedy St	Center	75935	Shelby County	Center Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 598-5619	496	44	11.1	82.7%	120 (24.2%)	100 (20.2%)	240 (48.4%)	15 (3.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.6%)	$11,628							33.9	31.8	1683	94		481332000834
1590	Calhoun Middle	Public	6-8	1225 Crescent St	Denton	76201	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 369-2400	852	64	13.3	64.8%	232 (27.2%)	125 (14.7%)	452 (53.1%)	18 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (2.8%)	$11,476							33.9	43	1312	278		481674001446

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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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Educational resources:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.