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
1391	Trenton Middle	Public	5-8	2289 Fm 815	Trenton	75490	Fannin County	Trenton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 989-2243	223	12	18.2	51.1%	131 (58.7%)	5 (2.2%)	77 (34.5%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.1%)	$6,111							40.5	29.3	1758	367		484314009560
1392	Harmony Science Academy - Lubbock	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3701 W Loop 289	Lubbock	79407	Lubbock County	Harmony Public Schools - West Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 747-1000	559	35	16.1	82.8%	86 (15.4%)	135 (24.2%)	309 (55.3%)	13 (2.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.3%)	$10,720							40.5	34.3	1575	183		480027211497
1393	Yorktown J H	Public	6-8	418 W 4th	Yorktown	78164	DeWitt County	Yorktown Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 564-2252	125	11	11.8	52.8%	59 (47.2%)	3 (2.4%)	59 (47.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.2%)	$8,872							40.4	35.7	1527	134		484665005304
1394	Harts Bluff Middle	Public	6-8	3506 Fm 1402	Mount Pleasant	75455	Titus County	Harts Bluff Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(903) 577-1146	194	18	10.8	66.0%	82 (42.3%)	4 (2.1%)	102 (52.6%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	$7,011							40.4	51.6	1030	364		482271023067
1395	Manara Stem Academy - Arlington	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	6101 S Collins St	Arlington	76018	Tarrant County	Manara Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 304-1155	271	16	17.1	70.5%	150 (55.4%)	66 (24.4%)	16 (5.9%)	24 (8.9%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	12 (4.4%)	$8,450							40.4	23	1945	550		480141513108
1396	Lake Dallas Middle	Public	6-8	325 E Hundley Dr	Lake Dallas	75065	Denton County	Lake Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 497-4037	843	62	13.6	41.4%	370 (43.9%)	89 (10.6%)	306 (36.3%)	27 (3.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.7%)	$9,388							40.3	48.8	1116	280		482643002976
1397	Clint Junior High School	Public	6-8	12625 Alameda Ave	Clint	79836	El Paso County	Clint Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 926-8000	484	29	16.7	83.7%	19 (3.9%)	2 (0.4%)	457 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	$9,746							40.3	45.2	1218	179		481443005427
1398	Julius L Matthey Middle	Public	6-8	20350 Red Forest Ln	San Antonio	78264	Bexar County	Southside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 882-1601	656	46	14.2	88.7%	36 (5.5%)	7 (1.1%)	607 (92.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	$10,957							40.2	38.9	1426	28		484092004653
1399	McMath Middle	Public	6-8	1900 Jason Dr	Denton	76205	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 369-3300	644	56	11.5	55.0%	210 (32.6%)	111 (17.2%)	275 (42.7%)	27 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.1%)	$10,137							40.2	46.4	1185	214		481674007864
1400	Carthage J H	Public	7-8	606 Holly St	Carthage	75633	Panola County	Carthage Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 693-2751	398	24	16.3	48.5%	229 (57.5%)	75 (18.8%)	78 (19.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.5%)	$8,263							40.2	54.5	933	467		481311000814

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