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
1411	Diboll J H	Public	6-8	403 Dennis St	Diboll	75941	Angelina County	Diboll Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 829-5225	356	30	11.7	68.3%	133 (37.4%)	44 (12.4%)	170 (47.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	$11,222							39.6	43.9	1280	131		481704001476
1412	Del Valle Middle	Public	6-8	8674 N Loop	El Paso	79907	El Paso County	Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 434-3300	969	68	14.3	86.3%	8 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	958 (98.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,753							39.6	37.8	1483	71		484668013217
1413	Henry Scott Middle	Public	7-8	1901 S Mirick Ave	Denison	75020	Grayson County	Denison Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 462-7180	733	55	13.2	54.4%	407 (55.5%)	69 (9.4%)	166 (22.6%)	5 (0.7%)	11 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (10.2%)	$7,837							39.5	39	1436	23		481671001436
1414	Hardin J H	Public	6-8	395 Fm 834 E	Hardin	77561	Liberty County	Hardin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 298-2054	297	19	15.3	55.2%	211 (71.0%)	11 (3.7%)	65 (21.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	$8,147							39.5	35.4	1564	150		482238002246
1415	Alto Middle	Public	5-8	240 Cr 2429	Alto	75925	Cherokee County	Alto Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 858-7140	152	13	11.4	80.9%	44 (28.9%)	30 (19.7%)	62 (40.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (10.5%)	$12,089							39.5	53.8	956	459		480798007548
1416	Crosby Middle	Public	6-8	14703 Fm 2100	Crosby	77532	Harris County	Crosby Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 328-9264	1,560	87	17.8	58.2%	454 (29.1%)	184 (11.8%)	876 (56.2%)	4 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (2.4%)	$6,884							39.3	42.3	1330	86		481575005682
1417	San Isidro Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	5175 Fm 1017	San Isidro	78588	Starr County	San Isidro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 481-3107	91	10	8.6	96.7%	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,159							39.3	38.5	1454	37		483891008022
1418	Ignite Middle At Jw Ray Learning Center	Public	6-8	2211 Caddo St	Dallas	75204	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-3700	292	19	15.3	94.2%	9 (3.1%)	56 (19.2%)	218 (74.7%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	$13,505							39.3	28.4	1787	369		481623013825
1419	Buena Vista School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	404 W Hwy 11	Imperial	79743	Pecos County	Buena Vista Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 536-2225	220	20	11	48.2%	50 (22.7%)	4 (1.8%)	165 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$14,897							39.2	60.8	763	656		481191000699
1420	Veterans Middle	Public	6-8	2711 N Golie Rd	Donna	78537	Hidalgo County	Donna Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 464-1350	866	68	12.7	95.4%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	866 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,471							39.2	28.1	1793	373		481739008842

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