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
1841	Hambrick Middle	Public	6-8	4600 Aldine Mail Rt	Houston	77039	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 985-6570	965	74	12.9	89.2%	16 (1.7%)	70 (7.3%)	874 (90.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	$10,795							26.9	23.8	1924	83		480771000070
1842	Darrouzett Schools	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	102 W Kansas Ave	Darrouzett	79024	Lipscomb County	Darrouzett Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 624-2221	86	16	5.3	68.6%	37 (43.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (48.8%)	3 (3.5%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.5%)	$26,666							26.9	48.8	1107	735		481632001699
1843	Welch Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	11544 S Gessner	Houston	77071	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 778-3300	547	38	14.3	99.8%	8 (1.5%)	169 (30.9%)	319 (58.3%)	43 (7.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	$13,163							26.9	21.7	1989	146		482364005501
1844	Sterling H Fly Junior High School	Public	6-8	715 E Crockett St	Crystal City	78839	Zavala County	Crystal City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 374-2371	355	24	14.7	76.1%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	355 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,816							26.8	27.9	1796	48		481593001162
1845	Magoffin Middle	Public	6-8	4931 Hercules Ave	El Paso	79904	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 231-2160	541	39	13.7	92.8%	11 (2.0%)	13 (2.4%)	511 (94.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$11,003							26.7	23.6	1927	82		481830001705
1846	Hereford J H	Public	6-7	704 La Plata Dr	Hereford	79045	Deaf Smith County	Hereford Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 363-7630	534	45	11.9	78.8%	33 (6.2%)	3 (0.6%)	495 (92.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$9,280							26.6	28.1	1794	52		482301002336
1847	Laneville School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	7415 Hwy 1798 W	Laneville	75667	Rusk County	Laneville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 863-5353	139	17	8	74.1%	47 (33.8%)	43 (30.9%)	39 (28.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.2%)	$13,063							26.6	41.3	1359	488		482670006577
1848	Wood Middle	Public	6-8	14800 Judson Rd	San Antonio	78233	Bexar County	North East Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 356-6200	641	39	16.3	67.4%	98 (15.3%)	53 (8.3%)	453 (70.7%)	12 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (3.6%)	$12,898							26.5	26.1	1859	11		483294005562
1849	Slidell Schools	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	#1 Greyhound Ln	Slidell	76267	Wise County	Slidell Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 535-5260	497	46	10.8	40.8%	307 (61.8%)	2 (0.4%)	162 (32.6%)	4 (0.8%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.2%)	$9,950							26.5	24.1	1918	69		484047004583
1850	Mary Harper Middle	Public	6-8	240 W Fm 117	Dilley	78017	Frio County	Dilley Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 965-2195	181	18	9.8	79.6%	12 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	168 (92.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$14,273							26.4	18.9	2065	215		481710001484

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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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