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
1281	W A Todd Middle	Public	6-8	400 N Salinas Blvd	Donna	78537	Hidalgo County	Donna Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 464-1600	670	48	13.9	91.5%	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	667 (99.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,929							43.5	41.8	1341	60		481739012877
1282	Iltexas Garland Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	3301 N Shiloh Rd	Garland	75044	Dallas County	International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 414-8000	475	25	18.8	69.3%	29 (6.1%)	63 (13.3%)	329 (69.3%)	45 (9.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.5%)	$7,865							43.5	40.7	1375	93		480144013007
1283	Idea Harlingen College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-10	24240 Chester Park Rd	Harlingen	78552	Cameron County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 272-3912	457	35	13.1	88.0%	24 (5.3%)	4 (0.9%)	425 (93.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,031							43.5	41.8	1345	62		480021114130
1284	Angleton Junior High School	Public	6-8	1201 Henderson Rd	Angleton	77515	Brazoria County	Angleton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 864-8002	1,567	100	15.7	68.5%	488 (31.1%)	207 (13.2%)	793 (50.6%)	7 (0.4%)	9 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (4.0%)	$8,234							43.5	50.4	1046	238		480831009139
1285	Jackson Middle	Public	7-8	651 Innovation Blvd	Forney	75126	Kaufman County	Forney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 762-4270	807	55	14.5	57.4%	106 (13.1%)	444 (55.0%)	187 (23.2%)	30 (3.7%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	35 (4.3%)	$8,718							43.5	44.1	1272	13		481956014075
1286	Southland School	Public, Alternative	K-12	190 Eighth St	Southland	79364	Garza County	Southland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 496-2050	132	17	7.9	71.2%	63 (47.7%)	3 (2.3%)	63 (47.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	$17,148							43.4	55.5	907	379		484089004650
1287	Charles A Forbes Middle	Public	6-8	1911 NE Inner Loop	Georgetown	78626	Williamson County	Georgetown Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 943-5150	803	53	15.1	46.1%	319 (39.7%)	41 (5.1%)	392 (48.8%)	11 (1.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (4.6%)	$9,171							43.4	50.5	1043	244		482060009099
1288	Highland Middle	Public	6-8	1001 E Bailey Boswell Rd	Fort Worth	76131	Tarrant County	Eagle Mt-Saginaw Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 847-5143	700	52	13.4	53.6%	186 (26.6%)	108 (15.4%)	306 (43.7%)	62 (8.9%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	32 (4.6%)	$10,555							43.4	49.2	1094	194		481770008045
1289	Union Grove Middle	Public	6-8	101 E Iowa Dr	Harker Heights	76548	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 336-6580	733	38	19.3	38.9%	211 (28.8%)	188 (25.6%)	225 (30.7%)	22 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.4%)	77 (10.5%)	$10,666							43.3	53	976	313		482566010402
1290	Apollo J H	Public	7-8	1600 Apollo Rd	Richardson	75081	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 593-7900	586	51	11.4	60.6%	121 (20.6%)	159 (27.1%)	229 (39.1%)	50 (8.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.3%)	$12,976							43.3	44.6	1256	34		483702004122

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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:

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State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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