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
1331	Sidney School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	4100 Hwy 1689	Sidney	76474	Comanche County	Sidney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 842-5500	106	14	7.4	60.4%	76 (71.7%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (24.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.8%)	$15,735							42	63.5	700	631		484017004556
1332	Newton Middle	Public	5-8	2814 Hwy 190 E	Newton	75966	Newton County	Newton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 420-6600	292	30	9.8	75.3%	166 (56.8%)	94 (32.2%)	15 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.8%)	$17,754							42	37.9	1476	144		483273003616
1333	East Chambers J H	Public	6-8	1931 State Hwy 124	Winnie	77665	Chambers County	East Chambers Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(409) 296-4183	366	23	15.9	66.1%	138 (37.7%)	27 (7.4%)	185 (50.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.1%)	$7,707							41.9	48.3	1124	209		481788001562
1334	Ringgold Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	144 Fm 3167	Rio Grande City	78582	Starr County	Rio Grande City Grulla Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 370-4462	639	58	10.9	96.1%	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	636 (99.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,890							41.8	36.1	1530	196		483714004177
1335	Rice Intermediate/Middle School	Public	5-8	1402 SW McKinney St	Rice	75155	Navarro County	Rice Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 326-4190	321	20	16.3	86.9%	59 (18.4%)	9 (2.8%)	247 (76.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	$9,543							41.8	59.8	784	551		483696012619
1336	Idea College Preparatory San Juan	Public, Charter	6-12	600 E Sioux Rd	San Juan	78589	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 588-4021	741	49	15.2	89.2%	12 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	724 (97.7%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,343							41.8	37.6	1488	152		480021112040
1337	Goodrich Middle	Public	6-8	234 Katie Simpson	Goodrich	77335	Polk County	Goodrich Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 365-1100	52	4	11.9	94.2%	25 (48.1%)	4 (7.7%)	22 (42.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	$9,492							41.8	19.3	2058	721		482109007709
1338	Howard J H	Public	6-8	265 Broadhead Rd	Waxahachie	75165	Ellis County	Waxahachie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 923-4771	918	55	16.6	50.2%	281 (30.6%)	228 (24.8%)	355 (38.7%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	45 (4.9%)	$7,794							41.7	45.6	1222	116		484473011375
1339	Oliveira Middle	Public	6-8	444 Land O' Lakes	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 548-8530	699	58	11.9	94.8%	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	693 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,648							41.7	31.5	1693	354		481168005415
1340	Iltexas Richmond Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	1202 Fm 359	Richmond	77406	Fort Bend County	International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 479-9078	227	18	12.5	61.7%	29 (12.8%)	81 (35.7%)	93 (41.0%)	16 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.5%)	$00							41.7			(n/a)		480144014204

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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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Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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