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
2011	Avalon School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	104 F M 55	Avalon	76623	Ellis County	Avalon Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 627-3251	347	24	14.4	67.1%	188 (54.2%)	7 (2.0%)	140 (40.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	$12,431							20.5	25.9	1865	146		480903000374
2012	Forest Brook Middle	Public	6-8	7525 Tidwell Rd	Houston	77016	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 631-7720	546	41	13.2	98.7%	1 (0.2%)	316 (57.9%)	224 (41.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	$17,770							20.5	22	1981	31		482364013060
2013	Holub Middle	Public	7-8	9515 S Dairy Ashford	Houston	77099	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 983-8433	686	53	13	91.4%	16 (2.3%)	121 (17.6%)	488 (71.1%)	45 (6.6%)	12 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	$8,525							20.4	25.8	1869	144		480783005639
2014	Jefferson Middle	Public	6-8	2200 Jefferson Dr	Port Arthur	77642	Jefferson County	Port Arthur Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 984-4860	857	63	13.6	92.4%	17 (2.0%)	240 (28.0%)	547 (63.8%)	24 (2.8%)	25 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	$10,540							20.4	24.2	1915	99		483540004001
2015	Buckner Preparatory	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	8510 Military Pkwy	Dallas	75227	Dallas County	Cityscape Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 545-6552	443	24	18.5	97.3%	11 (2.5%)	84 (19.0%)	339 (76.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	$11,246							20	51	1023	992		480028813864
2016	Jefferson J H	Public	5-8	804 N Alley	Jefferson	75657	Marion County	Jefferson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 665-2461	307	28	10.9	68.1%	194 (63.2%)	75 (24.4%)	15 (4.9%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.5%)	$10,584							20	29.2	1767	249		482473002765
2017	Young Men's Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	415 Gabriel St	San Antonio	78202	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 354-9652	242	20	12.3	59.9%	6 (2.5%)	45 (18.6%)	179 (74.0%)	4 (1.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	$15,192							20	49.5	1083	934		483873013107
2018	Nichols J H	Public	7-8	2201 Ascension Blvd	Arlington	76006	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-2600	586	48	12	84.8%	30 (5.1%)	323 (55.1%)	213 (36.3%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.0%)	$12,964							20	15.8	2142	124		480870000256
2019	Rosemont Middle	Public	6-8	1501 W Seminary Dr	Fort Worth	76115	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 814-7200	1,166	71	16.3	90.7%	34 (2.9%)	63 (5.4%)	1,042 (89.4%)	14 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.0%)	$10,256							20	16.6	2114	95		481970001904
2020	Ector College Prep Success Academy	Public	6-8	809 W Clements St	Odessa	79763	Ector County	Ector County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 456-0479	1,272	68	18.7	85.3%	63 (5.0%)	7 (0.6%)	1,193 (93.8%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	$9,579							19.9	41.9	1336	684		481800005704

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Public School Districts and Their Services: 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.