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
2201	Inspired Vision Academy Secondary	Public, Charter	7-12	8501 Bruton Rd	Dallas	75217	Dallas County	Inspired Vision Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 285-5758	558	35	15.9	99.5%	16 (2.9%)	20 (3.6%)	520 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$12,865							12.1	12.6	2212	11		480020408506
2202	Liberty-Eylau Middle	Public	5-8	5555 Leopard Dr	Texarkana	75501	Bowie County	Liberty-Eylau Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 838-5555	594	44	13.5	87.9%	138 (23.2%)	336 (56.6%)	61 (10.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	54 (9.1%)	$7,757							12	12.1	2227	25		482739003082
2203	Dr Frederick Douglass Todd Senior Middle	Public	6-8	2445 E Ledbetter Dr	Dallas	75216	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-3600	427	31	13.7	98.4%	9 (2.1%)	207 (48.5%)	192 (45.0%)	10 (2.3%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$15,971							12	13.1	2203			481623005864
2204	Charles Baxter J H	Public	6-8	3038 Shelby Rd	Everman	76140	Tarrant County	Everman Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 568-3530	709	55	12.8	95.8%	21 (3.0%)	297 (41.9%)	357 (50.4%)	9 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (3.1%)	$12,047							11.9	10.2	2267	63		481881001758
2205	Connally J H	Public	6-8	100 Hancock Dr	Elm Mott	76640	McLennan County	Connally Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 296-7700	553	47	11.8	79.6%	100 (18.1%)	197 (35.6%)	229 (41.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.3%)	$9,210							11.8	11.8	2237	32		481497000993
2206	Brentwood Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	1626 Thompson Pl	San Antonio	78226	Bexar County	Edgewood Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 898-4120	602	36	16.7	91.4%	5 (0.8%)	11 (1.8%)	585 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$8,083							11.8	10.8	2254	48		481815001607
2207	Whittier Middle	Public	6-8	2101 Edison Dr	San Antonio	78201	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 738-9755	656	46	14.3	89.2%	7 (1.1%)	6 (0.9%)	636 (97.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	$11,201							11.8	21.5	1995	212		483873004408
2208	Jasper J H	Public	6-8	211 Second St	Jasper	75951	Jasper County	Jasper Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 384-3585	464	38	12.2	75.4%	156 (33.6%)	185 (39.9%)	93 (20.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.0%)	$10,568							11.7	13.5	2195	13		482463002759
2209	Desoto West Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	800 N Westmoreland	Desoto	75115	Dallas County	Desoto Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 230-1820	370	17	21.4	59.7%	5 (1.4%)	283 (76.5%)	68 (18.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	$9,234							11.7	17.7	2088	121		481686006396
2210	Hull-Daisetta J H	Public	7-8	117 N Main Hwy 770	Daisetta	77533	Liberty County	Hull-Daisetta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 536-6321	58	4	13.6	69.0%	40 (69.0%)	7 (12.1%)	10 (17.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	$13,152							11.7	19.9	2039	171		482388002641

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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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