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
871	Pewitt J H	Public	6-8	1216 Us Hwy 67 W	Omaha	75571	Morris County	Pewitt Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 884-2505	176	17	10.1	60.2%	117 (66.5%)	15 (8.5%)	27 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (9.7%)	$10,491							57	66.6	626	245		483480003903
872	Brewster Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	22420 Fm1017	Edinburg	78541	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2334	332	28	11.8	69.3%	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	323 (97.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$15,671							57	65.2	647	225		481818001636
873	Yes Prep - Southeast	Public, Charter	6-12	353 Crenshaw Rd	Houston	77034	Harris County	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 967-9400	854	56	15.3	82.7%	12 (1.4%)	31 (3.6%)	803 (94.0%)	7 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,867							57	48.6	1114	241		480020908803
874	Coolidge High School	Public	6-12	1002 Kirven	Coolidge	76635	Limestone County	Coolidge Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 786-4822	140	14	9.6	72.9%	41 (29.3%)	21 (15.0%)	76 (54.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	$11,566							56.9	45.3	1232	358		481512021408
875	Smyer Schools	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	401 Lincoln	Smyer	79367	Hockley County	Smyer Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 234-2935	431	41	10.4	45.9%	223 (51.7%)	1 (0.2%)	196 (45.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	$10,375							56.8	54.3	943	68		484059004593
876	Bowman Middle	Public	6-8	2501 Jupiter Rd	Plano	75074	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 752-4800	859	60	14.2	62.2%	139 (16.2%)	129 (15.0%)	453 (52.7%)	115 (13.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.6%)	$9,844							56.7	68.8	566	310		483510003957
877	Wink High School	Public	7-12	200 N Rosey Dodd Ave	Wink	79789	Winkler County	Wink-Loving Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 527-3880	211	26	8		98 (46.4%)	4 (1.9%)	107 (50.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$15,954							56.7	62.1	734	143		484617005269
878	Skidmore-Tynan J H	Public	6-8	201 N 8th St	Skidmore	78389	Bee County	Skidmore-Tynan Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 287-3426	182	14	13.3	74.2%	56 (30.8%)	1 (0.5%)	125 (68.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,865							56.7	69.6	548	330		484041004577
879	Midway Middle	Public	6-8	800 Hewitt Dr	Hewitt	76643	McLennan County	Midway Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 761-5680	1,112	77	14.4	47.0%	458 (41.2%)	184 (16.5%)	340 (30.6%)	59 (5.3%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	66 (5.9%)	$8,804							56.5	67.5	606	273		483064003464
880	Idea Rio Grande City College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	2803 W Monarch Ln	Rio Grande City	78582	Starr County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 263-4900	695	45	15.5	90.1%	22 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	668 (96.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,091							56.4	51	1024	144		480021113598

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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.