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
2331	Harris County Youth Village	Public, Charter, Alternative	8-11	210 Jw Mills Dr	Seabrook	77586	Harris County	Excel Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 222-4729	43	7	6.1	93.0%	2 (4.7%)	20 (46.5%)	20 (46.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.3%)	$28,013							3.2	4	2359	28		480004908231
2332	Juvenile Detention Center	Public, Alternative	6-11	1001 N Doolittle Rd	Edinburg	78542	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(956) 289-2321	38	8	4.7	94.7%	2 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (92.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.6%)	$31,636							3.2	3.7	2362	30		481818006693
2333	Juvenile Detent Center	Public	6-12	600 Mission Rd	San Antonio	78210	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 335-7865	118	14	8.3		9 (7.6%)	22 (18.6%)	85 (72.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$16,611							3.2	3.6	2364	31		483873021101
2334	Hall Success Academy	Public	8-12	15014 Aldine Westfield	Houston	77032	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 985-7446	168	25	6.7	88.1%	5 (3.0%)	49 (29.2%)	110 (65.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	$23,068							3.1	17.8	2087	247		480771012521
2335	Amherst School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	100 N Main	Amherst	79312	Lamb County	Amherst Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 246-3221	102	19	5.2	94.1%	8 (7.8%)	3 (2.9%)	89 (87.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	$14,990							3.1	4.5	2353	18		480816000188
2336	Tnc Campus (Texas Neurorehabilitation Center)	Public, Charter, Alternative	3-11	1106 W Dittmar Rd	Austin	78745	Travis County	University Of Texas University Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 750-0426	57	11	5.3		40 (70.2%)	6 (10.5%)	3 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (7.0%)	$22,847							3.1	3.4	2370	34		480007109408
2337	Pathways 3h Campus	Public, Charter	6-9	110 Youth Ranch Cir	Mountain Home	78058	Kerr County	University Of Texas University Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 699-5142	18	2	7.6		6 (33.3%)	3 (16.7%)	9 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$29,601							3			(n/a)		480007109407
2338	Woodson Center For Excellence	Public	6-12	342 Cockerell	Abilene	79601	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 671-4736	112	18	6.2	89.3%	30 (26.8%)	25 (22.3%)	51 (45.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.6%)	$18,543							3	3.5	2368	30		480744007123
2339	Dallas County Juvenile Justice	Public, Charter	6-12	2600 Lone Star Dr Ste 5	Dallas	75212	Dallas County	Academy For Academic Excellence	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 689-4440	139	28	5	100.0%	7 (5.0%)	70 (50.4%)	59 (42.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	$19,359							3	5.1	2339			480009308164
2340	Medlock Youth Village	Public, Charter	6-12	1508 E Langdon Rd	Dallas	75241	Dallas County	Academy For Academic Excellence	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 225-9735	88	14	6.4	100.0%	2 (2.3%)	60 (68.2%)	25 (28.4%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,434							2.8	5.7	2331	9		480009312112

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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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