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
1421	Jordan Middle	Public	6-8	1725 Richland Hills Dr	San Antonio	78251	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 397-6150	948	63	15	61.0%	87 (9.2%)	88 (9.3%)	719 (75.8%)	21 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (3.4%)	$9,708							39.2	41.3	1362	59		483312002953
1422	General Douglas MacArthur Pk-8	Public	PK, KG-8	8101 Whitus Dr	El Paso	79925	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 236-8750	889	66	13.4	76.8%	39 (4.4%)	34 (3.8%)	780 (87.7%)	10 (1.1%)	8 (0.9%)	3 (0.3%)	15 (1.7%)	$10,126							39.1	46.6	1185	237		481830001701
1423	Jo Nelson Middle	Public	6-8	102 S Main	Santa Rosa	78593	Cameron County	Santa Rosa Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 636-9850	206	20	10.3	89.3%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	205 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,020							39	32.8	1647	224		483936006324
1424	Hamlin Middle	Public	6-8	3900 Hamlin Dr	Corpus Christi	78411	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-4210	364	31	11.8	86.5%	24 (6.6%)	15 (4.1%)	324 (89.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$12,021							39	26.9	1829	405		481527001061
1425	Armando Cuellar Middle	Public	6-8	1201 S Bridge St	Weslaco	78596	Hidalgo County	Weslaco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 969-6720	634	40	15.9	84.7%	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.5%)	625 (98.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$12,106							38.9	29.8	1752	327		484496021356
1426	Julius L Matthey Middle	Public	6-8	20350 Red Forest Ln	San Antonio	78264	Bexar County	Southside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 882-1601	656	46	14.2	88.7%	36 (5.5%)	7 (1.1%)	607 (92.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	$10,957							38.9	35.8	1546	120		484092004653
1427	Queens Intermediate	Public	7-8	1452 Queens St	Pasadena	77017	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-0470	526	39	13.5	86.3%	13 (2.5%)	12 (2.3%)	498 (94.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$11,365							38.9	33.6	1626	199		483432003842
1428	Grape Creek Middle	Public	6-8	7752 Tomahawk Ln	San Angelo	76901	Tom Green County	Grape Creek Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 655-1735	262	20	12.7	59.9%	124 (47.3%)	4 (1.5%)	124 (47.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.4%)	$8,867							38.8	29.8	1755	327		482160007132
1429	Cedars International Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	8416 N Ih-35	Austin	78753	Travis County	Cedars International Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 419-1551	408	27	15.3	87.7%	24 (5.9%)	26 (6.4%)	345 (84.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	$13,760							38.8	62.1	735	694		480023209075
1430	Forest Park Magnet School	Public, Magnet, Charter	6-8	1644 N Eastman Rd	Longview	75601	Gregg County	Longview Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 446-2510	474	45	10.5	91.6%	40 (8.4%)	167 (35.2%)	244 (51.5%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.8%)	$13,446							38.8	35.7	1549	119		482811003139

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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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