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
101	Alicia R Chacon International	Public	K-8	920 Burgundy Dr	El Paso	79907	El Paso County	Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 434-9200	859	56	15.3	60.2%	13 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	845 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,454							92.6	92	116	15		484668006994
102	Sunnyvale Middle	Public	6-8	216 N Collins Rd	Sunnyvale	75182	Dallas County	Sunnyvale Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 226-2922	556	38	14.5	16.5%	235 (42.3%)	56 (10.1%)	104 (18.7%)	131 (23.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.2%)	$8,556							92.6	92.4	108	6		484188011203
103	Rise Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	207 N Martin Luther King Blvd	Lubbock	79403	Lubbock County	Rise Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 744-0438	307	18	16.9		3 (1.0%)	198 (64.5%)	93 (30.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.2%)	$8,981							92.6	93.2	94	9		480014108325
104	Pieper Ranch Middle	Public	6-8	1106 Kinder Pkwy	San Antonio	78260	Bexar County	Comal Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 221-2000	1,140	67	17	13.3%	526 (46.1%)	45 (3.9%)	495 (43.4%)	22 (1.9%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	46 (4.0%)	$6,830							92.6	86.9	214	110		481473011943
105	Sweet Home Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	7508 Fm 531	Sweet Home	77987	Lavaca County	Sweet Home Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 221-3221	155	12	12.4	22.6%	129 (83.2%)	1 (0.6%)	21 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	$11,082							92.5	81.3	299	194		484200004782
106	Falls City High School	Public	7-12	700 N Nelson St	Falls City	78113	Karnes County	Falls City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 254-3551	184	16	11.4	23.9%	142 (77.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (20.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	$13,164							92.5	95.5	64	42		481902001774
107	Garden City High School	Public	6-12	240 W Bearkat Ave	Garden City	79739	Glasscock County	Glasscock County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 242-1022	157	20	7.8		98 (62.4%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (36.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$19,194							92.5	91.3	130	23		482079002086
108	Wilkinson Middle	Public	6-8	1892 Pga Pkwy	Frisco	75034	Denton County	Frisco Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(469) 633-4200	668	47	14.3	10.3%	128 (19.2%)	92 (13.8%)	62 (9.3%)	347 (51.9%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.1%)	$13,033							92.5	92.9	98	10		482001022799
109	Roach Middle	Public	6-8	12499 Independence Pkwy	Frisco	75035	Collin County	Frisco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 633-5000	953	65	14.6	14.2%	265 (27.8%)	118 (12.4%)	107 (11.2%)	388 (40.7%)	12 (1.3%)	3 (0.3%)	60 (6.3%)	$7,603							92.3	92	117	8		482001010496
110	Shiner High School	Public	7-12	510 Cr 348	Shiner	77984	Lavaca County	Shiner Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 594-3131	311	25	12.4	24.4%	222 (71.4%)	15 (4.8%)	59 (19.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.2%)	$10,868							92.2	88.2	192	82		484011004554

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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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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.