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
1151	Graford School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	400 W Division	Graford	76449	Palo Pinto County	Graford Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 664-3101	339	39	8.6	51.6%	254 (74.9%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (20.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	13 (3.8%)	$11,685							47.6	54.7	932	219		482133002133
1152	Rains J H	Public	6-8	1755 W Us Hwy 69	Emory	75440	Rains County	Rains Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 473-2222	383	32	11.9	60.8%	275 (71.8%)	9 (2.3%)	81 (21.1%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.9%)	$9,324							47.5	26.9	1832	680		483636004082
1153	Forestburg School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	16346 Fm Hwy 455	Forestburg	76239	Montague County	Forestburg Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 964-2323	180	17	10.3	35.6%	140 (77.8%)	1 (0.6%)	33 (18.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.8%)	$13,472							47.5	38	1473	320		481953001808
1154	Iltexas Westpark Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	15300 Bellaire Blvd	Houston	77083	Harris County	International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(346) 203-4126	440	27	16.4	83.4%	8 (1.8%)	187 (42.5%)	228 (51.8%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	$7,735							47.5	43.5	1294	140		480144013267
1155	Hurshel Antwine Middle	Public	6-8	3830 Rich Beem Blvd	El Paso	79938	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-6400	701	42	16.6	74.0%	35 (5.0%)	37 (5.3%)	610 (87.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	11 (1.6%)	$9,513							47.4	46.4	1194	39		484071014233
1156	Morgan Mill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	295 E Fm 1188	Stephenville	76401	Erath County	Morgan Mill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 968-4921	127	12	10.3	44.9%	93 (73.2%)	1 (0.8%)	25 (19.7%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.5%)	$9,613							47.4	75.8	411	745		483141003521
1157	Memorial Middle	Public	6-8	2002 Marcella Ave	Laredo	78040	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 273-6600	679	47	14.5	97.6%	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	678 (99.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,240							47.4	48.9	1102	55		482679005885
1158	Mattei Middle	Public	6-8	9055 County Rd 728	Princeton	75407	Collin County	Princeton Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(469) 952-5400	839	49	17.1	69.2%	171 (20.4%)	140 (16.7%)	444 (52.9%)	55 (6.6%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	23 (2.7%)	$8,476							47.3	49.8	1074	84		483585014191
1159	Trinity Basin Preparatory - Dallas	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	808 N Ewing Ave	Dallas	75203	Dallas County	Trinity Basin Preparatory	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 942-8846	1,873	114	16.4	84.4%	137 (7.3%)	186 (9.9%)	1,482 (79.1%)	10 (0.5%)	42 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (0.9%)	$12,041							47.3	45.8	1212	53		480009208163
1160	Covington Middle	Public	6-8	3700 Convict Hill Rd	Austin	78749	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-3276	632	46	13.6	52.4%	191 (30.2%)	36 (5.7%)	354 (56.0%)	19 (3.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.6%)	$12,311							47.3	47.5	1152	8		480894006208

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.