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
31	Florence W Stiles Middle	Public	6-8	3250 Barley Ln	Leander	78641	Williamson County	Leander Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 570-0000	1,493	89	16.8	4.0%	481 (32.2%)	40 (2.7%)	183 (12.3%)	702 (47.0%)	7 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	79 (5.3%)	$6,993							97.1	96.9	45	14		482703012611
32	Tays J H	Public	6-8	26721 Hawks Prairie Blvd	Katy	77494	Fort Bend County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 234-2400	1,462	88	16.6	15.4%	379 (25.9%)	127 (8.7%)	289 (19.8%)	590 (40.4%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	70 (4.8%)	$8,186							97.1	97.2	38	6		482517013350
33	Adams J H	Public	6-8	4141 Cross Creek Bend Ln	Fulshear	77441	Fort Bend County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 234-3400	1,963	114	17.2	13.4%	670 (34.1%)	149 (7.6%)	447 (22.8%)	585 (29.8%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	108 (5.5%)	$7,540							97.1	97.1	40	7		482517013655
34	Young Women's Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	1800 E Wall St	Midland	79701	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 240-8700	424	22	19.1	38.9%	142 (33.5%)	42 (9.9%)	193 (45.5%)	36 (8.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	$11,074							97.1	97	42	8		483057013970
35	Garland McMeans J H	Public	6-8	21001 Westheimer Pkwy	Katy	77450	Harris County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 237-8006	1,133	72	15.6	28.0%	449 (39.6%)	96 (8.5%)	256 (22.6%)	275 (24.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (4.8%)	$8,954							97.1	96.6	49	14		482517008824
36	Hill Country Middle	Public	6-8	1300 Walsh Tarleton Rd	Austin	78746	Travis County	Eanes Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 732-9220	946	72	13.1		619 (65.4%)	12 (1.3%)	128 (13.5%)	113 (11.9%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	68 (7.2%)	$8,646							97	98.1	20	16		481776001548
37	Pioneer Heritage Middle	Public	6-8	1649 High Shoals Dr	Frisco	75034	Denton County	Frisco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 633-4700	1,037	67	15.4	6.3%	337 (32.5%)	58 (5.6%)	102 (9.8%)	490 (47.3%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (4.4%)	$7,266							97	98	22	15		482001009161
38	Talkington School For Young Women Leaders	Public, Magnet	6-12	415 N Ivory Ave	Lubbock	79403	Lubbock County	Lubbock Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 219-2200	450	39	11.4	42.4%	157 (34.9%)	52 (11.6%)	195 (43.3%)	26 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.0%)	$9,232							96.8	95	71	33		482850011896
39	Vega J H	Public	5-8	200 Longhorn Dr	Vega	79092	Oldham County	Vega Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 267-2123	113	12	9.7	25.7%	88 (77.9%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (18.6%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.7%)	$7,582							96.8	90.6	140	101		484398013641
40	Panola Early College High School	Public, Charter	8-12	820 W Panola	Carthage	75633	Panola County	Panola Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 693-6355	55	2	27.5		50 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.6%)	$6,978							96.8	49.2	1096	1056		480021312565

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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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Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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