Best Middle Schools in Texas

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2026 vs 2025)					ID
Rank (of 2335)	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 (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Rank (2025)	Rank Change from 2025	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	ID
181	Klondike Independent School District (Isd)	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2911 County Rd H	Lamesa	79331	Dawson County	Klondike Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 462-7332	261	23	11.4	21.5%	157 (60.2%)	0 (0.0%)	102 (39.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$14,382							87.9	75	429	248		482579002909
182	Ume Dallas Secondary	Public, Charter	7-12	3838 Spur 408	Dallas	75236	Dallas County	Ume Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(214) 545-6243	688	40	17.3	40.6%	181 (26.3%)	90 (13.1%)	376 (54.7%)	16 (2.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.1%)	$10,006							87.9	72.7	470	288		480142522809
183	Great Hearts Irving Upper	Public, Charter	6-12	3520 World Cup	Irving	75038	Dallas County	Great Hearts Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 725-0014	937	60	15.6	18.9%	288 (30.7%)	84 (9.0%)	198 (21.1%)	336 (35.9%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (2.8%)	$9,323							87.8	87.6	194	11		480144113888
184	Compass Rose Opportunity	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	6660 First Park Ten Blvd	San Antonio	78213	Bexar County	Compass Rose Public Schools	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(210) 900-3863	95	7	13.7	45.3%	24 (25.3%)	4 (4.2%)	54 (56.8%)	3 (3.2%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (9.5%)								87.7			(n/a)		480145723104
185	Barbers Hill Middle South	Public	7-8	7717 Eagle Dr	Mont Belvieu	77580	Chambers County	Barbers Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 576-2221	587	45	13.1		335 (57.1%)	40 (6.8%)	189 (32.2%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.9%)	$12,380							87.6	87.1	204	19		480945012964
186	Daniel L Jones Middle	Public	6-8	12201 Prestwick Hollow Dr	Frisco	75035	Collin County	Prosper Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(945) 678-7500	1,286	82	15.6		437 (34.0%)	137 (10.7%)	156 (12.1%)	468 (36.4%)	7 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (6.3%)	$00							87.6			(n/a)		483600014021
187	Central Heights Middle	Public	6-8	10317 Us Hwy 259 N	Nacogdoches	75965	Nacogdoches County	Central Heights Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 552-3441	286	23	12.5	28.0%	178 (62.2%)	13 (4.5%)	63 (22.0%)	9 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.7%)	$7,324							87.6	86.8	211	24		481344012666
188	Blackwell School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	610 N Alamo	Blackwell	79506	Nolan County	Blackwell Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 282-2311	186	22	8.5		153 (82.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (12.9%)	3 (1.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	$17,695							87.5	77.4	376	188		480000500513
189	Aledo Middle	Public	6-8	416 Fm 1187 S	Aledo	76008	Parker County	Aledo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 441-5198	1,049	59	17.8	12.8%	771 (73.5%)	19 (1.8%)	202 (19.3%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (4.8%)	$8,226							87.5	85.6	230	41		480778000090
190	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							87.4	92.3	109	81		482001010496

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These rankings were last updated on June 17, 2026, 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.
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Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.