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
221	Grady School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	3011 State Hwy 176	Lenorah	79749	Martin County	Grady Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 459-2445	241	20	12.1	16.2%	162 (67.2%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (32.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$21,319							85.9	76.4	398	177		482130002131
222	Lindale J H	Public	7-8	15000 Cr 463	Lindale	75771	Smith County	Lindale Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 881-4150	695	47	14.9	44.6%	463 (66.6%)	40 (5.8%)	133 (19.1%)	8 (1.2%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (6.8%)	$8,369							85.8	87.2	206	16		482751003093
223	First Colony Middle	Public	6-8	3225 Austin Pkwy	Sugar Land	77479	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-3240	1,270	67	18.8	27.6%	212 (16.7%)	199 (15.7%)	200 (15.7%)	557 (43.9%)	6 (0.5%)	4 (0.3%)	92 (7.2%)	$8,511							85.8	86.9	213	10		481965006105
224	Bushland J H	Public	6-8	1201 S Fm 2381	Amarillo	79124	Potter County	Bushland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 359-5418	350	31	11.4	16.9%	266 (76.0%)	3 (0.9%)	68 (19.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.4%)	$8,522							85.7	76.5	395	171		483557007057
225	Fairmont J H	Public	6-8	4911 Holly Bay Ct	Pasadena	77505	Harris County	Deer Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 668-7800	676	44	15.4	37.7%	237 (35.1%)	21 (3.1%)	385 (57.0%)	18 (2.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.9%)	$9,652							85.7	85.6	231	6		481653016972
226	Bedford J H	Public	7-9	325 Carolyn Dr	Bedford	76021	Tarrant County	Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 399-3122	968	55	17.6	44.4%	421 (43.5%)	118 (12.2%)	322 (33.3%)	33 (3.4%)	5 (0.5%)	9 (0.9%)	60 (6.2%)	$7,958							85.7	88.3	190	36		482406002662
227	Neches High School	Public	7-12	1509 Acr 346	Palestine	75803	Anderson County	Neches Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 584-3443	142	15	9.5	40.1%	104 (73.2%)	12 (8.5%)	21 (14.8%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	$12,956							85.7	82.6	278	51		483225003575
228	Goldthwaite Middle	Public	6-8	1507 Trent St	Goldthwaite	76844	Mills County	Goldthwaite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 648-3630	111	11	10.3	48.6%	79 (71.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (27.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	$9,487							85.6	83.7	261	33		482100008338
229	Brock J H	Public	6-8	300 Grindstone Rd	Brock	76087	Parker County	Brock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 594-3195	495	29	17	7.9%	408 (82.4%)	2 (0.4%)	60 (12.1%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.6%)	$7,261							85.6	87.4	199	30		481146009535
230	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							85.6	89.8	151	79		480778000090

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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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