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
1261	Floydada Collegiate J H	Public, Charter	6-8	215 N White St	Floydada	79235	Floyd County	Floydada Collegiate Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 983-2161	147	10	14.9	75.5%	25 (17.0%)	3 (2.0%)	116 (78.9%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	$10,297							44	37.8	1480	219		481944001803
1262	E F Green Junior School	Public	6-8	5737 E Wallisville Rd	Baytown	77521	Harris County	Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 420-4800	1,095	58	18.7	64.2%	152 (13.9%)	224 (20.5%)	632 (57.7%)	49 (4.5%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	34 (3.1%)	$7,118							44	49	1101	161		482115014104
1263	Orangefield J H	Public	6-8	7745 Sandbar Rd	Orangefield	77639	Orange County	Orangefield Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(409) 735-6737	390	32	12.2	29.5%	339 (86.9%)	3 (0.8%)	35 (9.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.6%)	$10,358							43.9	50.9	1030	233		483378003768
1264	Austin Middle	Public	6-8	1808 Wimberly Rd	Amarillo	79109	Potter County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-3000	708	39	17.9	70.1%	289 (40.8%)	62 (8.8%)	291 (41.1%)	22 (3.1%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	39 (5.5%)	$8,648							43.8	46.3	1195	69		480813000143
1265	Kennedale J H	Public	6-8	930 Corry A Edwards Dr	Kennedale	76060	Tarrant County	Kennedale Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 563-8200	624	46	13.5	59.8%	185 (29.6%)	190 (30.4%)	196 (31.4%)	17 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (5.6%)	$11,111							43.8	52.3	991	274		482550002840
1266	Lyndon B Johnson Middle	Public	6-8	500 E Sioux Rd	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2590	1,006	71	14.1	87.9%	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	998 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,156							43.8	48.5	1119	147		483486003919
1267	Corpus Christi Montessori School	Public, Charter	1-8	822 Ayers St	Corpus Christi	78404	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Montessori School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 852-0707	139	9	15.4		29 (20.9%)	9 (6.5%)	89 (64.0%)	4 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.8%)	$9,965							43.8	30.2	1742	475		480027911317
1268	Lamar Middle	Public	6-8	1818 N Arkansas Ave	Laredo	78043	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 273-6200	1,204	81	14.7	94.6%	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1,200 (99.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,205							43.7	31.7	1685	417		482679003020
1269	Robert P Brabham Middle	Public	6-8	10000 Fm 830	Willis	77318	Montgomery County	Willis Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 890-2312	1,179	63	18.7	51.0%	629 (53.4%)	105 (8.9%)	387 (32.8%)	8 (0.7%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (3.7%)	$6,228							43.7	35.9	1540	271		484590010968
1270	Goliad Middle	Public	6-8	659 N Tiger Dr	Goliad	77963	Goliad County	Goliad Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 645-3146	279	19	14.7	42.7%	145 (52.0%)	8 (2.9%)	119 (42.7%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$9,971							43.7	50.9	1032	238		482103002097

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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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