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
141	Harmony Science Academy - Euless	Public, Charter	6-12	701 S Industrial Blvd Ste 115	Euless	76040	Tarrant County	Harmony Public Schools - North Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 354-3000	659	39	17	50.4%	157 (23.8%)	191 (29.0%)	104 (15.8%)	180 (27.3%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	21 (3.2%)	$11,281							90.5	89.3	171	30		480029212379
142	Westphalia Elementary	Public	K-8	124 Cr 3000	Lott	76656	Falls County	Westphalia Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 584-4988	159	14	10.9	19.5%	146 (91.8%)	2 (1.3%)	8 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	$12,083							90.2	93.9	83	59		484533005160
143	Stem Academy At Forestwood Middle	Public	6-8	2810 Morriss Rd	Flower Mound	75028	Denton County	Lewisville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 713-5972	894	63	14.1	15.2%	478 (53.5%)	37 (4.1%)	151 (16.9%)	174 (19.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (5.9%)	$7,623							90.2	90.7	139	4		482730003746
144	Meyersville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1897 Meyersville Rd	Meyersville	77974	DeWitt County	Meyersville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 275-3639	176	12	14.8	34.7%	145 (82.4%)	5 (2.8%)	22 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	$13,640							90.2	80.6	308	164		483045003427
145	Morris Middle	Public	6-8	1400 Trenton Rd	McAllen	78504	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 618-7300	999	67	14.8	45.0%	80 (8.0%)	5 (0.5%)	889 (89.0%)	15 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (0.9%)	$8,591							90.2	87.4	201	56		482967006142
146	Sst Northwest	Public, Charter	PK, KG-7	12042 Culebra Rd	San Antonio	78253	Bexar County	School Of Science And Technology Discovery	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 688-9990	661	46	14.4	36.6%	84 (12.7%)	89 (13.5%)	400 (60.5%)	57 (8.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	28 (4.2%)	$10,726							90	83.8	258	112		480140013844
147	Universal Academy - Coppell	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1001 E Sandy Lake Rd	Coppell	75019	Dallas County	Universal Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 393-5034	1,302	62	20.9		17 (1.3%)	110 (8.4%)	39 (3.0%)	1,096 (84.2%)	14 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (2.0%)	$7,525							90	95.7	63	84		480007008503
148	Gruver J H	Public	5-8	405 Garrett Ave	Gruver	79040	Hansford County	Gruver Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 733-2081	115	12	9.7	44.3%	64 (55.7%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (42.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	$10,335							89.9	95.3	66	82		482193002211
149	Caldwell Arts Academy	Public, Magnet	K-8	331 S College	Tyler	75702	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-2250	618	39	15.8	49.8%	210 (34.0%)	121 (19.6%)	268 (43.4%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.9%)	$8,799							89.9	93.3	91	58		484347004935
150	Argyle Middle	Public	7-8	191 S Hwy 377	Argyle	76226	Denton County	Argyle Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 246-2126	969	52	18.6		552 (57.0%)	32 (3.3%)	140 (14.4%)	193 (19.9%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (4.9%)	$8,333							89.8	91.4	128	22		480867008200

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