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
1811	Harlandale Middle	Public	6-8	300 W Huff Ave	San Antonio	78214	Bexar County	Harlandale Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 989-2000	732	48	15.1	89.2%	12 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	717 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,115							27.3	22.7	1950	139		482247002261
1812	Andrew Jackson Middle	Public	6-8	3504 Corn Valley Rd	Grand Prairie	75052	Dallas County	Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 264-2704	787	53	14.7	81.1%	48 (6.1%)	159 (20.2%)	549 (69.8%)	14 (1.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.9%)	$7,595							27.3	27.5	1821	9		482142002153
1813	Coyle Middle Technology Center For Math & Science	Public	6-8	4500 Skyline Dr	Rowlett	75088	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(972) 475-3711	956	60	15.9	65.4%	168 (17.6%)	236 (24.7%)	449 (47.0%)	53 (5.5%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	44 (4.6%)	$8,528							27.3	31.8	1673	140		482034022815
1814	Life School Mountain Creek	Public, Charter	K-8	5525 W Illinois Ave	Dallas	75211	Dallas County	Life School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 623-0012	354	22	15.9	79.1%	11 (3.1%)	53 (15.0%)	285 (80.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$8,487							27.3	26	1864	50		480005512794
1815	Summer Creek Middle	Public	6-8	10236 Summer Creek Dr	Crowley	76036	Tarrant County	Crowley Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 297-5090	1,035	70	14.8	71.5%	65 (6.3%)	599 (57.9%)	268 (25.9%)	45 (4.3%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.6%)	50 (4.8%)	$9,450							27.2	23.2	1935	120		481591012022
1816	Ennis J H	Public	7-8	3101 Ensign Rd	Ennis	75119	Ellis County	Ennis Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 872-3850	908	61	14.7	59.8%	227 (25.0%)	141 (15.5%)	503 (55.4%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	10 (1.1%)	21 (2.3%)	$7,802							27.1	33.8	1597	219		481854001739
1817	West Hardin High School	Public	7-12	39227 Hwy 105	Saratoga	77585	Hardin County	West Hardin County Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 274-5061	254	27	9.4	60.2%	228 (89.8%)	2 (0.8%)	18 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	$12,754							27.1	50.8	1053	764		484500005127
1818	Northbrook Middle	Public	6-8	3030 Rosefield Dr	Houston	77080	Harris County	Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 251-4100	508	46	10.9	96.9%	11 (2.2%)	10 (2.0%)	475 (93.5%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	$13,070							27	17.4	2088	270		484110021325
1819	Freeport Intermediate	Public	6-8	1815 W Fourth St	Freeport	77541	Brazoria County	Brazosport Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 730-7240	565	42	13.3	69.0%	84 (14.9%)	51 (9.0%)	401 (71.0%)	5 (0.9%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.2%)	$12,090							26.9	25	1889	70		481119000588
1820	General Marshall Middle	Public	6-7	4401 Tilley St	Austin	78723	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(512) 414-4163	431	28	15.4	64.0%	94 (21.8%)	88 (20.4%)	228 (52.9%)	10 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.3%)	$26,186							26.9			(n/a)		480894011060

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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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