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
1621	A+ Unlimited Potential - University	Public, Charter	6-8	2410 Hamilton	Houston	77004	Harris County	A+ Unlimited Potential	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 204-3837	156	5	30.1	77.6%	6 (3.8%)	79 (50.6%)	62 (39.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.8%)	$15,408							33.1	35.4	1565	56		480145313369
1622	Village Technical Schools	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	402 W Danieldale Rd	Duncanville	75137	Dallas County	Village Technical Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 454-4441	1,335	67	19.7	54.9%	143 (10.7%)	487 (36.5%)	615 (46.1%)	8 (0.6%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (5.8%)	$8,323							33	39.1	1429	193		480143613030
1623	El Paso Classical Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	8960 Escobar Dr	El Paso	79907	El Paso County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 316-3663	271	20	13.6	76.0%	10 (3.7%)	7 (2.6%)	252 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$11,027							33	57.3	843	780		480016313959
1624	Tennyson Middle	Public	6-8	6001 Sanger Ave	Waco	76710	McLennan County	Waco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 772-1440	963	62	15.5	81.9%	110 (11.4%)	265 (27.5%)	558 (57.9%)	6 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.3%)	$11,262							32.9	33.6	1625	1		484428005058
1625	Lucy Rede Franco Middle	Public	6-8	1515 Highland St	Presidio	79845	Presidio County	Presidio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 229-1125	221	18	12.2	94.6%	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	220 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,390							32.9	36	1535	90		483580005906
1626	Pfc Robert P Hernandez Middle	Public	6-8	1901 Sunrise Rd	Round Rock	78664	Williamson County	Round Rock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 424-8800	572	57	10	52.1%	137 (24.0%)	87 (15.2%)	307 (53.7%)	15 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	23 (4.0%)	$12,812							32.9	32.8	1646	20		483808012431
1627	Mary Hoge Middle	Public	6-8	2302 N International Blvd	Weslaco	78596	Hidalgo County	Weslaco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 969-6730	830	52	16	90.8%	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	822 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	$10,659							32.9	35.5	1560	67		484496008852
1628	Walnut Springs School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	184 Ave A	Walnut Springs	76690	Bosque County	Walnut Springs Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 797-2132	165	19	8.7	84.2%	63 (38.2%)	0 (0.0%)	99 (60.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	$16,053							32.9	30.4	1734	106		484452012079
1629	Juvenile Detent Center	Public, Alternative	4-12	310 Turk St	Longview	75601	Gregg County	Longview Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 753-3970	19	4	4.2	15.8%	3 (15.8%)	5 (26.3%)	11 (57.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$28,438							32.9			(n/a)		482811001116
1630	Henderson Middle	Public	6-8	501 Richardson Dr	Henderson	75654	Rusk County	Henderson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 655-5400	700	51	13.6	63.4%	267 (38.1%)	133 (19.0%)	263 (37.6%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (4.1%)	$9,115							32.8	24.9	1893	263		482297002326

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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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Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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