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
601	Hanks Middle	Public	6-8	11201 Pebble Hills Blvd	El Paso	79936	El Paso County	Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 434-5300	1,000	70	14.2	90.0%	34 (3.4%)	10 (1.0%)	952 (95.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$10,121							65.6	65	660	59		484668013883
602	Benbrook Middle/High School	Public	6-12	201 Overcrest	Fort Worth	76126	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 871-2000	1,478	84	17.6	44.5%	746 (50.5%)	98 (6.6%)	541 (36.6%)	20 (1.4%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	69 (4.7%)	$10,236							65.5	47.8	1145	543		481970012309
603	Lone Oak Middle	Public	6-8	8160 Hyw 69 S	Lone Oak	75453	Hunt County	Lone Oak Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 662-5121	236	19	12.2	43.6%	187 (79.2%)	1 (0.4%)	36 (15.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.8%)	$9,188							65.4	58.9	822	219		482802006294
604	Harmony School Of Fine Arts And Technology-Houston	Public, Charter	K-8	9115 Kirby Dr	Houston	77054	Harris County	Harmony Public Schools - Houston South	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 433-7001	742	47	15.6	75.1%	28 (3.8%)	327 (44.1%)	353 (47.6%)	25 (3.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	$12,001							65.4	77	392	212		480021012561
605	Harmony School Of Innovation - El Paso	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	5210 Fairbanks Dr	El Paso	79924	El Paso County	Harmony Public Schools - West Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 757-2929	1,306	80	16.2	76.1%	96 (7.4%)	70 (5.4%)	1,092 (83.6%)	11 (0.8%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	30 (2.3%)	$11,543							65.4	74	450	155		480027212339
606	Miller Grove School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	7819 Fm 275 S	Cumby	75433	Hopkins County	Miller Grove Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 459-3288	310	27	11.4	41.3%	252 (81.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (13.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	12 (3.9%)	$11,209							65.3	62.8	723	117		483081003475
607	Midway Middle	Public	6-8	800 Hewitt Dr	Hewitt	76643	McLennan County	Midway Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 761-5680	1,112	77	14.4	47.0%	458 (41.2%)	184 (16.5%)	340 (30.6%)	59 (5.3%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	66 (5.9%)	$8,804							65.3	56.5	879	272		483064003464
608	Black Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1575 Chantilly	Houston	77018	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 613-2505	1,364	69	19.7	56.3%	320 (23.5%)	193 (14.1%)	794 (58.2%)	17 (1.2%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	34 (2.5%)	$8,546							65.3	57.4	863	255		482364002400
609	Montgomery J H	Public	6-8	19000 Stewart Creek Rd	Montgomery	77356	Montgomery County	Montgomery Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 276-3300	1,083	66	16.3	29.6%	803 (74.1%)	46 (4.2%)	187 (17.3%)	8 (0.7%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (3.2%)	$7,907							65.3	67	598	11		483126003514
610	Irons J H	Public	7-8	16780 Needham Rd	Conroe	77385	Montgomery County	Conroe Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 709-8500	1,242	83	14.9	48.9%	421 (33.9%)	202 (16.3%)	485 (39.0%)	69 (5.6%)	6 (0.5%)	5 (0.4%)	54 (4.3%)	$8,692							65.2	62.8	722	112		481500012065

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