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
1361	White J H	Public	6-8	1101 W Griffin Pkwy	Mission	78572	Hidalgo County	Mission Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-3600	831	61	13.6	85.8%	7 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	823 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,969							41.1	38.1	1469	108		483104006760
1362	Bruceville-Eddy J H	Public	6-8	#1 Eagle Dr	Eddy	76524	McLennan County	Bruceville-Eddy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 859-5525	119	10	12.2	56.3%	68 (57.1%)	2 (1.7%)	48 (40.3%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,994							41.1	30.1	1745	383		481173007398
1363	Jacksboro Middle	Public	6-8	812 W Belknap	Jacksboro	76458	Jack County	Jacksboro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 567-7205	259	19	13.8	63.7%	174 (67.2%)	1 (0.4%)	76 (29.3%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$9,032							41.1	49.4	1088	275		482453002747
1364	Jerry R Walker Middle	Public	6-8	633 French Settlement	Little Elm	75068	Denton County	Little Elm Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 947-9340	885	58	15.2	52.5%	245 (27.7%)	187 (21.1%)	363 (41.0%)	36 (4.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (5.8%)	$9,052							41.1	43.2	1308	56		482772013831
1365	Travis Middle	Public	6-8	600 Houston St	McAllen	78501	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 971-4242	505	44	11.5	95.4%	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	497 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,107							41.1	36	1538	173		482967003343
1366	Dorothy Thompson Middle	Public	6-8	108 Business Fm 1015	Progreso	78579	Hidalgo County	Progreso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 565-6539	281	27	10.3	100.0%	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	277 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,918							41.1	35.8	1547	181		483591006163
1367	Ortiz Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	6767 Telephone Rd	Houston	77061	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 845-5650	772	48	16	95.1%	3 (0.4%)	80 (10.4%)	674 (87.3%)	11 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	$10,298							41	18.1	2078	711		482364009275
1368	Pampa J H	Public	6-8	4000 Bad Cattle Company Rd	Pampa	79065	Gray County	Pampa Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 669-4901	680	49	13.8	63.1%	304 (44.7%)	19 (2.8%)	332 (48.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.5%)	$7,770							41	24.3	1906	538		483417003801
1369	Klein Intermediate	Public	6-8	4710 W Mount Houston	Klein	77088	Harris County	Klein Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 249-4900	1,050	89	11.7	85.1%	16 (1.5%)	187 (17.8%)	798 (76.0%)	30 (2.9%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.4%)	$12,358							40.9	29.2	1769	400		482574006005
1370	Hamlin Collegiate High School	Public, Charter	7-12	450 S W Ave F	Hamlin	79520	Jones County	Hamlin Collegiate Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 576-3624	171	20	8.4	69.0%	77 (45.0%)	9 (5.3%)	76 (44.4%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.1%)	$13,636							40.9	24.8	1897	527		482226002235

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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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Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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