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
1511	Sabine Middle	Public	7-8	5424 Fm 1252 W	Gladewater	75647	Gregg County	Sabine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 984-4767	266	20	13.3	45.1%	184 (69.2%)	8 (3.0%)	65 (24.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)	$8,682							36.5	51.1	1043	468		483846004283
1512	Navo Middle	Public	6-8	1701 Navo Rd	Aubrey	76227	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 347-7500	699	54	12.8	54.6%	124 (17.7%)	355 (50.8%)	150 (21.5%)	32 (4.6%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	32 (4.6%)	$10,513							36.5	38.2	1449	63		481674010608
1513	Desert Wind Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1100 Colina De Paz	El Paso	79928	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-7800	521	39	13.2	89.8%	16 (3.1%)	2 (0.4%)	500 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$12,781							36.4	42.5	1312	201		484071009548
1514	Baytown J H	Public	6-8	7707 Bayway Dr	Baytown	77520	Harris County	Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 420-4560	711	45	15.8	81.0%	83 (11.7%)	118 (16.6%)	485 (68.2%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.7%)	$8,305							36.4	28.2	1790	276		482115002107
1515	Robert P Brabham Middle	Public	6-8	10000 Fm 830	Willis	77318	Montgomery County	Willis Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 890-2312	1,179	63	18.7	51.0%	629 (53.4%)	105 (8.9%)	387 (32.8%)	8 (0.7%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (3.7%)	$6,228							36.4	43.7	1269	246		484590010968
1516	Whiteface School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	401 Antelope Blvd	Whiteface	79379	Cochran County	Whiteface Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 287-1154	298	33	9	54.0%	117 (39.3%)	0 (0.0%)	168 (56.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	$11,599							36.4	21.1	1996	480		484557005181
1517	Dean Middle	Public	6-8	14104 Reo St	Houston	77040	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 460-6153	1,143	82	13.8	91.4%	40 (3.5%)	183 (16.0%)	840 (73.5%)	51 (4.5%)	13 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.4%)	$8,908							36.4	31.5	1683	166		481611001184
1518	Forest Brook Middle	Public	6-8	7525 Tidwell Rd	Houston	77016	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 631-7720	546	41	13.2	98.7%	1 (0.2%)	316 (57.9%)	224 (41.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	$17,770							36.3	20.5	2012	494		482364013060
1519	Barnett J H	Public	7-8	2101 Sublett Rd	Arlington	76018	Tarrant County	Arlington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(682) 867-5000	579	47	12.3	80.3%	32 (5.5%)	217 (37.5%)	236 (40.8%)	74 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.5%)	$12,885							36.2	32.6	1642	123		480870005335
1520	Lorenzo De Zavala Middle	Public	6-8	603 N Tabasco St	La Joya	78560	Hidalgo County	La Joya Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-2770	545	43	12.7	91.0%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	543 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$10,310							36.2	32.3	1651	131		482613002938

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on STAAR Reading, STAAR Mathematics, STAAR Social Studies test scores released by the Texas Education Agency.
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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