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
1401	Clark Middle	Public	6-8	500 Hillside Rd	Laredo	78041	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-7500	543	38	14.4	83.4%	15 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	526 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$9,326							39.9	46.5	1190	211		484365007147
1402	Lone Star Middle	Public	6-8	2500 Sherwood Way	San Angelo	76901	Tom Green County	San Angelo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 947-3871	790	54	14.5	61.0%	231 (29.2%)	19 (2.4%)	500 (63.3%)	9 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	26 (3.3%)	$7,869							39.9	34.5	1587	185		483870004313
1403	Sulphur Springs Middle	Public	6-8	835 Wildcat Way	Sulphur Springs	75482	Hopkins County	Sulphur Springs Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 885-7741	961	63	15.2	63.2%	500 (52.0%)	94 (9.8%)	307 (31.9%)	8 (0.8%)	6 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	43 (4.5%)	$8,519							39.8	54.8	930	473		484182004770
1404	Patton Springs School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1261 E Fm 193	Afton	79220	Dickens County	Patton Springs Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 689-2220	88	11	7.8	84.1%	54 (61.4%)	3 (3.4%)	30 (34.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	$25,240							39.8	46	1206	198		483438003858
1405	Universal Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2616 N MacArthur Blvd	Irving	75062	Dallas County	Universal Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 255-1800	623	45	13.7	83.8%	13 (2.1%)	158 (25.4%)	405 (65.0%)	30 (4.8%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.9%)	$13,130							39.8	50.1	1062	343		480007007850
1406	Lucy Aragon J H	Public	6-8	615 S Norton	Freer	78357	Duval County	Freer Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 394-6025	146	17	8.7	86.3%	6 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	140 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,683							39.8	26.3	1846	440		481982005368
1407	North Richland Middle	Public	6-8	4801 Redondo	North Richland Hills	76180	Tarrant County	Birdville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 547-4200	882	55	15.9	65.6%	277 (31.4%)	82 (9.3%)	402 (45.6%)	45 (5.1%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	71 (8.0%)	$8,701							39.8	32.9	1644	237		481023000493
1408	Electra Junior/Senior High	Public	7-12	200 W Anderson	Electra	76360	Wichita County	Electra Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 432-3812	209	22	9.6	59.3%	144 (68.9%)	18 (8.6%)	34 (16.3%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.3%)	$15,838							39.7	50.4	1048	360		481833001724
1409	Hubbard High School	Public	6-12	1803 W Hwy 31	Hubbard	76648	Hill County	Hubbard Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 576-2549	203	25	8.1	52.7%	126 (62.1%)	17 (8.4%)	50 (24.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.4%)	$11,384							39.7	44.2	1266	143		482373002626
1410	Alvarado J H	Public	6-8	1000 N Cummings	Alvarado	76009	Johnson County	Alvarado Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 783-6840	862	53	16.2	67.7%	350 (40.6%)	40 (4.6%)	449 (52.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.3%)	$6,924							39.7	33.9	1616	206		480001100129

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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