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
171	Flatonia Secondary	Public	6-12	400 4th St	Flatonia	78941	Fayette County	Flatonia Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 865-2941	327	34	9.6	41.6%	136 (41.6%)	12 (3.7%)	175 (53.5%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$10,327							88.9	85.5	233	62		481928001789
172	Young Women's Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	2123 W Huisache Ave	San Antonio	78201	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 438-6525	534	35	15.2	44.4%	27 (5.1%)	22 (4.1%)	461 (86.3%)	13 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.1%)	$12,998							88.8	92.3	112	60		483873011806
173	Cayuga Middle	Public	6-8	17750 N Us Hwy 287	Tennessee Colony	75861	Anderson County	Cayuga Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 928-2699	124	14	8.8	41.1%	102 (82.3%)	7 (5.6%)	12 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	$8,642							88.8	75.2	426	253		481320005623
174	Harpool Middle	Public	6-8	9601 Stacee Ln	Lantana	76266	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 369-1700	860	58	14.8	14.9%	559 (65.0%)	60 (7.0%)	164 (19.1%)	40 (4.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (4.1%)	$10,817							88.7	90.6	141	33		481674011881
175	Berry Miller J H	Public	7-8	3301 Manvel Rd	Pearland	77584	Brazoria County	Pearland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 997-3900	827	47	17.5	26.2%	211 (25.5%)	200 (24.2%)	209 (25.3%)	158 (19.1%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	44 (5.3%)	$7,659							88.7	92.4	110	65		483444011152
176	Founders Classical Academy Of Prosper	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-11	4300 E First St	Prosper	75058	Collin County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 390-2061	929	55	16.8	9.0%	384 (41.3%)	133 (14.3%)	119 (12.8%)	247 (26.6%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (4.2%)	$7,901							88.6	78.9	343	167		480016314321
177	William Rushing Middle	Public	6-8	3080 W First St	Prosper	75078	Denton County	Prosper Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 219-2370	1,691	101	16.7		506 (29.9%)	189 (11.2%)	193 (11.4%)	670 (39.6%)	14 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	118 (7.0%)	$7,483							88.6	88.5	189	12		483600013903
178	Sycamore Springs Middle	Public	6-8	14451 Sawyer Ranch Rd	Austin	78737	Hays County	Dripping Springs Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 858-3600	1,043	70	14.8		721 (69.1%)	13 (1.2%)	203 (19.5%)	39 (3.7%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	60 (5.8%)	$8,257							88.5	90	148	30		480000813151
179	Harwood J H	Public	7-9	3000 Martin Dr	Bedford	76021	Tarrant County	Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 399-3570	1,024	60	17.1	43.8%	352 (34.4%)	182 (17.8%)	289 (28.2%)	104 (10.2%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.3%)	83 (8.1%)	$8,058							88.5	87.7	197	18		482406002671
180	Claude Schools	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	500 W 5 St	Claude	79019	Armstrong County	Claude Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 226-2191	297	29	10.2	27.3%	252 (84.8%)	7 (2.4%)	31 (10.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	$9,013							88.4	86.3	221	41		481425000900

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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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