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
761	Winona Middle	Public	6-8	611 Wildcat Dr	Winona	75792	Smith County	Winona Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 939-4040	265	22	11.9	85.3%	98 (37.0%)	57 (21.5%)	97 (36.6%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (3.8%)	$12,281							61.4	46.1	1202	441		484623005825
762	Sanderson Schools	Public, Alternative	K-12	302 N Second St	Sanderson	79848	Terrell County	Terrell County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 345-2515	114	14	8	51.8%	47 (41.2%)	1 (0.9%)	62 (54.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.5%)	$16,587							61.3	77.6	376	386		484242004837
763	Evadale J H	Public	6-8	908 Fm 105	Evadale	77615	Jasper County	Evadale Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 276-1337	108	9	12.1	37.0%	98 (90.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.6%)	$6,014							61.3	76.4	397	366		481875011904
764	Rusk J H	Public	6-8	1345 S Main St	Rusk	75785	Cherokee County	Rusk Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 683-2502	458	37	12.5	62.2%	308 (67.2%)	42 (9.2%)	76 (16.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (6.1%)	$9,669							61.2	63.7	692	72		483836004275
765	Great Hearts Western Hills	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-11	8702 Ingram Rd	San Antonio	78245	Bexar County	Great Hearts Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 888-9488	1,326	70	18.8	41.3%	225 (17.0%)	70 (5.3%)	932 (70.3%)	66 (5.0%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.5%)	24 (1.8%)	$9,480							61.2	61.2	754	11		480144113833
766	Meyerland Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	10410 Manhattan Dr	Houston	77096	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 726-3616	1,166	74	15.6	51.8%	211 (18.1%)	267 (22.9%)	629 (53.9%)	28 (2.4%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (2.3%)	$9,312							61.1	55.9	893	127		482364002501
767	South Texas Independent School District (Isd) Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	100 Med High Dr	Mercedes	78570	Hidalgo County	South Texas Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(956) 514-4201	212	16	13.6	63.7%	41 (19.3%)	2 (0.9%)	165 (77.8%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$13,736							61.1	78.5	351	416		483715022795
768	Hutto Middle	Public	6-8	1005 Exchange Blvd	Hutto	78634	Williamson County	Hutto Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 759-4541	746	54	13.8	41.6%	211 (28.3%)	105 (14.1%)	342 (45.8%)	30 (4.0%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	52 (7.0%)	$7,519							61	57.1	852	84		482410008411
769	Sulphur Bluff Independent School District (Isd)	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1027 Cr 3550	Sulphur Bluff	75481	Hopkins County	Sulphur Bluff Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 945-2460	209	21	10	55.5%	164 (78.5%)	4 (1.9%)	35 (16.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	$11,898							61	45.3	1229	460		484179004763
770	Steele Montessori Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	260 Sally Gay Dr	San Antonio	78223	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 438-6870	395	24	16.3	56.5%	30 (7.6%)	16 (4.1%)	346 (87.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$11,302							61	51.7	1008	238		483873013656

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