Best Middle Schools in Texas

A teacher high-fives a student in a classroom.

Find the best Texas middle schools with SchoolDigger.com! Focused on test scores for accurate rankings, our user-friendly site simplifies your search. Empower your decisions by exploring top-rated schools, only on SchoolDigger.com - the ultimate guide to K-12 schools!

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Texas test scores and rankings. Other leading school comparison sites use data that is up to FOUR years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

Alert! We are expecting the release of this year's test scores by the Texas Education Agency any day now! We will update our rankings as soon as they are released!

Alert! New test scores and rankings are expected from the Texas Education Agency any day now!

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
341	Nolan Ryan J H	Public	6-8	11500 Shadow Creek Pkwy	Pearland	77584	Brazoria County	Alvin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 245-3210	777	48	16.2	36.9%	95 (12.2%)	320 (41.2%)	155 (19.9%)	161 (20.7%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	40 (5.1%)	$8,434							79.2	70.5	528	187		480809011504
342	Faubion Middle	Public	6-8	2000 Rollins St	McKinney	75069	Collin County	McKinney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 302-6900	1,033	82	12.5	43.8%	363 (35.1%)	176 (17.0%)	393 (38.0%)	38 (3.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	60 (5.8%)	$9,008							79.1	73.1	465	123		482985003361
343	James Bowie Middle	Public	6-8	700 Plantation Dr	Richmond	77406	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 327-6200	1,473	83	17.7	36.5%	356 (24.2%)	381 (25.9%)	354 (24.0%)	287 (19.5%)	8 (0.5%)	7 (0.5%)	80 (5.4%)	$8,322							79	79.4	335	8		481965012214
344	Olney J H	Public	6-8	300 S Ave H	Olney	76374	Young County	Olney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 564-3517	139	15	9.1	51.8%	86 (61.9%)	3 (2.2%)	44 (31.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.6%)	$10,956							79	78.8	347	3		483363003757
345	Cranfills Gap School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	505 S 2nd St	Cranfills Gap	76637	Bosque County	Cranfills Gap Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 263-3388	116	16	7.3	61.2%	71 (61.2%)	2 (1.7%)	41 (35.3%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	$18,696							79	56.8	865	520		481557001129
346	Hill Middle	Public	6-8	21314 Bulverde Rd	San Antonio	78259	Bexar County	North East Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 356-8000	1,057	55	19.3	28.1%	346 (32.7%)	53 (5.0%)	520 (49.2%)	82 (7.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	53 (5.0%)	$8,149							79	80.5	317	29		483294012865
347	East Bernard J H	Public	5-8	723 College St	East Bernard	77435	Wharton County	East Bernard Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 335-7519	314	22	14	37.6%	180 (57.3%)	17 (5.4%)	114 (36.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$7,506							78.9	75.2	424	77		481783005457
348	Harmony J H	Public	6-8	9788 State Hwy 154 W	Big Sandy	75755	Upshur County	Harmony Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 725-5485	235	22	10.5	43.8%	174 (74.0%)	1 (0.4%)	56 (23.8%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$7,617							78.7	76.4	396	48		482256006116
349	Hofius Intermediate	Public	6-8	8400 W Rayford Rd	Klein	77389	Harris County	Klein Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 375-8800	1,313	79	16.6	35.8%	528 (40.2%)	161 (12.3%)	468 (35.6%)	95 (7.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (4.5%)	$7,624							78.7	80.5	316	33		482574013590
350	Idalou Middle	Public	5-8	403 7th St	Idalou	79329	Lubbock County	Idalou Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 892-1900	286	24	11.8	24.5%	180 (62.9%)	2 (0.7%)	99 (34.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$8,107							78.7	72.4	482	132		482412002689

Sign up for updates!

Be the first to know when we update our rankings!

Other SchoolDigger ranking lists for Texas

Elementary Schools Middle Schools High Schools Districts Cities

New! SchoolDigger ranking lists for TX student subgroups:

Female Students Male Students Asian Students African American Students Hispanic Students Native American Students Pacific Islander Students White Students Multi-racial Students English Language Learner Students Special Education Students Low Socio Economic Status Students Migrant Students Gifted and Talented Students

About our rankings:

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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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