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
1911	Rudder Middle	Public	6-8	6558 Horn Blvd	San Antonio	78240	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 397-5000	961	76	12.6	77.1%	151 (15.7%)	66 (6.9%)	501 (52.1%)	157 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	85 (8.8%)	$10,729							24	31.1	1706	205		483312005786
1912	Jubilee Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1025 Main St	Brownsville	78526	Cameron County	Jubilee Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 641-4150	545	34	16.1	87.3%	14 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	528 (96.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,496							24	28.4	1784	128		480017913607
1913	Thomas J Rusk Middle	Public	6-8	2929 Inwood Rd	Dallas	75235	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-2000	373	25	14.9	94.1%	9 (2.4%)	112 (30.0%)	245 (65.7%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$15,874							24	21.6	1990	77		481623001347
1914	Fleming Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	4910 Collingsworth St	Houston	77026	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 671-4170	319	23	13.7	98.1%	8 (2.5%)	196 (61.4%)	112 (35.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$22,423							24	17.1	2102	188		482364002454
1915	Woodlake Hills Middle	Public	7-8	6625 Woodlake Pkwy	San Antonio	78244	Bexar County	Judson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 661-1110	451	37	12.2	75.4%	61 (13.5%)	105 (23.3%)	259 (57.4%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.4%)	$12,151							23.9	27	1827	88		482499007189
1916	Anton School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	100 E Ellwood Blvd	Anton	79313	Hockley County	Anton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 997-5211	175	19	9.4	65.7%	40 (22.9%)	4 (2.3%)	125 (71.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.9%)	$12,235							23.8	18.2	2075	159		480846000214
1917	Sam Tasby Middle	Public	6-8	7001 Fair Oaks Ave	Dallas	75231	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-1900	752	44	17	99.2%	26 (3.5%)	131 (17.4%)	477 (63.4%)	95 (12.6%)	10 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.6%)	$10,949							23.8	16.5	2117	200		481623011196
1918	Venus Middle	Public	6-8	#1 Bulldog Dr	Venus	76084	Johnson County	Venus Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 366-3358	506	42	12	74.7%	123 (24.3%)	24 (4.7%)	334 (66.0%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.2%)	$10,633							23.8	24.3	1904	14		484401017015
1919	Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco High School	Public	7-12	172 Badger Ln	Ben Bolt	78342	Jim Wells County	Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 664-9822	206	20	10.2	85.0%	14 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	192 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,951							23.8	45.9	1208	711		480987000461
1920	Mann Middle	Public	6-8	2545 Mimosa Dr	Abilene	79603	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 672-8493	776	48	16	68.0%	204 (26.3%)	106 (13.7%)	430 (55.4%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (3.6%)	$8,519							23.8	23	1955	35		480744000031

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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.
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