Best Middle Schools in Texas

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2026 vs 2025)					ID
Rank (of 2335)	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 (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Rank (2025)	Rank Change from 2025	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	ID
1411	Krueger Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	438 Lanark Dr	San Antonio	78218	Bexar County	North East Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 356-4700	857	52	16.4	71.1%	134 (15.6%)	61 (7.1%)	603 (70.4%)	33 (3.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.8%)	$10,787							39.7	41.6	1343	68		483294003643
1412	Kennedale J H	Public	6-8	930 Corry A Edwards Dr	Kennedale	76060	Tarrant County	Kennedale Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 563-8200	624	46	13.5	59.8%	185 (29.6%)	190 (30.4%)	196 (31.4%)	17 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (5.6%)	$11,111							39.7	43.8	1265	147		482550002840
1413	Graford School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	400 W Division	Graford	76449	Palo Pinto County	Graford Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 664-3101	339	39	8.6	51.6%	254 (74.9%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (20.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	13 (3.8%)	$11,685							39.6	47.6	1151	262		482133002133
1414	North Texas Collegiate Academy-North Campus	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	4601 Ih 35 N	Denton	76207	Denton County	North Texas Collegiate Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 383-1972	237	13	17.6	81.4%	64 (27.0%)	99 (41.8%)	51 (21.5%)	3 (1.3%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.6%)	$9,823							39.6	62.6	732	682		480018711443
1415	Bowie Middle	Public	6-8	3001 E 12th	Amarillo	79104	Potter County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-3200	721	48	14.9	88.1%	85 (11.8%)	23 (3.2%)	595 (82.5%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.2%)	$9,218							39.5	38.5	1442	27		480813000148
1416	Drew Academy	Public, Magnet	7-8	1910 W Little York Rd	Houston	77091	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 878-0360	363	40	9.1	85.1%	4 (1.1%)	196 (54.0%)	155 (42.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	$12,926							39.4	29.6	1744	328		480771017014
1417	McNiel Middle	Public	6-8	4712 Barnett Rd	Wichita Falls	76310	Wichita County	Wichita Falls Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 235-1118	996	63	15.9	51.7%	506 (50.8%)	89 (8.9%)	265 (26.6%)	41 (4.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	92 (9.2%)	$7,488							39.3	48.7	1120	297		484578005218
1418	Dumas J H	Public	7-8	700 E 5th Sreet	Dumas	79029	Moore County	Dumas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 935-4155	609	46	13.2	70.6%	68 (11.2%)	16 (2.6%)	492 (80.8%)	23 (3.8%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	$7,387							39.3	27.4	1824	406		481761001516
1419	Fonville Middle	Public	6-8	725 E Little York Rd	Houston	77076	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-2825	583	43	13.5	95.4%	10 (1.7%)	22 (3.8%)	551 (94.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,195							39.2	38.1	1452	33		482364002458
1420	W H Gaston Middle	Public	6-8	9565 Mercer Dr	Dallas	75228	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-5400	757	49	15.4	94.7%	22 (2.9%)	94 (12.4%)	626 (82.7%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.1%)	$10,772							39.2	27.1	1835	415		481623001261

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on STAAR Reading, STAAR Mathematics, STAAR Social Studies test scores released by the Texas Education Agency.
These rankings were last updated on June 17, 2026, 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

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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