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
641	Moises Vela Middle	Public	6-8	801 S Palm Blvd	Harlingen	78552	Cameron County	Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 427-3479	761	57	13.2	66.4%	39 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	717 (94.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$11,075							65.7	62.4	728	87		482253010475
642	Howe Middle	Public	6-8	300 Beatrice	Howe	75459	Grayson County	Howe Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 745-4300	281	26	10.7	42.3%	159 (56.6%)	3 (1.1%)	101 (35.9%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.6%)	$10,313							65.6	69	559	83		482367002623
643	Yes Prep - Northline	Public, Charter	6-12	441 Little York Rd	Houston	77076	Harris County	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 842-5400	1,004	60	16.8	90.7%	10 (1.0%)	13 (1.3%)	976 (97.2%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,622							65.6	57.1	848	205		480020913603
644	Sharyland North J H	Public	7-8	1500 Dove	McAllen	78504	Hidalgo County	Sharyland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 686-1415	791	49	16	69.4%	50 (6.3%)	1 (0.1%)	739 (93.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,890							65.6	68	590	54		483993010823
645	KIPP Somos Collegiate	Public, Charter	6-12	8915 Callaghan Rd	San Antonio	78230	Bexar County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 544-2791	573	43	13.3	90.2%	32 (5.6%)	37 (6.5%)	479 (83.6%)	19 (3.3%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$12,080							65.6	49.6	1078	433		480026413986
646	Era School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	108 Hargrove St	Era	76238	Cooke County	Era Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 665-5961	499	42	11.9	43.3%	402 (80.6%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (14.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	19 (3.8%)	$10,217							65.5	63.3	708	62		481860001744
647	Hillwood Middle	Public	7-8	8250 Parkwood Hill Blvd	Fort Worth	76137	Tarrant County	Keller Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 744-3350	1,126	68	16.5	37.2%	452 (40.1%)	133 (11.8%)	318 (28.2%)	110 (9.8%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	109 (9.7%)	$8,240							65.4	71.9	497	150		482526008917
648	Spur School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	800 N Williams	Spur	79370	Dickens County	Spur Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 271-3385	192	22	8.8	50.0%	106 (55.2%)	1 (0.5%)	76 (39.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.2%)	$11,793							65.4	46.2	1200	552		480000204732
649	Bayside Intermediate	Public	6-8	4430 Village Way	League City	77573	Galveston County	Clear Creek Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 284-3000	978	53	18.6	27.7%	537 (54.9%)	52 (5.3%)	301 (30.8%)	31 (3.2%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (5.2%)	$7,759							65.4	64.1	680	31		481428012409
650	Kleb Intermediate	Public	6-8	7425 Louetta Rd	Klein	77379	Harris County	Klein Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 249-5500	1,232	84	14.6	51.9%	364 (29.5%)	197 (16.0%)	513 (41.6%)	99 (8.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (4.5%)	$7,835							65.4	57.8	830	180		482574005758

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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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Educational resources:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.