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
1901	Kopperl School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	175 Cr 1240	Kopperl	76652	Bosque County	Kopperl Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 889-3502	191	17	11.4	67.0%	156 (81.7%)	2 (1.0%)	27 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.1%)	$14,380							24.6	51.7	1007	894		482589002917
1902	Armstrong Middle	Public	6-8	3805 Timberline Dr	Plano	75074	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 752-4600	490	45	10.8	82.0%	78 (15.9%)	76 (15.5%)	290 (59.2%)	34 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (2.0%)	$10,404							24.6	29.9	1750	152		483510003955
1903	Herman Furlough Junior Middle	Public	6-8	1351 Colquitt Rd	Terrell	75160	Kaufman County	Terrell Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 563-7501	1,166	70	16.5	76.5%	231 (19.8%)	224 (19.2%)	660 (56.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (4.1%)	$8,567							24.6	25.6	1873	30		484245004843
1904	Commerce Middle	Public	6-8	606 Culver St	Commerce	75428	Hunt County	Commerce Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 886-3795	339	28	12.1	73.5%	121 (35.7%)	89 (26.3%)	94 (27.7%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (9.1%)	$10,438							24.5	36.1	1532	372		481482000982
1905	C B Thompson Middle	Public	6-8	423 Panther Path	Quinlan	75474	Hunt County	Quinlan Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 356-1501	671	42	15.9	73.5%	350 (52.2%)	4 (0.6%)	290 (43.2%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	20 (3.0%)	$9,501							24.5	26.2	1853	52		483624004076
1906	Legacy Prep Charter Academy Mesquite West Campus	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2727 Military Pkwy	Mesquite	75149	Dallas County	Legacy Preparatory	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 287-8537	991	51	19.5	81.1%	43 (4.3%)	115 (11.6%)	808 (81.5%)	3 (0.3%)	9 (0.9%)	3 (0.3%)	10 (1.0%)	$11,122							24.3	16.9	2105	199		480142812649
1907	Garcia Middle	Public	6-8	11000 Rosslyn Rd	Houston	77038	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 878-3730	966	74	13.1	84.0%	21 (2.2%)	191 (19.8%)	722 (74.7%)	21 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.0%)	$10,312							24.3	24	1921	14		480771012191
1908	Compass Rose Journey	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	100 Crestwind Dr	Windcrest	78239	Bexar County	Compass Rose Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 540-9265	502	25	20.1	87.3%	50 (10.0%)	107 (21.3%)	305 (60.8%)	19 (3.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.8%)	$11,337							24.2	27.6	1807	101		480145714172
1909	Harmony School Of Innovation - Waco	Public, Charter	6-12	1100 S Valley Mills Dr	Beverly Hills	76711	McLennan County	Harmony Public Schools - North Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 235-0321	614	38	16.1	86.2%	77 (12.5%)	55 (9.0%)	461 (75.1%)	9 (1.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	$11,499							24	26.7	1841	68		480029213499
1910	Uplift Grand Prep Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	300 E Church St	Grand Prairie	75050	Dallas County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 854-0600	446	26	17.4	82.5%	12 (2.7%)	46 (10.3%)	380 (85.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$8,647							24	27.7	1804	106		480003013476

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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.