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
521	Weimar J H	Public	5-8	101 N W St	Weimar	78962	Colorado County	Weimar Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 725-9515	228	17	13.6	50.9%	99 (43.4%)	14 (6.1%)	113 (49.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$9,248							70.7	56.4	880	359		484482005107
522	Harper Middle	Public	5-8	23122 W Hwy 290	Harper	78631	Gillespie County	Harper Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 864-4044	197	16	12.6	38.1%	157 (79.7%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (17.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	$6,943							70.7	68.4	578	56		482259007007
523	Garrison Middle	Public	6-8	459 N Us Hwy 59	Garrison	75946	Nacogdoches County	Garrison Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 347-7020	166	12	13.4	54.2%	123 (74.1%)	17 (10.2%)	21 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.0%)	$6,450							70.6	64.7	659	136		482040007702
524	Childress J H	Public	6-8	700 Commerce St	Childress	79201	Childress County	Childress Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 937-3641	214	22	9.8	57.9%	99 (46.3%)	7 (3.3%)	98 (45.8%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	$11,145							70.6	61.3	752	228		481386000872
525	Idea Edgemere College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	15101 Edgemere Blvd	El Paso	79938	El Paso County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 201-1959	619	42	14.6	59.1%	50 (8.1%)	32 (5.2%)	505 (81.6%)	13 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	16 (2.6%)	$11,998							70.5	64.9	650	125		480021113702
526	Lillion E Luehrs J H	Public	6-8	717 E Sixth St	Bishop	78343	Nueces County	Bishop Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 584-3576	330	27	12.4	58.8%	53 (16.1%)	0 (0.0%)	271 (82.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$9,642							70.5	62.8	714	188		481026000508
527	La Vernia J H	Public	6-8	195 Bluebonnet Rd	La Vernia	78121	Wilson County	La Vernia Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 779-6650	814	40	20.2	26.7%	485 (59.6%)	5 (0.6%)	303 (37.2%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.0%)	$6,124							70.4	70.2	534	7		482631006287
528	Mt Valley Middle	Public	6-8	1165 Sattler Rd	Canyon Lake	78132	Comal County	Comal Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 885-1300	781	51	15.2	40.8%	491 (62.9%)	5 (0.6%)	257 (32.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (3.1%)	$8,340							70.4	76.8	386	142		481473011948
529	Hedley School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	301 Jones	Hedley	79237	Donley County	Hedley Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 856-5323	95	17	5.6	73.7%	57 (60.0%)	2 (2.1%)	30 (31.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.3%)	$20,380							70.2	59.8	783	254		482285002317
530	Abbott School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	219 S First St	Abbott	76621	Hill County	Abbott Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 582-3011	284	24	11.7	38.4%	225 (79.2%)	3 (1.1%)	49 (17.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	$9,638							70.2	77.7	375	155		480738000006

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.