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
1811	Autumn Ridge Middle	Public	6-8	15337 Woodland Hills Dr	Humble	77396	Harris County	Humble Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(281) 641-1000	1,233	79	15.5	69.2%	44 (3.6%)	663 (53.8%)	453 (36.7%)	25 (2.0%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	44 (3.6%)	$8,501							27.7	25.9	1867	56		482391013302
1812	Joaquin Cigarroa Middle	Public	6-8	2600 Palo Blanco St	Laredo	78046	Webb County	Laredo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 273-6100	1,053	89	11.8	99.6%	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1,050 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,684							27.6	34	1609	203		482679005884
1813	Moreno J H	Public	6-8	301 N Minnesota St	Beeville	78102	Bee County	Beeville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 358-6262	682	46	14.8	81.2%	59 (8.7%)	17 (2.5%)	592 (86.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.8%)	$9,790							27.6	30.4	1735	78		480972000441
1814	Ann M Garcia-Enriquez Middle	Public	7-8	12280 Socorro Rd	San Elizario	79849	El Paso County	San Elizario Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 872-3960	408	27	15.2	92.9%	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	405 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,211							27.6	18.8	2067	253		483885006171
1815	Golden Rule Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2602 W Illinois Ave	Dallas	75233	Dallas County	Golden Rule Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 333-9330	490	40	12.1	94.5%	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	481 (98.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,232							27.6	40.3	1382	433		480023709189
1816	Goodnight Middle	Public	6-8	1301 Hwy 123	San Marcos	78666	Hays County	San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 393-6550	884	58	15.3	81.8%	107 (12.1%)	27 (3.1%)	730 (82.6%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.6%)	$9,460							27.6	27.4	1816			483897004450
1817	W S Permenter Middle	Public	6-8	431 W Parkerville Rd	Cedar Hill	75104	Dallas County	Cedar Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 291-5270	456	34	13.5	77.9%	6 (1.3%)	280 (61.4%)	156 (34.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.8%)	$9,411							27.6	29.1	1772	45		481323000825
1818	E Merle Smith Middle	Public	6-8	1000 S San Patricio Ave	Sinton	78387	San Patricio County	Sinton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 364-6840	425	34	12.4	64.0%	67 (15.8%)	6 (1.4%)	349 (82.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$14,104							27.5	45	1242	576		484035004572
1819	Splendora J H	Public	7-8	23411 Fm 2090	Splendora	77372	Montgomery County	Splendora Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 689-6343	877	52	16.8	39.9%	371 (42.3%)	69 (7.9%)	411 (46.9%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	17 (1.9%)	$8,380							27.5	19	2061	242		484107004667
1820	Matagorda Independent School District (Isd)	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-11	717 Wightman St	Matagorda	77457	Matagorda County	Matagorda Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 863-7693	109	16	6.9	56.9%	52 (47.7%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (48.6%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	$14,262							27.5	40.2	1383	437		482937003310

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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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