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
611	Idea Monterrey Park College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	222 SW 39th St	San Antonio	78237	Bexar County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 239-4200	743	42	17.8	83.7%	34 (4.6%)	12 (1.6%)	687 (92.5%)	6 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,598							65.2	63.4	700	89		480021113183
612	Great Hearts Western Hills	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-11	8702 Ingram Rd	San Antonio	78245	Bexar County	Great Hearts Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 888-9488	1,326	70	18.8	41.3%	225 (17.0%)	70 (5.3%)	932 (70.3%)	66 (5.0%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.5%)	24 (1.8%)	$9,480							65.2	61.2	765	153		480144113833
613	Great Hearts Live Oak	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-11	7653 N Loop 1604 E	Live Oak	78233	Bexar County	Great Hearts Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 888-9474	1,153	52	22	35.6%	340 (29.5%)	71 (6.2%)	665 (57.7%)	36 (3.1%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	37 (3.2%)	$9,798							65.2	60.7	781	168		480144114026
614	Irving Dual Language Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1300 Delgado St	San Antonio	78207	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 738-9740	557	37	15.1	88.5%	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.1%)	546 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$11,501							65.2	49.9	1076	462		483873013851
615	Louise J H	Public	6-8	408 Second St	Louise	77455	Wharton County	Louise Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 648-2262	109	8	13.5	68.8%	39 (35.8%)	4 (3.7%)	61 (56.0%)	3 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	$10,799							65.1	58.5	834	219		482835011929
616	Sunray Middle	Public	6-8	504 E 7th St	Sunray	79086	Moore County	Sunray Collegiate Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 948-4444	132	14	9.5	54.5%	44 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (63.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	$7,208							65.1	44.1	1252	636		484191008885
617	Young Women's Steam Research & Preparatory Academy	Public	6-12	2231 Arizona Ave	El Paso	79930	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 236-4830	443	26	16.8	60.3%	77 (17.4%)	12 (2.7%)	336 (75.8%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.3%)	$10,336							65.1	65.1	659	42		481830013596
618	Timberview Middle	Public	5-8	10300 Old Denton Rd	Fort Worth	76244	Tarrant County	Keller Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 744-2600	967	63	15.2	26.0%	464 (48.0%)	103 (10.7%)	247 (25.5%)	66 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	86 (8.9%)	$8,671							65.1	67.3	590	28		482526012420
619	Leary Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	9500 W New Boston Rd	Texarkana	75501	Bowie County	Leary Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 838-8960	119	11	10.9	95.0%	94 (79.0%)	10 (8.4%)	5 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (8.4%)	$10,338							65.1	29.4	1751	1132		482706003045
620	Aristoi Classical Academy-Cypress	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	12332 Perry Rd	Houston	77070	Harris County	Aristoi Classical Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 391-5003	511	33	15.5	22.5%	234 (45.8%)	39 (7.6%)	207 (40.5%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.9%)	$8,121							65	69.3	552	68		480001914072

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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.
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