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
1371	Uplift Elevate Prep Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	10800 Chapin Rd	Fort Worth	76108	Tarrant County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 764-3600	267	19	14.2	76.0%	35 (13.1%)	76 (28.5%)	136 (50.9%)	7 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.9%)	$9,243							40.9	47.4	1155	216		480003014079
1372	Bush Middle	Public	6-8	515 Cowboys Pkwy	Irving	75063	Dallas County	Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 968-3700	675	54	12.4	59.4%	44 (6.5%)	278 (41.2%)	200 (29.6%)	119 (17.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (4.7%)	$10,651							40.9	41.8	1343	29		481305007242
1373	Canutillo Middle	Public	6-8	7311 Bosque Rd	Canutillo	79835	El Paso County	Canutillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 877-7900	717	45	15.8	60.3%	27 (3.8%)	6 (0.8%)	670 (93.4%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.1%)	$9,186							40.9	47.8	1145	228		481278000773
1374	East Montana Middle	Public	6-8	3490 Ascencion St	El Paso	79938	El Paso County	Clint Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 926-5200	496	36	13.9	88.9%	13 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	474 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	$10,416							40.9	26.8	1837	463		481443000755
1375	Yantis School	Public	6-12	105 W Oak	Yantis	75497	Wood County	Yantis Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 383-2463	150	16	9.6	58.0%	91 (60.7%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (34.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.0%)	$9,629							40.9	52.3	994	381		484659005298
1376	Robert T Hill Middle	Public	6-8	505 Easton Rd	Dallas	75218	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-5700	762	52	14.7	92.4%	65 (8.5%)	60 (7.9%)	613 (80.4%)	17 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	$9,824							40.9	29.2	1768	392		481623001276
1377	Academy Of Accelerated Learning	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	6711 Bellfort St	Houston	77087	Harris County	Academy Of Accelerated Learning Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 645-0336	738	43	17	88.3%	26 (3.5%)	187 (25.3%)	484 (65.6%)	10 (1.4%)	24 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.8%)	$15,336							40.8	43.4	1300	77		480003208585
1378	Leon High School	Public	6-12	12168 Hwy 79 W	Jewett	75846	Leon County	Leon Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 626-1475	372	33	11.3	50.8%	203 (54.6%)	2 (0.5%)	145 (39.0%)	9 (2.4%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	$9,160							40.8	39.5	1414	36		482718003052
1379	Armando Chapa Middle	Public	6-8	3311 Dacy Ln	Kyle	78640	Hays County	Hays Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 268-8500	724	50	14.4	65.1%	128 (17.7%)	40 (5.5%)	525 (72.5%)	8 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (2.8%)	$10,207							40.8	42.3	1328	51		480001010804
1380	North Texas Collegiate Academy-South Campus	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	968 Raldon St	Lewisville	75067	Denton County	North Texas Collegiate Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 221-3564	259	18	14.7	95.4%	6 (2.3%)	23 (8.9%)	229 (88.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$8,517							40.8	30.6	1724	344		480018711537

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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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