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
441	Farwell J H	Public	6-8	701 Ave G	Farwell	79325	Parmer County	Farwell Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 481-9260	131	15	8.7	45.8%	59 (45.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (52.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	$8,641							73.5	89.4	159	282		481911001782
442	Westwood Math Science Leadership Magnet	Public, Magnet	6-8	7630 Arapaho Rd	Dallas	75248	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 593-3600	630	44	14.2	50.6%	143 (22.7%)	152 (24.1%)	266 (42.2%)	44 (7.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.5%)	$12,469							73.5	71.9	488	46		483702004165
443	Lamar Middle	Public	6-8	4900 Timber Creek Rd	Flower Mound	75028	Denton County	Lewisville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 713-5966	716	50	14.4	24.0%	339 (47.3%)	54 (7.5%)	200 (27.9%)	84 (11.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.0%)	$8,346							73.5	71.8	490	47		482730006440
444	Richardson West Technology And Arts Magnet	Public	7-8	1309 Holly Dr	Richardson	75080	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 593-3700	771	55	14	48.2%	271 (35.1%)	90 (11.7%)	348 (45.1%)	33 (4.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.5%)	$9,821							73.5	79.9	330	114		483702004156
445	Bryss Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2255 N Coria St	Brownsville	78520	Cameron County	Raul Yzaguirre Schools For Success	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 574-7100	555	29	18.8	95.0%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	553 (99.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,605							73.4	76.7	398	47		480002209256
446	Bayside Intermediate	Public	6-8	4430 Village Way	League City	77573	Galveston County	Clear Creek Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 284-3000	978	53	18.6	27.7%	537 (54.9%)	52 (5.3%)	301 (30.8%)	31 (3.2%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (5.2%)	$7,759							73.3	65.4	649	203		481428012409
447	Valley School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	11826 Hwy 86	Turkey	79261	Briscoe County	Turkey-Quitaque Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 455-1411	180	25	7.3	42.2%	117 (65.0%)	3 (1.7%)	56 (31.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	$13,925							73.3	69.3	551	104		484340004926
448	Yes Prep - Northline	Public, Charter	6-12	441 Little York Rd	Houston	77076	Harris County	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 842-5400	1,004	60	16.8	90.7%	10 (1.0%)	13 (1.3%)	976 (97.2%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,622							73.3	65.6	643	195		480020913603
449	Yes Prep - Southwest	Public, Charter	6-12	4411 Anderson Rd	Houston	77053	Harris County	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 967-9200	1,060	58	18.3	92.4%	6 (0.6%)	51 (4.8%)	1,001 (94.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,438							73.2	61.9	749	300		480020910714
450	Lovelady J H High School	Public	7-12	11839 Tx St Hwy 19 S	Lovelady	75851	Houston County	Lovelady Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 636-7636	254	25	9.9	37.0%	190 (74.8%)	23 (9.1%)	30 (11.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	6 (2.4%)	$10,374							73.2	81.2	308	142		482841003170

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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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