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
231	Ut Tyler University Academy At Tyler	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3900 University Blvd	Tyler	75799	Smith County	Ut Tyler University Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 730-3988	446	31	14.3		274 (61.4%)	30 (6.7%)	94 (21.1%)	16 (3.6%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.7%)	27 (6.1%)	$10,257							85.5	78.5	353	122		480142712768
232	Hartley School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	901 Johnson St	Hartley	79044	Hartley County	Hartley Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 365-4458	236	19	12.1	62.7%	76 (32.2%)	3 (1.3%)	157 (66.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,947							85.5	71.9	499	267		482268002302
233	Arabic Immersion Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	4001 Stanford St	Houston	77006	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 556-8940	609	24	24.9	51.7%	334 (54.8%)	96 (15.8%)	88 (14.4%)	65 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.3%)	$7,577							85.4	71.1	519	286		482364013165
234	Idea Quest College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	14001 N Rooth Rd	Edinburg	78541	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 287-1003	667	43	15.5	80.2%	17 (2.5%)	9 (1.3%)	631 (94.6%)	9 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,760							85.4	89.4	164	70		480021111947
235	Harmony Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5435 S Braeswood Blvd	Houston	77096	Harris County	Harmony Public Schools - Houston South	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(713) 729-5500	260	18	14.3		40 (15.4%)	64 (24.6%)	69 (26.5%)	77 (29.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.1%)	$12,158							85.3	89.1	176	59		480021022856
236	Holland Middle	Public	6-8	302 Hackberry Rd	Holland	76534	Bell County	Holland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 657-2224	147	14	10.3	30.6%	103 (70.1%)	5 (3.4%)	36 (24.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	$9,085							85.2	83.3	267	31		482337002844
237	Kelly Lane Middle	Public	6-8	18900 Falcon Pointe	Pflugerville	78660	Travis County	Pflugerville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 594-2800	910	56	16.3	19.3%	339 (37.3%)	91 (10.0%)	326 (35.8%)	86 (9.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (7.3%)	$7,932							85.1	84.3	252	15		483483011356
238	Lindsay High School	Public	7-12	625 Knight Dr	Lindsay	76250	Cooke County	Lindsay Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 668-8474	239	20	12.2	10.0%	224 (93.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.3%)	$11,583							85.1	94.3	80	158		482757003100
239	Voss Middle	Public	6-8	45 Voss Pkwy	Boerne	78006	Kendall County	Boerne Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 357-3500	764	42	18	10.2%	516 (67.5%)	9 (1.2%)	192 (25.1%)	17 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	24 (3.1%)	$7,169							85	89.2	175	64		481071013741
240	Michael E Fossum Middle	Public	6-8	7800 N Ware Rd	McAllen	78504	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 971-1105	791	54	14.6	60.2%	19 (2.4%)	6 (0.8%)	758 (95.8%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$9,865							84.9	76.7	392	152		482967011515

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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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State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.