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
401	Lorena Middle	Public	6-8	500 Leopard Ln	Lorena	76655	McLennan County	Lorena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 857-4621	438	33	13.2	30.4%	329 (75.1%)	10 (2.3%)	74 (16.9%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.1%)	$8,811							76.7	80.1	324	77		482820006139
402	Elysian Fields Middle	Public	6-8	2450 Fm 451	Waskom	75692	Harrison County	Elysian Fields Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 633-2420	186	19	9.7	43.0%	146 (78.5%)	19 (10.2%)	12 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.8%)	$13,357							76.7	73.3	460	58		481848001735
403	North Hopkins High School	Public	7-12	1994 Fm 71 W	Sulphur Springs	75482	Hopkins County	North Hopkins Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 945-2192	231	24	9.8	47.2%	162 (70.1%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (24.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.8%)	$12,439							76.6	49.5	1086	683		483297003664
404	Otto Middle	Public	6-8	504 N Star Rd	Plano	75074	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 752-8500	936	63	14.9	39.6%	198 (21.2%)	111 (11.9%)	258 (27.6%)	330 (35.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (4.2%)	$8,679							76.6	79.6	328	76		483510011174
405	Arbor Creek Middle	Public	6-8	2109 Arbor Creek Dr	Carrollton	75010	Denton County	Lewisville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 713-5971	940	57	16.6	24.5%	350 (37.2%)	117 (12.4%)	239 (25.4%)	168 (17.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (6.8%)	$7,230							76.5	75.9	408	3		482730016940
406	Idea Kyle College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	640 Philomena Dr	Kyle	78640	Hays County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 822-4300	681	43	15.6	63.7%	69 (10.1%)	32 (4.7%)	562 (82.5%)	9 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (1.0%)	$11,078							76.5	67.6	602	196		480021113815
407	Cisco J H	Public	6-8	1200 Pershing	Cisco	76437	Eastland County	Cisco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 442-3004	170	17	9.8	48.8%	127 (74.7%)	3 (1.8%)	34 (20.0%)	3 (1.8%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$9,168							76.4	74.4	448	41		481407005855
408	Avery School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	150 San Antonio St	Avery	75554	Red River County	Avery Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 684-3431	304	33	9.3	51.3%	227 (74.7%)	7 (2.3%)	37 (12.2%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (7.6%)	$12,958							76.3	75.7	415	7		480906000376
409	Jesus Moroles Expressive Arts Vanguard	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	1400 Walmsley Ave	Dallas	75208	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-4400	633	44	14.5	77.7%	61 (9.6%)	72 (11.4%)	484 (76.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.9%)	$11,731							76.2	70.7	524	115		481623001301
410	Beta Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	10929 Almeda Genoa Rd	Houston	77034	Harris County	Beta Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(346) 385-0203	537	23	22.8	64.4%	56 (10.4%)	52 (9.7%)	411 (76.5%)	14 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$17,223							76.1	76.1	403	7		480144613188

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