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
541	Nelson J H	Public	6-8	25747 Longenbaugh Rd	Katy	77493	Harris County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(281) 234-6400	904	59	15.3	51.2%	99 (11.0%)	269 (29.8%)	367 (40.6%)	114 (12.6%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (5.3%)	$00							69.8			(n/a)		482517014257
542	Los Cuates Middle	Public	6-8	33422 Farm Rd 1575	Los Fresnos	78566	Cameron County	Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 254-5182	825	50	16.6	78.2%	23 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	801 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$9,554							69.7	67.7	599	57		482829003164
543	Grandview J H	Public	6-8	705 S 5th St	Grandview	76050	Johnson County	Grandview Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 866-4660	316	26	12.1	27.2%	241 (76.3%)	3 (0.9%)	58 (18.4%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	$9,166							69.7	67.1	612	69		482154005735
544	Milano J H	Public	6-8	600 N 6th St	Milano	76556	Milam County	Milano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 455-6701	88	9	9.9	62.5%	56 (63.6%)	3 (3.4%)	24 (27.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.7%)	$10,417							69.6	62	737	193		483069009351
545	Briscoe Middle	Public	6-8	4265 Lone Star Pkwy	San Antonio	78253	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 398-1100	1,263	78	16	24.5%	260 (20.6%)	121 (9.6%)	748 (59.2%)	51 (4.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	80 (6.3%)	$8,223							69.6	70.7	525	20		483312012413
546	Tolar J H	Public	6-8	401 E 7th St	Tolar	76476	Hood County	Tolar Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 835-4718	194	18	10.6	41.2%	166 (85.6%)	2 (1.0%)	15 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.1%)	6 (3.1%)	$7,942							69.6	68.3	579	33		484290011962
547	Moody Middle	Public	5-8	107 Cora Lee Ln	Moody	76557	McLennan County	Moody Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 853-2182	210	19	11.2	60.0%	122 (58.1%)	10 (4.8%)	72 (34.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	$10,548							69.5	38.8	1442	895		483129021424
548	South Middle	Public	6-8	601 W Freddy Gonzalez Dr	Edinburg	78539	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2415	1,246	88	14.1	62.5%	28 (2.2%)	8 (0.6%)	1,190 (95.5%)	10 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (0.7%)	$10,922							69.5	64.7	658	110		481818006102
549	New Boston Middle	Public	6-8	1215 Hwy 8 N	New Boston	75570	Bowie County	New Boston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 628-6588	240	26	9.2	84.2%	133 (55.4%)	53 (22.1%)	29 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (10.4%)	$11,234							69.5	53.5	964	415		483234003587
550	Moulton High School	Public	7-12	500 N Pecan	Moulton	77975	Lavaca County	Moulton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 596-4691	123	15	7.9	46.3%	61 (49.6%)	1 (0.8%)	55 (44.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.1%)	$15,761							69.4	53.1	974	424		483156003528

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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.