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
1511	Stem Academy At Griffin Middle	Public	6-8	5105 N Colony Blvd	The Colony	75056	Denton County	Lewisville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 713-5973	697	50	13.8	52.9%	173 (24.8%)	122 (17.5%)	306 (43.9%)	57 (8.2%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	33 (4.7%)	$9,492							36.5	39.8	1399	112		482730005768
1512	Tanglewood Middle	Public	6-8	5215 San Felipe	Houston	77056	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 625-1411	836	48	17.4	65.0%	96 (11.5%)	210 (25.1%)	444 (53.1%)	60 (7.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (2.8%)	$8,169							36.4	41.8	1346	166		482364001271
1513	Excelsior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	11270 St Hwy 7 W	Center	75935	Shelby County	Excelsior Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 598-5866	86	11	7.8	52.3%	67 (77.9%)	4 (4.7%)	14 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	$16,766							36.4	35.6	1554	41		481884001762
1514	Woodridge Forest Middle	Public	6-8	4540 Woodridge Pkwy	Porter	77365	Montgomery County	New Caney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 577-8600	1,371	78	17.5	62.4%	321 (23.4%)	202 (14.7%)	728 (53.1%)	69 (5.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	48 (3.5%)	$8,447							36.4	44	1278	236		483240012876
1515	Promesa College Prep West Corpus Christi	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-11	3102 Baldwin Blvd	Corpus Christi	78405	Nueces County	Valere Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 400-8293	358	18	19.5	93.6%	12 (3.4%)	5 (1.4%)	339 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$9,592							36.3	39.6	1411	104		480141413853
1516	Brewer Middle	Public	6-8	1000 S Cherry Ln	White Settlement	76108	Tarrant County	White Settlement Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 367-1267	1,500	98	15.3	62.9%	470 (31.3%)	199 (13.3%)	705 (47.0%)	16 (1.1%)	7 (0.5%)	5 (0.3%)	98 (6.5%)	$15,036							36.3	36.8	1509	7		484554005176
1517	Red Oak Middle	Public	6-8	152 Louise Ritter Blvd	Red Oak	75154	Ellis County	Red Oak Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 617-0066	1,488	87	17.1	62.7%	242 (16.3%)	586 (39.4%)	581 (39.0%)	16 (1.1%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	57 (3.8%)	$8,422							36.3	38.2	1465	52		483666004107
1518	Cavazos Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	210 N University	Lubbock	79415	Lubbock County	Lubbock Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 219-3200	384	29	13	95.8%	13 (3.4%)	29 (7.6%)	337 (87.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	$10,605							36.3	34.7	1581	63		482850010895
1519	Texas Connections Academy At Houston	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	3-12	10550 Richmond Ave Houston Tx	Houston	77042	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(281) 661-8293	8,641	280	30.8		3,093 (35.8%)	1,238 (14.3%)	3,332 (38.6%)	499 (5.8%)	36 (0.4%)	21 (0.2%)	422 (4.9%)	$6,717							36.3	43.7	1284	235		482364012363
1520	Quinn Campus Public Middle	Public, Charter	5-8	1020 Elm St Bldg 100	Waco	76704	McLennan County	Rapoport Academy Public School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 754-8000	269	22	12	66.2%	52 (19.3%)	73 (27.1%)	129 (48.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.8%)	$9,244							36.3	35.8	1545	25		480004209586

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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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Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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