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
2091	KIPP Austin Beacon Prep	Public, Charter	5-8	5107 S Ih 35 Frontage Rd	Austin	78744	Travis County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 651-1918	393	24	16.2	92.9%	8 (2.0%)	17 (4.3%)	364 (92.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$9,216							17.4	10.8	2255	164		480026412837
2092	Compass Rose Ingenuity	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-10	522 Billy Mitchell	San Antonio	78226	Bexar County	Compass Rose Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 540-9265	830	46	18.1	81.9%	30 (3.6%)	22 (2.7%)	727 (87.6%)	35 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.9%)	$9,734							17.4	15.9	2139	47		480145714142
2093	Shepherd Middle	Public	6-8	1401 S Byrd Ave	Shepherd	77371	San Jacinto County	Shepherd Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 628-3377	448	30	14.8	72.5%	200 (44.6%)	18 (4.0%)	212 (47.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.0%)	$7,436							17.3	19.3	2054	39		484002004542
2094	Irons Middle	Public	6-8	5214 79th St	Lubbock	79424	Lubbock County	Lubbock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 219-4000	636	55	11.6	69.0%	154 (24.2%)	88 (13.8%)	360 (56.6%)	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.8%)	$8,771							17.3	22.6	1965	129		482850010899
2095	Alamo J H	Public	7-8	3800 W Storey Ave	Midland	79703	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 240-2800	786	50	15.7	64.1%	122 (15.5%)	48 (6.1%)	564 (71.8%)	32 (4.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.4%)	$9,278							17.3	21.4	1999	96		483057003430
2096	Elgin Middle	Public	7-8	1351 N Ave C	Elgin	78621	Bastrop County	Elgin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 281-3382	839	48	17.3	80.7%	86 (10.3%)	77 (9.2%)	654 (77.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (2.1%)	$8,865							17.3	15.2	2159	63		481836001729
2097	Keefer Crossing Middle	Public	6-8	21600 Gene Campbell Blvd	New Caney	77357	Montgomery County	New Caney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 577-8840	1,271	79	15.9	75.5%	288 (22.7%)	106 (8.3%)	839 (66.0%)	10 (0.8%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (1.9%)	$8,471							17.3	20.5	2024	73		483240008997
2098	Long Academy	Public, Magnet	6-12	6501 Bellaire Blvd	Houston	77074	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 778-3380	680	49	13.8	98.8%	39 (5.7%)	63 (9.3%)	461 (67.8%)	105 (15.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.5%)	$13,611							17.2	20.1	2033	65		482364002522
2099	Mexia J H	Public	6-8	1 Blackcat Dr	Mexia	76667	Limestone County	Mexia Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 562-4020	367	26	14.3	81.2%	75 (20.4%)	90 (24.5%)	172 (46.9%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	25 (6.8%)	$10,160							17.2	24.7	1899	200		483042003426
2100	Live Oak Ridge Middle	Public	6-8	2600 Robinett Rd	Killeen	76549	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 336-2490	676	39	17.5	68.3%	44 (6.5%)	304 (45.0%)	226 (33.4%)	12 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.6%)	66 (9.8%)	$10,562							17.2	24.9	1895	205		482566009115

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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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