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
1311	Van Vleck Junior High School	Public	6-8	133 S 4th St	Van Vleck	77482	Matagorda County	Van Vleck Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 245-6401	250	16	15.4	68.4%	127 (50.8%)	20 (8.0%)	93 (37.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.2%)	$9,695							42.6	58.2	823	488		484395004989
1312	Desert Wind Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1100 Colina De Paz	El Paso	79928	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-7800	521	39	13.2	89.8%	16 (3.1%)	2 (0.4%)	500 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$12,781							42.5	49.5	1084	228		484071009548
1313	Texas Leadership Of San Angelo	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5687 Melrose	San Angelo	76901	Tom Green County	Texas Leadership Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 703-6005	1,490	97	15.4	48.1%	406 (27.2%)	59 (4.0%)	940 (63.1%)	29 (1.9%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	52 (3.5%)	$7,173							42.5	50.7	1039	274		480140912357
1314	Idea Mesa Hills College Preparatory	Public, Charter, Alternative	6-11	405 Walleberg	El Paso	79912	El Paso County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 888-8000	533	30	17.9	80.7%	23 (4.3%)	9 (1.7%)	492 (92.3%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	$12,108							42.5	43.6	1292	22		480021114018
1315	Lohn School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1112 Fm 504	Lohn	76852	McCulloch County	Lohn Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 344-5749	123	15	8.4	61.0%	77 (62.6%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.1%)	$21,269							42.5	23.2	1944	629		482793003132
1316	Farley Middle	Public	6-8	303 Cr 137	Hutto	78634	Williamson County	Hutto Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 759-2050	674	51	13.3	42.3%	177 (26.3%)	104 (15.4%)	323 (47.9%)	13 (1.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (8.0%)	$8,244							42.3	41.3	1361	45		482410012021
1317	Field Middle	Public	6-8	13551 Dennis Ln	Farmers Branch	75234	Dallas County	Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 968-3900	864	65	13.1	77.9%	63 (7.3%)	51 (5.9%)	718 (83.1%)	17 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.7%)	$10,684							42.3	37.8	1484	167		481305000798
1318	Lueders-Avoca El/J H	Public	PK, KG-8	334 Vandeventer St	Lueders	79533	Jones County	Lueders-Avoca Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 228-4211	60	12	5	61.7%	44 (73.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (23.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.3%)	$15,159							42.2	23.6	1928	610		482853003224
1319	Atascocita Middle	Public	6-8	18810 W Lake Houston Pkwy	Humble	77346	Harris County	Humble Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 641-4600	986	73	13.5	56.8%	228 (23.1%)	303 (30.7%)	400 (40.6%)	21 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.6%)	27 (2.7%)	$11,326							42.2	43.4	1299	20		482391005877
1320	Energized For Excellence Academy Inc Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	6107 Bissonnet	Houston	77081	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 773-3600	515	16	32.1	96.9%	3 (0.6%)	26 (5.0%)	482 (93.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,820							42.2	42.5	1321	1		482364008610

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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.