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
821	Roma Middle	Public	6-8	2047 N Us Hwy 83	Roma	78584	Starr County	Roma Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 849-1434	776	64	12.2	90.2%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	776 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,223							58.9	65.7	644	177		483774004230
822	Lone Oak Middle	Public	6-8	8160 Hyw 69 S	Lone Oak	75453	Hunt County	Lone Oak Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 662-5121	236	19	12.2	43.6%	187 (79.2%)	1 (0.4%)	36 (15.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.8%)	$9,188							58.9	62.2	733	89		482802006294
823	Beatrice Mayes Institute Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	5807 Calhoun Rd	Houston	77021	Harris County	Beatrice Mayes Institute Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 747-5629	558	36	15.6	78.3%	0 (0.0%)	544 (97.5%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	$11,866							58.9	53.3	970	147		480019008590
824	Legacy Traditional School - Alamo Ranch	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	13632 Old Fm 471	San Antonio	78253	Bexar County	Legacy Traditional Schools - Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 431-9881	855	47	18.2	48.2%	137 (16.0%)	169 (19.8%)	427 (49.9%)	53 (6.2%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.4%)	64 (7.5%)	$11,646							58.9	52.3	993	169		480006210418
825	Raul Perales Middle	Public	6-8	410 Eg Ranch Rd	Laredo	78043	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-6800	648	39	16.7	80.7%	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	644 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,624							58.9	60	778	47		484365013639
826	Madisonville J H	Public	6-8	811c S May St	Madisonville	77864	Madison County	Madisonville Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 348-3587	530	38	14	67.7%	225 (42.5%)	67 (12.6%)	211 (39.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.7%)	$8,781							58.9	61.1	759	67		482871003252
827	North Shore Middle	Public	7-8	120 Castlegory	Houston	77015	Harris County	Galena Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 386-2600	1,299	80	16.2	87.5%	34 (2.6%)	163 (12.5%)	1,079 (83.1%)	12 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.6%)	$9,682							58.8	57	856	29		482025001990
828	Memorial Middle	Public	6-8	1901 Rio Hondo Rd	Harlingen	78550	Cameron County	Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 427-3020	705	58	12.1	89.2%	43 (6.1%)	5 (0.7%)	654 (92.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$11,446							58.8	50.1	1065	237		482253002283
829	Jayton Schools	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	700 Madison	Jayton	79528	Kent County	Jayton-Girard Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 237-2991	169	20	8.4	36.1%	126 (74.6%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (21.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.6%)	$20,878							58.8	79.5	331	498		482466002762
830	Cooper J H	Public	6-8	823 Fm 1528	Cooper	75432	Delta County	Cooper Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 395-2111	189	14	13	59.8%	121 (64.0%)	16 (8.5%)	38 (20.1%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.3%)	$6,509							58.7	27.6	1806	976		481515001023

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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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