Best Middle Schools in Texas

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2026 vs 2025)					ID
Rank (of 2335)	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 (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Rank (2025)	Rank Change from 2025	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	ID
251	Voss Middle	Public	6-8	45 Voss Pkwy	Boerne	78006	Kendall County	Boerne Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 357-3500	764	42	18	10.2%	516 (67.5%)	9 (1.2%)	192 (25.1%)	17 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	24 (3.1%)	$7,169							83.6	85	239	12		481071013741
252	Industrial J H	Public	6-8	#3 Fifth St	Vanderbilt	77991	Jackson County	Industrial Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 284-3226	254	19	13.3	29.1%	160 (63.0%)	3 (1.2%)	87 (34.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	$8,561							83.6	89.7	151	101		482415002691
253	D'Hanis School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	6751 Cr 5216	D Hanis	78850	Medina County	D'Hanis Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 364-4020	290	23	12.6	33.1%	170 (58.6%)	0 (0.0%)	119 (41.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$14,006							83.5	91.7	118	135		481614001195
254	Charlene McKinzey Middle	Public	7-8	700 S Matlock Rd	Mansfield	76063	Tarrant County	Mansfield Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(682) 320-9000	1,043	66	15.8	35.2%	248 (23.8%)	424 (40.7%)	222 (21.3%)	88 (8.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (5.8%)	$7,515							83.5	81.8	296	42		482892013975
255	J W Williams Middle	Public	7-8	625 E Fm 552	Rockwall	75087	Rockwall County	Rockwall Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 771-8313	819	47	17.5	19.8%	485 (59.2%)	90 (11.0%)	158 (19.3%)	31 (3.8%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	47 (5.7%)	$8,000							83.5	86.1	218	37		483765007095
256	Goodson Middle	Public	6-8	17333 Huffmeister	Cypress	77429	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 373-2350	1,360	83	16.4	41.8%	455 (33.5%)	231 (17.0%)	417 (30.7%)	191 (14.0%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	59 (4.3%)	$7,151							83.5	80.9	314	58		481611008603
257	Hudson Middle	Public	6-8	6735 Ted Trout Dr	Lufkin	75904	Angelina County	Hudson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 875-9292	681	56	12.2	50.8%	406 (59.6%)	34 (5.0%)	208 (30.5%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (3.7%)	$8,041							83.4	75.9	413	156		482379002632
258	Schimelpfenig Middle	Public	6-8	2400 Maumelle Dr	Plano	75023	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 752-6400	826	53	15.6	17.2%	371 (44.9%)	60 (7.3%)	115 (13.9%)	237 (28.7%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	35 (4.2%)	$8,018							83.4	95.2	63	195		483510005573
259	Motley County School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1600 Bundy	Matador	79244	Motley County	Motley County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 347-2676	179	18	10	53.1%	122 (68.2%)	2 (1.1%)	53 (29.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$12,301							83.4	60.7	779	520		483150003526
260	Friends For Life Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	5503 El Camino Del Rey	Houston	77081	Harris County	Amigos Por Vida-Friends For Life Pub Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(713) 349-9945	226	15	15	95.1%	4 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	218 (96.5%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$6,957							83.3	79.5	337	77		480011322853

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on STAAR Reading, STAAR Mathematics, STAAR Social Studies test scores released by the Texas Education Agency.
These rankings were last updated on June 17, 2026, 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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Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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