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
491	Idea Ingram Hills College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	3115 Majestic Dr	San Antonio	78228	Bexar County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 529-3700	543	34	15.8	85.8%	28 (5.2%)	24 (4.4%)	480 (88.4%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$12,255							71.8	50.3	1055	564		480021113795
492	Aragon Middle	Public	6-8	16823 W Rd	Houston	77095	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 856-5100	1,424	83	17.1	54.5%	337 (23.7%)	235 (16.5%)	650 (45.6%)	134 (9.4%)	4 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	60 (4.2%)	$7,106							71.7	73.6	456	36		481611008602
493	Woden J H	Public	6-8	5263 F M 226	Woden	75978	Nacogdoches County	Woden Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 564-2481	194	16	12.2	61.9%	123 (63.4%)	6 (3.1%)	56 (28.9%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.1%)	$7,832							71.7	72.3	487	6		484632006342
494	Irion High School	Public	7-12	301 N 3rd St	Mertzon	76941	Irion County	Irion County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 835-2881	134	19	7.1	26.9%	90 (67.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (32.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$17,466							71.7	84.2	253	241		483036003400
495	Founders Classical Academy Of Schertz	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	8453 E Fm 1518 N	Schertz	78154	Bexar County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 316-3663	774	50	15.3	31.4%	369 (47.7%)	33 (4.3%)	292 (37.7%)	10 (1.3%)	8 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	60 (7.8%)	$9,125							71.6	51.8	1005	510		480016313495
496	KIPP Academy Middle	Public, Charter	5-8	10711 KIPP Way St	Houston	77099	Harris County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 328-1051	508	21	24.4	91.9%	5 (1.0%)	172 (33.9%)	303 (59.6%)	19 (3.7%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$8,713							71.6	75	432	64		480026407911
497	Knox City School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	400 N 4th St	Knox City	79529	Knox County	Knox City-O'Brien Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 657-3565	195	25	7.8	65.6%	90 (46.2%)	4 (2.1%)	94 (48.2%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	$11,485							71.6	67.6	604	107		482587005526
498	Solar Prep For Boys At John F Kennedy	Public	PK, KG-8	1802 Moser Ave	Dallas	75206	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-7100	449	34	13.2	49.4%	125 (27.8%)	66 (14.7%)	229 (51.0%)	8 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.2%)	$11,577							71.6	50.3	1057	559		481623013841
499	Idea Tres Lagos College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	5200 Tres Lagos Blvd	McAllen	78504	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 287-6900	685	42	16.4	80.6%	39 (5.7%)	6 (0.9%)	631 (92.1%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,550							71.5	72.1	494	5		480021113673
500	North Zulch Elementary/Secondary	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	11390 Fifth St	North Zulch	77872	Madison County	North Zulch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 241-7100	333	33	10	65.2%	244 (73.3%)	7 (2.1%)	64 (19.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.1%)	$11,073							71.4	76.1	402	98		483303003670

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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:

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Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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