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
1471	Center Middle	Public	6-8	302 Kennedy St	Center	75935	Shelby County	Center Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 598-5619	496	44	11.1	82.7%	120 (24.2%)	100 (20.2%)	240 (48.4%)	15 (3.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.6%)	$11,628							37.7	33.9	1589	118		481332000834
1472	Trinity Basin Preparatory - Dallas	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	808 N Ewing Ave	Dallas	75203	Dallas County	Trinity Basin Preparatory	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 942-8846	1,873	114	16.4	84.4%	137 (7.3%)	186 (9.9%)	1,482 (79.1%)	10 (0.5%)	42 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (0.9%)	$12,041							37.7	47.3	1159	313		480009208163
1473	Dalhart J H	Public	6-8	1802 E 16th	Dalhart	79022	Hartley County	Dalhart Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 244-7825	412	27	15	68.7%	102 (24.8%)	4 (1.0%)	298 (72.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	$6,983							37.6	33.6	1601	128		481620006237
1474	Lively Middle	Public	6-8	201 E Mary St	Austin	78704	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-3207	910	62	14.7	65.7%	170 (18.7%)	59 (6.5%)	621 (68.2%)	32 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.0%)	$10,277							37.5	37.3	1479	5		480894000315
1475	Iltexas Houston Windmill Lakes Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	9898 Windmill Lakes Blvd	Houston	77075	Harris County	International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 944-4334	449	25	17.8	87.3%	9 (2.0%)	55 (12.2%)	368 (82.0%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	$7,410							37.5	16.9	2103	628		480144013410
1476	Bastrop Middle	Public	7-8	725 Old Austin Hwy	Bastrop	78602	Bastrop County	Bastrop Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 772-7400	875	56	15.5	58.1%	213 (24.3%)	42 (4.8%)	569 (65.0%)	8 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	39 (4.5%)	$7,414							37.5	30.5	1717	241		480957000410
1477	Mart High School	Public	7-12	1100 J L Davis Ave	Mart	76664	McLennan County	Mart Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 876-2574	253	22	11.7	58.1%	116 (45.8%)	49 (19.4%)	68 (26.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.5%)	$14,976							37.5	59.4	808	669		482919003301
1478	KIPP Mosaic Academy School	Public, Charter	6-10	12751 Hillcroft Ave	Houston	77085	Harris County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 879-3110	788	35	22.4	89.5%	4 (0.5%)	160 (20.3%)	610 (77.4%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.1%)	$6,726							37.4	33.9	1588	110		480026414128
1479	Agnew Middle	Public	6-8	729 Wilkinson Dr	Mesquite	75149	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 882-5750	1,070	73	14.6	78.2%	148 (13.8%)	228 (21.3%)	625 (58.4%)	16 (1.5%)	16 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	35 (3.3%)	$8,959							37.4	38.4	1444	35		483039003401
1480	Jones Middle	Public	6-8	1256 Pinn Rd	San Antonio	78227	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 397-2100	1,035	77	13.3	77.2%	107 (10.3%)	41 (4.0%)	853 (82.4%)	18 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.5%)	$10,780							37.4	33.1	1618	138		483312003688

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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.
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