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
1761	Idea Travis Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-10	900 E Gist Ave	Midland	79701	Midland County	Midland Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 240-8200	1,298			73.1%	71 (5.5%)	65 (5.0%)	1,145 (88.2%)	8 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.5%)	$11,883							29.1	34.1	1605	156		483057013952
1762	Horizon Middle	Public	6-8	400 Kenazo Ave	El Paso	79928	El Paso County	Clint Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 926-4700	677	39	17.1	81.7%	18 (2.7%)	8 (1.2%)	644 (95.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	$9,320							29.1	24.3	1905	143		481443010634
1763	Daingerfield J H	Public	6-8	200 Texas St	Daingerfield	75638	Morris County	Daingerfield-Lone Star Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 645-2261	207	19	10.8	81.2%	70 (33.8%)	74 (35.7%)	44 (21.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (8.7%)	$15,563							29.1	27.9	1798	35		481618001197
1764	Idea Eastside College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	2519 Martin Luther King Dr	San Antonio	78203	Bexar County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 239-4800	469	35	13.2	88.7%	13 (2.8%)	79 (16.8%)	375 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$12,592							29.1	27.7	1805	41		480021113231
1765	Attucks Middle	Public	6-8	4330 Bellfort Blvd	Houston	77051	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 732-3670	392	31	12.7	97.2%	6 (1.5%)	243 (62.0%)	132 (33.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	$18,276							29.1	27.1	1822	57		482364002392
1766	Harmony Science Academy - Grand Prairie	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1102 NW 7th St	Grand Prairie	75050	Dallas County	Harmony Public Schools - North Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 642-9911	500	29	17.2	78.2%	31 (6.2%)	161 (32.2%)	274 (54.8%)	10 (2.0%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.4%)	$11,699							29.1	51.2	1019	747		480029212050
1767	L L Hotchkiss Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	6929 Town N Dr	Dallas	75231	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-7000	506	38	13.3	95.8%	30 (5.9%)	88 (17.4%)	341 (67.4%)	23 (4.5%)	10 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.6%)	$13,800							29	37.3	1498	269		481623001282
1768	Mae Luster Stephens J H	Public	6-8	2913 Farm Rd 125 S	Linden	75563	Cass County	Linden-Kildare Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 756-5314	132	13	9.9	61.4%	90 (68.2%)	17 (12.9%)	12 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (9.1%)	$10,206							29	27.5	1811	43		482754003098
1769	Huffman Middle	Public	6-8	3407 Huffman Eastgate Rd	Huffman	77336	Harris County	Huffman Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 324-2598	889	54	16.5	39.4%	551 (62.0%)	39 (4.4%)	272 (30.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.8%)	$7,360							29	33.3	1632	137		482382002635
1770	Woodville Middle	Public	6-8	500 Eagle Dr	Woodville	75979	Tyler County	Woodville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 283-7109	301	25	11.9	67.8%	164 (54.5%)	64 (21.3%)	44 (14.6%)	2 (0.7%)	10 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.6%)	$11,452							29	18.8	2068	298		484644005287

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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