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
411	Utopia School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	258 School St	Utopia	78884	Uvalde County	Utopia Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 333-9989	196	19	10.5	49.5%	151 (77.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (21.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	$10,796							76	63.1	710	299		484368004965
412	Wilson Middle	Public	6-8	2620 Helena Ave	Nederland	77627	Jefferson County	Nederland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(409) 727-6224	678	48	14.2	37.9%	381 (56.2%)	31 (4.6%)	188 (27.7%)	51 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.0%)	$9,206							75.9	74.4	445	33		483228003582
413	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							75.9	82.8	275	138		482379002632
414	B L Gray J H	Public	7-8	4400 S Glasscock Rd	Mission	78572	Hidalgo County	Sharyland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 580-5333	775	47	16.3	60.8%	27 (3.5%)	3 (0.4%)	724 (93.4%)	18 (2.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,140							75.7	79.4	332	82		483993004530
415	Montessori Academy At Onesimo Hernandez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	5555 Maple Ave	Dallas	75235	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-2700	346	27	12.9	76.0%	15 (4.3%)	27 (7.8%)	276 (79.8%)	18 (5.2%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	$11,981							75.7	79.4	336	79		481623013714
416	Murchison Middle	Public	6-8	3700 N Hills Dr	Austin	78731	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-3254	1,209	67	18.1	26.8%	654 (54.1%)	54 (4.5%)	331 (27.4%)	106 (8.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (5.1%)	$7,952							75.7	68.7	571	155		480894000336
417	Kress High School	Public	7-12	200 E 5th	Kress	79052	Swisher County	Kress Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 684-2651	127	13	9.6	52.8%	44 (34.6%)	10 (7.9%)	72 (56.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$13,316							75.7	47.9	1140	723		482595002923
418	Salado Middle	Public	6-8	1169 Williams Rd	Salado	76571	Bell County	Salado Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 947-6930	587	36	16.1	19.6%	394 (67.1%)	9 (1.5%)	154 (26.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	24 (4.1%)	$6,370							75.6	64.5	664	246		483858012125
419	Harmony School Of Innovation - Dallas	Public, Charter	6-12	8080 W President George Bush	Dallas	75252	Collin County	Harmony Public Schools - North Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 321-0100	539	29	18.6	46.2%	129 (23.9%)	125 (23.2%)	158 (29.3%)	113 (21.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.0%)	$11,215							75.5	75	431	12		480029212871
420	Virginia Allred Stacey Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	2460 Kenly Ave Bldg 8265	San Antonio	78236	Bexar County	Lackland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 357-5100	395	41	9.6	11.4%	150 (38.0%)	51 (12.9%)	125 (31.6%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	61 (15.4%)	$15,812							75.4	75.7	416	4		482637006877

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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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