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
1301	Waller J H	Public	6-8	2402 Waller St	Waller	77484	Waller County	Waller Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 931-1353	951	69	13.8	64.6%	200 (21.0%)	166 (17.5%)	549 (57.7%)	12 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (2.3%)	$9,620							42.9	33.6	1624	323		484443005074
1302	Sharpstown International School	Public, Magnet	6-12	8330 Triola	Houston	77036	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 778-3440	1,352	71	19.1	92.9%	20 (1.5%)	56 (4.1%)	1,177 (87.1%)	96 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	$8,387							42.9	52.2	996	306		482364002584
1303	Buna J H	Public	6-8	177 Fm 253	Buna	77612	Jasper County	Buna Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(409) 994-4860	318	27	11.9	46.2%	286 (89.9%)	4 (1.3%)	15 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.1%)	$10,410							42.9	50.9	1033	270		481209000706
1304	Tahoka Middle	Public	6-8	2028 Ave P	Tahoka	79373	Lynn County	Tahoka Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 561-4538	134	12	10.9	66.4%	47 (35.1%)	3 (2.2%)	82 (61.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$8,607							42.8	55.3	916	388		484209005029
1305	William G Gravitt J H	Public	6-8	419 Mustang Ave	Denver City	79323	Yoakum County	Denver City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 592-5940	319	23	13.8	58.6%	37 (11.6%)	1 (0.3%)	276 (86.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$10,625							42.8	31.3	1699	394		481677001458
1306	Memorial J H	Public	7-8	1800 Lewis St	Eagle Pass	78852	Maverick County	Eagle Pass Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 758-7053	927	52	17.8	86.4%	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	893 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,050							42.7	38	1471	165		481773006245
1307	Rather L H	Public	7-8	1201 N Main	Bonham	75418	Fannin County	Bonham Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 583-7474	271	18	15.3	64.9%	133 (49.1%)	20 (7.4%)	94 (34.7%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	21 (7.7%)	$22,125							42.7	35.5	1562	255		481080000547
1308	River Road Middle	Public	6-8	9500 U S 287 N	Amarillo	79108	Potter County	River Road Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 381-7800	294	24	12.4	65.6%	178 (60.5%)	3 (1.0%)	99 (33.7%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	$9,813							42.7	58.1	824	484		483726013757
1309	Veterans Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	2700 W Eisenhower St	Rio Grande City	78582	Starr County	Rio Grande City Grulla Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 370-4828	734	57	12.9	95.1%	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	731 (99.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,358							42.6	42.8	1315	6		483714011327
1310	New Braunfels Middle	Public	6-8	608 Settlers Crossing	New Braunfels	78130	Guadalupe County	New Braunfels Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 627-6270	1,301	77	16.9	39.4%	523 (40.2%)	32 (2.5%)	662 (50.9%)	18 (1.4%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	59 (4.5%)	$6,743							42.6	45.3	1233	77		483237003592

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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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