Best Middle Schools in Texas

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
1531	San Benito Riverside Middle	Public	6-8	35428 Padilla St	San Benito	78586	Cameron County	San Benito Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 361-6940	558	43	12.9	90.1%	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	553 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$12,608	35.7	26.2	1855	324	483879011161
1532	New Deal Middle	Public	5-8	312 S Monroe Ave	New Deal	79350	Lubbock County	New Deal Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 746-6633	226	22	10.2	66.4%	89 (39.4%)	4 (1.8%)	130 (57.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$8,360	35.7	45.6	1224	308	483243006458
1533	Refugio J H	Public	6-8	410 W Vance St	Refugio	78377	Refugio County	Refugio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 526-5400	134	16	8.5	64.9%	35 (26.1%)	10 (7.5%)	88 (65.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$8,004	35.7	34.5	1588	55	483678012861
1534	Driscoll Middle	Public	6-8	17150 Jones Maltsberger Rd	San Antonio	78247	Bexar County	North East Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 356-3200	535	38	13.9	54.8%	124 (23.2%)	30 (5.6%)	340 (63.6%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (5.8%)	$13,509	35.7	34.1	1603	69	483294000290
1535	Ganado Jh	Public	6-8	501 W Devers	Ganado	77962	Jackson County	Ganado Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 771-4300	170	11	16.1	51.2%	65 (38.2%)	1 (0.6%)	102 (60.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	$8,223	35.6	40.8	1370	165	482031012317
1536	Rising Star High School	Public	6-12	905 N Main St	Rising Star	76471	Eastland County	Rising Star Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 643-3521	93	11	8.3	55.9%	71 (76.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (20.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.2%)	$15,911	35.6	33.4	1630	94	483723004189
1537	Colorado Elementary And Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	1244 E 10th St	Colorado City	79512	Mitchell County	Colorado Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 728-3471	681	5	130.7	63.9%	218 (32.0%)	36 (5.3%)	384 (56.4%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.6%)	$9,711	35.6	36.6	1514	23	481464013409
1538	Pioneer Technology (Ptaa) Mesquite	Public, Charter	5-12	3200 Oates Dr	Mesquite	75150	Dallas County	Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 375-9672	484	34	14.2	53.1%	39 (8.1%)	56 (11.6%)	380 (78.5%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	$6,826	35.6	45.3	1231	307	480145113251
1539	Zapata Middle	Public	6-8	702 E 17th Ave	Zapata	78076	Zapata County	Zapata County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 765-6542	730	61	12	88.2%	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	726 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$9,114	35.6	22.2	1974	435	484671005352
1540	Barwise Middle	Public	6-8	3807 Kemp	Wichita Falls	76308	Wichita County	Wichita Falls Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 235-1108	1,164	67	17.4	71.7%	366 (31.4%)	102 (8.8%)	592 (50.9%)	9 (0.8%)	13 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (7.0%)	$7,514	35.6	35.5	1559	19	484578013133

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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.
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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
1531	San Benito Riverside Middle	Public	6-8	35428 Padilla St	San Benito	78586	Cameron County	San Benito Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 361-6940	558	43	12.9	90.1%	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	553 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$12,608							35.7	26.2	1855	324		483879011161
1532	New Deal Middle	Public	5-8	312 S Monroe Ave	New Deal	79350	Lubbock County	New Deal Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 746-6633	226	22	10.2	66.4%	89 (39.4%)	4 (1.8%)	130 (57.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$8,360							35.7	45.6	1224	308		483243006458
1533	Refugio J H	Public	6-8	410 W Vance St	Refugio	78377	Refugio County	Refugio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 526-5400	134	16	8.5	64.9%	35 (26.1%)	10 (7.5%)	88 (65.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$8,004							35.7	34.5	1588	55		483678012861
1534	Driscoll Middle	Public	6-8	17150 Jones Maltsberger Rd	San Antonio	78247	Bexar County	North East Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 356-3200	535	38	13.9	54.8%	124 (23.2%)	30 (5.6%)	340 (63.6%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (5.8%)	$13,509							35.7	34.1	1603	69		483294000290
1535	Ganado Jh	Public	6-8	501 W Devers	Ganado	77962	Jackson County	Ganado Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 771-4300	170	11	16.1	51.2%	65 (38.2%)	1 (0.6%)	102 (60.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	$8,223							35.6	40.8	1370	165		482031012317
1536	Rising Star High School	Public	6-12	905 N Main St	Rising Star	76471	Eastland County	Rising Star Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 643-3521	93	11	8.3	55.9%	71 (76.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (20.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.2%)	$15,911							35.6	33.4	1630	94		483723004189
1537	Colorado Elementary And Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	1244 E 10th St	Colorado City	79512	Mitchell County	Colorado Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 728-3471	681	5	130.7	63.9%	218 (32.0%)	36 (5.3%)	384 (56.4%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.6%)	$9,711							35.6	36.6	1514	23		481464013409
1538	Pioneer Technology (Ptaa) Mesquite	Public, Charter	5-12	3200 Oates Dr	Mesquite	75150	Dallas County	Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 375-9672	484	34	14.2	53.1%	39 (8.1%)	56 (11.6%)	380 (78.5%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	$6,826							35.6	45.3	1231	307		480145113251
1539	Zapata Middle	Public	6-8	702 E 17th Ave	Zapata	78076	Zapata County	Zapata County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 765-6542	730	61	12	88.2%	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	726 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$9,114							35.6	22.2	1974	435		484671005352
1540	Barwise Middle	Public	6-8	3807 Kemp	Wichita Falls	76308	Wichita County	Wichita Falls Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 235-1108	1,164	67	17.4	71.7%	366 (31.4%)	102 (8.8%)	592 (50.9%)	9 (0.8%)	13 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (7.0%)	$7,514							35.6	35.5	1559	19		484578013133