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
1821	Andrew Jackson Middle	Public	6-8	3504 Corn Valley Rd	Grand Prairie	75052	Dallas County	Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 264-2704	787	53	14.7	81.1%	48 (6.1%)	159 (20.2%)	549 (69.8%)	14 (1.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.9%)	$7,595							27.5	23.2	1942	121		482142002153
1822	Petersburg School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1411 W 4th	Petersburg	79250	Hale County	Petersburg Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 667-3585	243	25	9.5	76.5%	64 (26.3%)	2 (0.8%)	173 (71.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	$12,721							27.4	39.6	1410	412		483468003893
1823	KIPP Austin Academy Of Arts & Letters	Public, Charter	5-8	8509 Fm 969 Bldg A	Austin	78724	Travis County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 501-3640	388	20	19.5	54.4%	21 (5.4%)	23 (5.9%)	338 (87.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$9,862							27.4	23.4	1935	112		480026412305
1824	Dumas J H	Public	7-8	700 E 5th Sreet	Dumas	79029	Moore County	Dumas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 935-4155	609	46	13.2	70.6%	68 (11.2%)	16 (2.6%)	492 (80.8%)	23 (3.8%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	$7,387							27.4	34.7	1580	244		481761001516
1825	Garner Middle	Public	6-8	4302 Harry Wurzbach Rd	San Antonio	78209	Bexar County	North East Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 356-3800	782	56	13.8	82.2%	76 (9.7%)	78 (10.0%)	602 (77.0%)	9 (1.2%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.5%)	$10,703							27.3	27	1823	2		483294003638
1826	Premier High School-Austin South Campus	Public, Charter	8-12	1701 W Ben White Blvd No 100a	Austin	78704	Travis County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 444-8442	143	6	23.8	57.3%	41 (28.7%)	7 (4.9%)	89 (62.2%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.5%)	$11,136							27.3	39.4	1417	409		480020709350
1827	Holland Middle	Public	6-8	1600 Gellhorn	Houston	77029	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 671-3860	476	33	14.3	97.7%	8 (1.7%)	88 (18.5%)	379 (79.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$13,604							27.3	21	2010	183		482364005494
1828	Lasara Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	607 E Sixth St	Lasara	78561	Willacy County	Lasara Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 642-3271	238	18	12.9	89.5%	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	233 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,059							27.2	21.3	2001	173		482685003033
1829	Ferris J H	Public	6-8	1002 E 8th St	Ferris	75125	Ellis County	Ferris Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 544-3737	658	50	13	75.5%	101 (15.3%)	77 (11.7%)	466 (70.8%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	$11,580							27.2	37.7	1487	342		481917001787
1830	White Oak Middle	Public	6-8	24161 Briar Berry Ln	Porter	77365	Montgomery County	New Caney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 577-8800	833	54	15.5	72.9%	176 (21.1%)	58 (7.0%)	573 (68.8%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.4%)	$11,325							27.2	27	1824	6		483240003597

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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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