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
311	North Ridge Middle	Public	6-8	7332 Douglas Ln	North Richland Hills	76180	Tarrant County	Birdville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 547-5200	662	43	15.2	40.3%	322 (48.6%)	44 (6.6%)	214 (32.3%)	20 (3.0%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (0.9%)	53 (8.0%)	$9,787							81.1	84	256	55		481023006653
312	Valor South Austin	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	11720 S Mopac Expy	Austin	78739	Travis County	Valor Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 646-4170	1,364	73	18.6	13.6%	837 (61.4%)	32 (2.3%)	322 (23.6%)	73 (5.4%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	97 (7.1%)	$9,946							81	76.2	401	89		480146113593
313	Needville J H	Public	7-8	16430 Hwy 36 S	Needville	77461	Fort Bend County	Needville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 793-4250	565	45	12.6	43.4%	243 (43.0%)	23 (4.1%)	289 (51.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	$19,094							81	77.7	373	60		483231008784
314	Goodson Middle	Public	6-8	17333 Huffmeister	Cypress	77429	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 373-2350	1,360	83	16.4	41.8%	455 (33.5%)	231 (17.0%)	417 (30.7%)	191 (14.0%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	59 (4.3%)	$7,151							80.9	85.3	235	79		481611008603
315	Anthony Middle	Public	6-8	10215 Greenhouse Rd	Cypress	77433	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 373-5660	1,442	74	19.5	36.3%	299 (20.7%)	374 (25.9%)	435 (30.2%)	283 (19.6%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	47 (3.3%)	$6,529							80.8	82.7	277	38		481611013026
316	Tejeda Middle	Public	6-8	2909 E Evans Rd	San Antonio	78259	Bexar County	North East Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 356-5600	1,014	52	19.3	25.2%	329 (32.4%)	46 (4.5%)	442 (43.6%)	139 (13.7%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (5.3%)	$8,515							80.7	81.4	294	22		483294008447
317	Whitehouse J H	Public	6-8	406 W Main	Whitehouse	75791	Smith County	Whitehouse Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 839-5590	751	51	14.7	42.6%	476 (63.4%)	99 (13.2%)	110 (14.6%)	23 (3.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.3%)	$8,403							80.7	75	434	117		484560005185
318	Creekwood Middle	Public	6-8	3603 W Lake Houston Pkwy	Kingwood	77339	Harris County	Humble Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 641-4400	1,144	71	16.1	22.7%	651 (56.9%)	70 (6.1%)	337 (29.5%)	36 (3.1%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	43 (3.8%)	$9,942							80.7	79.3	338	20		482391005746
319	Hudson Bend Middle	Public	6-8	15600 Lariat Trl	Austin	78734	Travis County	Lake Travis Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 533-6400	806	57	14.2		425 (52.7%)	18 (2.2%)	270 (33.5%)	44 (5.5%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.5%)	$9,581							80.5	81.1	302	17		482647008945
320	Panhandle J H	Public	6-8	1001 Elsie Ave	Panhandle	79068	Carson County	Panhandle Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 537-3541	129	12	10.4	23.3%	104 (80.6%)	1 (0.8%)	14 (10.9%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.2%)	$10,776							80.4	77.3	379	59		483423003806

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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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