Best Middle Schools in Texas

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2026 vs 2025)					ID
Rank (of 2335)	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 (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Rank (2025)	Rank Change from 2025	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	ID
1971	Spring Oaks Middle	Public	6-8	2150 Shadowdale	Houston	77043	Harris County	Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 251-4800	565	49	11.5	89.0%	26 (4.6%)	35 (6.2%)	485 (85.8%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.1%)	$14,107							22.9	21.5	1984	13		484110004694
1972	A C Blunt Middle	Public	6-8	2103 Demory Ln	Aransas Pass	78336	San Patricio County	Aransas Pass Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 758-2711	382	24	15.9	70.2%	107 (28.0%)	8 (2.1%)	257 (67.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	$7,738							22.9	22.4	1957	15		480858000225
1973	Harmony School Of Innovation - Waco	Public, Charter	6-12	1100 S Valley Mills Dr	Beverly Hills	76711	McLennan County	Harmony Public Schools - North Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 235-0321	614	38	16.1	86.2%	77 (12.5%)	55 (9.0%)	461 (75.1%)	9 (1.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	$11,499							22.9	24	1909	64		480029213499
1974	Bovina Middle	Public	6-8	500 Halsell St	Bovina	79009	Parmer County	Bovina Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 251-1377	96	8	11.3	82.3%	4 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	$7,366							22.9	37.6	1473	501		481095005161
1975	Life School Oak Cliff	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4400 S R L Thornton Frwy	Dallas	75224	Dallas County	Life School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 376-8200	1,483	88	16.8	81.5%	18 (1.2%)	778 (52.5%)	662 (44.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (1.6%)	$10,155							22.9	16.7	2108	133		480005507849
1976	Lady Bird Johnson Middle	Public	6-8	3601 W Pioneer	Irving	75061	Dallas County	Irving Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 600-5000	813	53	15.4	86.6%	53 (6.5%)	127 (15.6%)	580 (71.3%)	25 (3.1%)	24 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	$9,891							22.8	32.2	1654	322		482442010598
1977	Texas Online Preparatory Middle	Public, Virtual	6-8	441 Fm 2821 E	Huntsville	77320	Walker County	Huntsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	Yes	No	(936) 435-6300	2,050			59.2%	527 (25.7%)	375 (18.3%)	987 (48.1%)	75 (3.7%)	7 (0.3%)	5 (0.2%)	74 (3.6%)	$8,075							22.7	29.8	1740	237		482403012952
1978	Grandfalls-Royalty School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	115 Ave C	Grandfalls	79742	Ward County	Grandfalls-Royalty Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 547-2266	157	16	9.8	62.4%	44 (28.0%)	3 (1.9%)	106 (67.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	$16,839							22.7	6.8	2279	301		482148002168
1979	Neff Middle	Public	6-8	5227 Evers Rd	San Antonio	78238	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 397-4100	810	65	12.4	75.3%	53 (6.5%)	82 (10.1%)	626 (77.3%)	21 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.3%)	$11,686							22.6	17.6	2083	104		483312003714
1980	Frank Newman Middle	Public	6-8	608 Carrizo St	Cotulla	78014	La Salle County	Cotulla Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 879-2224	259	24	10.9	87.6%	13 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	245 (94.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,583							22.6	31.8	1676	304		481540006383

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These rankings were last updated on June 17, 2026, 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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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.