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
1711	Ernesto Serna Fine Arts Academy	Public	K-8	11471 Alameda Ave	El Paso	79927	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 937-4800	831	55	15.2	83.8%	21 (2.5%)	3 (0.4%)	804 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$10,317							30.6	35.8	1548	163		484071008779
1712	Big Sandy J H	Public	6-8	401 Wildcat Dr	Big Sandy	75755	Upshur County	Big Sandy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 636-5287	138	17	8.3	58.0%	95 (68.8%)	14 (10.1%)	20 (14.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.5%)	$7,866							30.6	33.8	1617	95		481014007089
1713	Mann Middle	Public	6-8	610 N Buchanan	Amarillo	79107	Potter County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 326-3700	419	32	13.2	95.9%	46 (11.0%)	91 (21.7%)	261 (62.3%)	13 (3.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	$12,341							30.6	31.3	1700	13		480813000165
1714	Gary School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	132 Bobcat Trl	Gary	75643	Panola County	Gary Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 685-2291	476	38	12.4	65.5%	427 (89.7%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.0%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	$12,435							30.5	45.7	1218	496		482046002058
1715	Marshall J H	Public	6-8	2710 E Travis	Marshall	75672	Harrison County	Marshall Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 927-8830	1,035	79	13.1	79.2%	259 (25.0%)	353 (34.1%)	386 (37.3%)	7 (0.7%)	7 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.2%)	$7,517							30.5	42.8	1314	401		482916003293
1716	Premont Collegiate High School	Public	6-12	400 S Elaine St	Premont	78375	Jim Wells County	Premont Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 348-3915	387	30	12.9	91.0%	14 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	370 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,917							30.5	35.1	1574	142		483576004050
1717	Bastrop Middle	Public	7-8	725 Old Austin Hwy	Bastrop	78602	Bastrop County	Bastrop Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 772-7400	875	56	15.5	58.1%	213 (24.3%)	42 (4.8%)	569 (65.0%)	8 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	39 (4.5%)	$7,414							30.5	30.7	1718	1		480957000410
1718	Fort Stockton Middle	Public	6-8	2400 W 5th	Fort Stockton	79735	Pecos County	Fort Stockton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 336-4131	502	39	12.8	67.1%	56 (11.2%)	1 (0.2%)	433 (86.3%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.2%)	$42,691							30.4	30.6	1723	5		482019001972
1719	Cumberland Academy Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	2448 Roy Rd	Tyler	75707	Smith County	Cumberland Academy	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(903) 385-3558	361	29	12.4	45.2%	153 (42.4%)	71 (19.7%)	106 (29.4%)	13 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.7%)	$11,569							30.4	40.8	1372	347		480003414085
1720	Follett School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	205 E Ivanhoe	Follett	79034	Lipscomb County	Follett Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 653-2301	182	19	9.4	52.2%	118 (64.8%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (28.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.5%)	$10,786							30.3	30.5	1727	7		481950001806

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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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