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
651	Rosebud-Lott Middle	Public	6-8	1789 Us Hwy 77	Lott	76656	Falls County	Rosebud-Lott Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 583-7967	156	13	12.1	71.2%	73 (46.8%)	14 (9.0%)	54 (34.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (9.6%)	$8,451							65.4	57.1	849	198		483790004243
652	Hamilton J H	Public	6-8	410 S College	Hamilton	76531	Hamilton County	Hamilton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 386-8168	194	16	12.2	53.1%	147 (75.8%)	1 (0.5%)	44 (22.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$8,780							65.3	47.6	1150	498		482223008225
653	Amarillo Collegiate Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	6000 S Georgia	Amarillo	79119	Randall County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 352-0171	464	28	16.4	25.9%	277 (59.7%)	12 (2.6%)	149 (32.1%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.5%)	$8,036							65.3	72.9	468	185		480016311503
654	Magnolia J H	Public	7-8	31138 Nichols Sawmill Rd	Magnolia	77355	Montgomery County	Magnolia Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 356-1327	1,120	70	16	55.4%	542 (48.4%)	27 (2.4%)	504 (45.0%)	15 (1.3%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (2.2%)	$7,181							65.3	68.2	583	71		482874003256
655	Trinity Basin Preparatory - Titan Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	1256 Jim Wright Fwy	White Settlement	76108	Tarrant County	Trinity Basin Preparatory	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(817) 601-7667	544	48	11.3	31.4%	316 (58.1%)	39 (7.2%)	157 (28.9%)	11 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.5%)	$10,050							65.3	47.3	1164	509		480009222968
656	Three Lakes Middle	Public	6-8	2445 Three Lakes Pkwy	Tyler	75703	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-2970	948	58	16.4	58.5%	358 (37.8%)	253 (26.7%)	271 (28.6%)	16 (1.7%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (4.9%)	$8,896							65.2	60.2	773	117		484347013379
657	Oakrun Middle	Public	6-8	415 Timber Hollow	New Braunfels	78132	Comal County	New Braunfels Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 627-6400	1,013	61	16.6	31.9%	530 (52.3%)	13 (1.3%)	429 (42.3%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	32 (3.2%)	$7,175							65.1	69.7	545	112		483237021191
658	Stamford Middle	Public	6-8	800 E Reynolds	Stamford	79553	Jones County	Stamford Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 773-2651	118	10	12.3	56.8%	46 (39.0%)	7 (5.9%)	59 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.1%)	$12,683							65.1	65.1	648	10		484140009515
659	Young Women's Steam Research & Preparatory Academy	Public	6-12	2231 Arizona Ave	El Paso	79930	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 236-4830	443	26	16.8	60.3%	77 (17.4%)	12 (2.7%)	336 (75.8%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.3%)	$10,336							65.1	51.4	1014	355		481830013596
660	Hanks Middle	Public	6-8	11201 Pebble Hills Blvd	El Paso	79936	El Paso County	Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 434-5300	1,000	70	14.2	90.0%	34 (3.4%)	10 (1.0%)	952 (95.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$10,121							65	57.5	841	181		484668013883

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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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