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
131	Franklin Middle	Public	5-8	1098 W Decherd St	Franklin	77856	Robertson County	Franklin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 828-7200	428	34	12.7	40.2%	309 (72.2%)	27 (6.3%)	66 (15.4%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	17 (4.0%)	$9,971							91.1	91.7	120	11		481974021468
132	Texline School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	302 E Pine St	Texline	79087	Dallam County	Texline Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 362-4284	225	20	11.4	62.7%	120 (53.3%)	0 (0.0%)	99 (44.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	$14,169							91.1	92	114	18		484257004868
133	Hunt Middle	Public	6-8	4900 Legendary Dr	Frisco	75034	Collin County	Frisco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 633-5200	852	54	15.9	19.8%	246 (28.9%)	86 (10.1%)	174 (20.4%)	296 (34.7%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (5.4%)	$8,030							91	91.6	124	9		482001012483
134	Sst Hill Country College Prep High School	Public, Charter	7-12	9202 W Loop 1604 N Building 2	San Antonio	78254	Bexar County	School Of Science And Technology Discovery	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(210) 688-9759	387	30	12.7	43.9%	94 (24.3%)	21 (5.4%)	224 (57.9%)	32 (8.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	$3,719							91	90.9	135	1		480140022935
135	Keller Middle	Public	7-8	300 N College St	Keller	76248	Tarrant County	Keller Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 744-2900	894	55	16.3	7.7%	563 (63.0%)	38 (4.3%)	135 (15.1%)	96 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (6.8%)	$8,112							91	83.6	262	127		482526002823
136	Gruver J H	Public	5-8	405 Garrett Ave	Gruver	79040	Hansford County	Gruver Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 733-2081	115	12	9.7	44.3%	64 (55.7%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (42.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	$10,335							91	89.9	148	12		482193002211
137	Round Top-Carmine High School	Public	7-12	378 Centennial St	Carmine	78932	Fayette County	Round Top-Carmine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 966-6118	114	13	8.4	28.1%	80 (70.2%)	2 (1.8%)	27 (23.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.4%)	$12,232							90.8	93.2	95	42		483810004259
138	Berry Miller J H	Public	7-8	3301 Manvel Rd	Pearland	77584	Brazoria County	Pearland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 997-3900	827	47	17.5	26.2%	211 (25.5%)	200 (24.2%)	209 (25.3%)	158 (19.1%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	44 (5.3%)	$7,659							90.8	88.7	175	37		483444011152
139	Pearson Ranch Middle	Public	6-8	8901 Pearson Ranch Rd	Round Rock	78717	Williamson County	Round Rock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 464-5000	981	61	16.1	17.9%	193 (19.7%)	44 (4.5%)	200 (20.4%)	505 (51.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (3.7%)	$8,335							90.7	89.7	153	14		483808012299
140	Pieper Ranch Middle	Public	6-8	1106 Kinder Pkwy	San Antonio	78260	Bexar County	Comal Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 221-2000	1,140	67	17	13.3%	526 (46.1%)	45 (3.9%)	495 (43.4%)	22 (1.9%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	46 (4.0%)	$6,830							90.7	92.6	104	36		481473011943

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