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
351	Four Points Middle	Public	6-8	9700 McNeil Dr	Austin	78750	Travis County	Leander Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 570-3700	581	49	11.9	27.0%	253 (43.5%)	66 (11.4%)	168 (28.9%)	38 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (9.6%)	$9,917							78.6	78.3	354	3		482703012381
352	Eric Dahlstrom Middle	Public	6-8	3600 F M 967	Buda	78610	Hays County	Hays Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 295-4717	804	49	16.3	12.6%	465 (57.8%)	7 (0.9%)	291 (36.2%)	9 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (3.7%)	$7,898							78.5	88.9	177	175		480001008836
353	Douglass School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	20712 S Fm 225	Douglass	75943	Nacogdoches County	Douglass Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 569-9804	424	44	9.5	41.3%	322 (75.9%)	14 (3.3%)	62 (14.6%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.2%)	$11,149							78.5	75.1	429	76		481746001506
354	Crawford High School	Public	6-12	200 Pirate Dr	Crawford	76638	McLennan County	Crawford Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 486-2381	318	30	10.5	14.2%	272 (85.5%)	7 (2.2%)	35 (11.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	$11,439							78.5	82.8	274	80		481560001131
355	Founders Classical Academy- Carrollton	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2400 N Josey Ln	Carrollton	75006	Dallas County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 245-2900	579	48	11.9	45.3%	147 (25.4%)	85 (14.7%)	213 (36.8%)	102 (17.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.4%)	$11,894							78.5	78.6	350	5		480016312148
356	Sabine Pass School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	5641 S Gulfway Dr	Sabine Pass	77655	Jefferson County	Sabine Pass Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 971-2321	372	33	11.3	61.3%	102 (27.4%)	89 (23.9%)	169 (45.4%)	6 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$15,443							78.5	82.8	276	80		483849004285
357	Aristoi Classical Upper School	Public, Charter	5-12	5610 Morton Rd	Katy	77493	Harris County	Aristoi Classical Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 391-5003	664	46	14.3	19.0%	316 (47.6%)	54 (8.1%)	218 (32.8%)	33 (5.0%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (5.6%)	$8,875							78.4	76.8	388	31		480001913071
358	Rayburn High School	Public	7-12	9363 E Fm 273	Ivanhoe	75447	Fannin County	Sam Rayburn Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 664-2165	208	23	8.9	41.3%	169 (81.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.8%)	$13,318							78.4	66.3	633	275		483864004292
359	Christoval High School	Public	6-12	20454 Ranch Rd 2084	Christoval	76935	Tom Green County	Christoval Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 896-2355	342	30	11.4	15.2%	252 (73.7%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (23.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	$8,154							78.3	60.1	775	416		481401000886
360	R C Barton Middle	Public	6-8	4950 Jack C Hays Trl	Buda	78610	Hays County	Hays Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 268-1472	909	55	16.6	29.8%	344 (37.8%)	31 (3.4%)	467 (51.4%)	28 (3.1%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (3.9%)	$8,548							78.3	82.1	284	76		480001006199

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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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