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
2251	Hot Wells Middle	Public	6-8	400 Hot Wells Blvd	San Antonio	78223	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 438-6585	595	37	15.9	93.9%	5 (0.8%)	23 (3.9%)	565 (95.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,330							8.8	12.6	2213	38		483873014178
2252	Santa Fe Middle	Public	6-8	7581 Rd 3540	Cleveland	77327	Liberty County	Cleveland Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(281) 592-8717	1,117	69	16.1	96.2%	27 (2.4%)	20 (1.8%)	1,062 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.6%)	$10,692							8.6	9.5	2276	24		481437014035
2253	Bartlett Schools	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	404 N Robinson	Bartlett	76511	Bell County	Bartlett Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 527-4247	393	40	9.7	99.2%	92 (23.4%)	29 (7.4%)	261 (66.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	$11,598							8.6	12.7	2208	45		480954000406
2254	Alter Impact Center	Public	6-12	4125b F M 967	Buda	78610	Hays County	Hays Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 268-8473	70	35	1.9	58.6%	6 (8.6%)	4 (5.7%)	59 (84.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	$23,801							8.6	8.1	2296	42		480001006990
2255	Gateway Charter Academy - Middle - High School	Public, Charter	6-12	1015 E Wheatland Rd	Dallas	75241	Dallas County	Gateway Charter Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 375-1921	196	15	12.9	97.4%	0 (0.0%)	175 (89.3%)	18 (9.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$11,961							8.5	32.1	1669	586		480018411485
2256	Cesar Chavez Middle	Public	6-8	700 S 15th St	Waco	76706	McLennan County	Waco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 750-3736	786	57	13.8	93.5%	32 (4.1%)	142 (18.1%)	601 (76.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.4%)	$8,757							8.4	16.1	2127	129		484428009345
2257	Morton School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	500 Champion Dr	Morton	79346	Cochran County	Morton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 266-5505	368	27	13.8	75.3%	36 (9.8%)	4 (1.1%)	327 (88.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$10,902							8.3	11.8	2236	21		483147003523
2258	Somerville High School	Public	8-12	570 8th St	Somerville	77879	Burleson County	Somerville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 596-1534	207	18	11.6	77.8%	78 (37.7%)	32 (15.5%)	83 (40.1%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.3%)	$13,539							8.1	11.8	2234	24		484077004626
2259	Smith Middle	Public, Magnet, Charter	6-8	4415 Concord	Beaumont	77703	Jefferson County	Beaumont Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 617-5825	532			87.0%	5 (0.9%)	377 (70.9%)	130 (24.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.6%)	$12,972							8.1	13.2	2202	57		480967004639
2260	Manor Middle	Public	6-8	12900 Greg Manor Rd	Manor	78653	Travis County	Manor Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 278-4600	565	45	12.4	79.6%	43 (7.6%)	125 (22.1%)	369 (65.3%)	18 (3.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	$12,885							8	7.1	2307	47		482889003264

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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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