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
2221	Jonesboro School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	14909 E St Hwy 36	Jonesboro	76538	Hamilton County	Jonesboro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 463-2111	337	24	13.7	54.9%	300 (89.0%)	2 (0.6%)	23 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	$11,743							10.6	18.7	2071	150		482490002779
2222	Yellowstone College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-10	3000 Trulley St Ste 200	Houston	77004	Harris County	Yellowstone College Preparatory	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 655-0596	321	22	14.5	57.0%	3 (0.9%)	310 (96.6%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,157							10.4	12.3	2219	3		480146313629
2223	Westwood J H	Public	7-8	1801 Panther Blvd	Palestine	75803	Anderson County	Westwood Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 723-0423	200	19	10.3	80.0%	92 (46.0%)	45 (22.5%)	54 (27.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.5%)	$10,782							10.4	14.8	2166	57		484329004916
2224	Boude Storey Middle	Public	6-8	3000 Maryland Ave	Dallas	75216	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 925-8700	379	25	15.1	97.6%	10 (2.6%)	131 (34.6%)	231 (60.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	$14,054							10.3	17.3	2100	124		481623001366
2225	Rickey C Bailey Middle	Public	6-8	3377 James C Leo Dr	Spring	77373	Harris County	Spring Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 891-8000	982	50	19.6	79.7%	26 (2.6%)	385 (39.2%)	524 (53.4%)	13 (1.3%)	14 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (1.9%)	$8,769							10.3	15.1	2160	65		484122010787
2226	Edgar Allan Poe Stem Dual Language Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	814 Aransas Ave	San Antonio	78210	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 228-1235	439	30	14.7	95.4%	15 (3.4%)	14 (3.2%)	407 (92.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$13,247							10.3	7.2	2305	79		483873014179
2227	Itasca Middle	Public	6-8	208 N Files	Itasca	76055	Hill County	Itasca Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 687-2922	151	14	10.4	65.6%	53 (35.1%)	3 (2.0%)	93 (61.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	$6,718							10.2	15.1	2161	66		482448021363
2228	Aldine Middle	Public	6-8	14908 Aldine-Westfield Rd	Houston	77032	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 985-6580	842	62	13.5	91.4%	14 (1.7%)	169 (20.1%)	650 (77.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.7%)	$11,416							10.2	10.3	2262	34		480771000058
2229	Tekoa Academy Of Accelerated Studies	Public, Charter	6-8	326 Thomas Blvd	Port Arthur	77640	Jefferson County	Tekoa Academy Of Accelerated Studies Stem School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 982-5400	46	4	11.5	80.4%	0 (0.0%)	43 (93.5%)	3 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								10.1	31.2	1702	527		480013912285
2230	Cleveland Middle	Public	6-8	2000 E Houston St	Cleveland	77327	Liberty County	Cleveland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 593-1148	1,446	94	15.3	91.7%	147 (10.2%)	68 (4.7%)	1,203 (83.2%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (1.5%)	$9,263							9.9	14.1	2178	52		481437000926

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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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