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
1691	Mount Calm Independent School District (Isd)	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	200 N Coates E	Mount Calm	76673	Hill County	Mount Calm Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 993-2611	168	15	11.1	58.9%	104 (61.9%)	4 (2.4%)	50 (29.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.4%)	$16,163							31.2	70.1	537	1154		483162003529
1692	Adams Middle	Public	6-8	901 E Third St	Alice	78332	Jim Wells County	Alice Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 660-2055	933	45	20.7	86.3%	98 (10.5%)	3 (0.3%)	827 (88.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	$9,296							31.2	29.8	1751	59		480780000091
1693	Stell Middle	Public	6-8	1105 Los Ebanos Blvd	Brownsville	78520	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 548-8560	733	56	13.1	91.7%	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	724 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,108							31.1	33.1	1636	57		481168000668
1694	Runge High School	Public	7-12	600 N Reiffert	Runge	78151	Karnes County	Runge Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 239-4315	60	10	6.1	73.3%	7 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (88.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,453							31.1	18.7	2070	376		483831004272
1695	Fabens Middle	Public	6-8	800 Walker	Fabens	79838	El Paso County	Fabens Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 765-2630	394	31	12.5	93.1%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	393 (99.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,013							31.1	26.1	1857	162		481890001765
1696	Cedar Bayou J H	Public	6-8	2610 Elvinta St	Baytown	77520	Harris County	Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 420-4570	869	54	16	78.5%	130 (15.0%)	140 (16.1%)	574 (66.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.4%)	$8,401							31	31.7	1688	8		482115002109
1697	Thornton Middle	Public	6-8	19802 Kieth Harrow Blvd	Katy	77449	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 856-1500	1,424	92	15.4	82.5%	68 (4.8%)	445 (31.3%)	806 (56.6%)	50 (3.5%)	13 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (2.9%)	$7,961							31	31.3	1696	1		481611004206
1698	Brownfield Middle	Public	6-8	701 Cub Dr	Brownfield	79316	Terry County	Brownfield Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 637-4523	327	30	10.7	90.5%	65 (19.9%)	3 (0.9%)	255 (78.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$13,317							30.9	24.2	1914	216		481161000635
1699	Travis Middle	Public	6-8	705 N Nueces St	Port Lavaca	77979	Calhoun County	Calhoun County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 552-3784	693	42	16.6	73.3%	169 (24.4%)	13 (1.9%)	466 (67.2%)	36 (5.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	$8,503							30.9	34.5	1591	108		481248000752
1700	Berta Cabaza Middle	Public	6-8	2901 Shafer Rd	San Benito	78586	Cameron County	San Benito Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 361-6600	695	46	14.9	80.0%	9 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	682 (98.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$10,602							30.9	23.5	1931	231		483879004423

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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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Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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Magnet Schools: Unleashing the Power of Education

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.