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
1341	Odem J H	Public	6-8	1 Owl Square	Odem	78370	San Patricio County	Odem-Edroy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 368-8121	204	15	13.1	67.2%	35 (17.2%)	1 (0.5%)	167 (81.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$9,890							41.7	32.8	1648	307		483336003745
1342	Jesus - Jesse - Vela Junior Middle	Public	6-8	1819 W Hwy 83	Alamo	78516	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2550	654	57	11.5	96.0%	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	649 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,735							41.6	40.8	1373	31		483486006597
1343	Krueger Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	438 Lanark Dr	San Antonio	78218	Bexar County	North East Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 356-4700	857	52	16.4	71.1%	134 (15.6%)	61 (7.1%)	603 (70.4%)	33 (3.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.8%)	$10,787							41.6	31	1710	367		483294003643
1344	Lazbuddie School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	675 F M 1172	Lazbuddie	79053	Parmer County	Lazbuddie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 965-2152	127	17	7.6	74.0%	77 (60.6%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (37.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,238							41.6	54.1	949	395		482697003038
1345	Trinity Basin Preparatory - Fort Worth	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	101 W Pafford St	Fort Worth	76110	Tarrant County	Trinity Basin Preparatory	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 840-7501	2,020	126	16	83.5%	235 (11.6%)	150 (7.4%)	1,450 (71.8%)	103 (5.1%)	61 (3.0%)	2 (0.1%)	19 (0.9%)	$11,377							41.6	47.9	1141	204		480009213836
1346	Educational Willkie Middle	Public	6-8	6129 Texas Shiner Rd	Fort Worth	76179	Tarrant County	Eagle Mt-Saginaw Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 237-9631	775	48	16.3	49.4%	242 (31.2%)	152 (19.6%)	320 (41.3%)	20 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	37 (4.8%)	$9,008							41.5	44.4	1262	84		481770012120
1347	Yes Prep - West	Public, Charter	6-12	10535 Harwin Dr	Houston	77036	Harris County	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 967-8200	990	61	16.3	93.2%	15 (1.5%)	81 (8.2%)	852 (86.1%)	32 (3.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.7%)	$11,531							41.5	45.5	1225	122		480020912401
1348	Isbill J H	Public	6-8	305 S Van Buren St	McGregor	76657	McLennan County	McGregor Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 840-3251	333	30	11	52.3%	146 (43.8%)	20 (6.0%)	156 (46.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	$8,712							41.5	47.8	1144	204		482982003353
1349	Miller Middle	Public	6-8	301 Foxtail Run	San Marcos	78666	Hays County	San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 393-6660	896	61	14.6	69.9%	257 (28.7%)	42 (4.7%)	565 (63.1%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	23 (2.6%)	$9,613							41.5	38.7	1446	97		483897017035
1350	Harmony Science Academy (San Antonio)	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	8505 Lakeside Pkwy	San Antonio	78245	Bexar County	Harmony Public Schools - South Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 674-7788	718	49	14.5	73.4%	75 (10.4%)	49 (6.8%)	552 (76.9%)	27 (3.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.8%)	$12,991							41.4	46.6	1183	167		480026611126

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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