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
1681	Friona J H	Public	6-8	1001 Euclid	Friona	79035	Parmer County	Friona Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 250-2788	225	21	10.9	71.6%	16 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	208 (92.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,458							31.6	35.3	1569	112		481998001954
1682	Kahla Middle	Public	6-8	16212 W Little York	Houston	77084	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 345-3260	1,126	79	14.1	82.9%	61 (5.4%)	303 (26.9%)	649 (57.6%)	66 (5.9%)	12 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	33 (2.9%)	$8,101							31.5	34.4	1592	90		481611010728
1683	Dean Middle	Public	6-8	14104 Reo St	Houston	77040	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 460-6153	1,143	82	13.8	91.4%	40 (3.5%)	183 (16.0%)	840 (73.5%)	51 (4.5%)	13 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.4%)	$8,908							31.5	30.7	1720	37		481611001184
1684	Vanston Middle	Public	6-8	3230 Karla Dr	Mesquite	75150	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 882-5801	728	60	12.1	84.5%	64 (8.8%)	94 (12.9%)	548 (75.3%)	10 (1.4%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.1%)	$10,112							31.4	37.9	1477	207		483039003421
1685	Irma Marsh Middle	Public	6-8	415 Hagg Dr	Fort Worth	76114	Tarrant County	Castleberry Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 252-2200	840	49	17.1	94.4%	83 (9.9%)	12 (1.4%)	723 (86.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	19 (2.3%)	$12,401							31.4	32.7	1652	33		481317000818
1686	Iltexas Grand Prairie Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	3501 Great Southwest Pkwy	Grand Prairie	75052	Tarrant County	International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 348-7960	465	25	18.3	77.8%	20 (4.3%)	132 (28.4%)	278 (59.8%)	22 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.4%)	$7,283							31.4	27	1826	140		480144013262
1687	Hempstead Middle	Public	6-8	2532 9th St	Hempstead	77445	Waller County	Hempstead Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 826-2530	300	24	12.5	82.0%	27 (9.0%)	75 (25.0%)	195 (65.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	$10,196							31.4	12.5	2215	528		482292002322
1688	Sherman Middle	Public	6-8	2201 E Lamar	Sherman	75090	Grayson County	Sherman Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 891-6400	869	70	12.4	79.9%	229 (26.4%)	113 (13.0%)	467 (53.7%)	12 (1.4%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (4.8%)	$10,599							31.3	28.4	1786	98		484008013943
1689	Strickland Middle	Public	6-8	3003 N Bell	Denton	76209	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 369-4200	956	70	13.7	65.7%	269 (28.1%)	118 (12.3%)	524 (54.8%)	12 (1.3%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (2.9%)	$9,740							31.2	33.8	1620	69		481674001453
1690	Hawthorne Pk-8 Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	115 W Josephine St	San Antonio	78212	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 738-9795	740	51	14.4	75.5%	41 (5.5%)	19 (2.6%)	659 (89.1%)	11 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.2%)	$11,337							31.2	22.3	1972	282		483873004356

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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:

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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.