Best Middle Schools in Texas

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2026 vs 2025)					ID
Rank (of 2335)	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 (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Rank (2025)	Rank Change from 2025	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	ID
381	Avery School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	150 San Antonio St	Avery	75554	Red River County	Avery Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 684-3431	304	33	9.3	51.3%	227 (74.7%)	7 (2.3%)	37 (12.2%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (7.6%)	$12,958							76.6	76.3	408	27		480906000376
382	Eastlake Middle	Public	6-8	12901-B Bob Hope	El Paso	79928	El Paso County	Socorro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(915) 938-3000	787	44	17.7	65.7%	26 (3.3%)	17 (2.2%)	720 (91.5%)	7 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.8%)	$11,796							76.5	73.4	461	79		484071013922
383	Cele Middle	Public	6-8	6000 Cele Rd	Pflugerville	78660	Travis County	Pflugerville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 594-3000	762	48	15.8	24.1%	246 (32.3%)	102 (13.4%)	259 (34.0%)	92 (12.1%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (7.6%)	$8,663							76.5	75.4	422	39		483483012818
384	Texas Technical University K-12	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1901 University Avenue Ste 501	Lubbock	79410	Lubbock County	Texas Technical University K-12	No	No	Yes	No	(806) 834-2238	729	39	18.6		425 (58.3%)	56 (7.7%)	171 (23.5%)	37 (5.1%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	31 (4.3%)								76.5	77.3	378	6		480148014286
385	Wylie East J H	Public	6-8	1682 Colony Hill Rd	Abilene	79602	Taylor County	Wylie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 437-2360	540	41	13.2	24.1%	328 (60.7%)	26 (4.8%)	141 (26.1%)	10 (1.9%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.6%)	$8,770							76.5	74.3	442	57		484650014007
386	Pritchard J H	Public	6-8	1510 Ole Ambrose Rd	Bells	75414	Grayson County	Bells Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 965-3602	231	19	12	35.1%	181 (78.4%)	1 (0.4%)	24 (10.4%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (3.0%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (6.9%)	$10,411							76.3	86.7	212	174		480978006363
387	R C Barton Middle	Public	6-8	4950 Jack C Hays Trl	Buda	78610	Hays County	Hays Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 268-1472	909	55	16.6	29.8%	344 (37.8%)	31 (3.4%)	467 (51.4%)	28 (3.1%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (3.9%)	$8,548							76.2	78.3	360	27		480001006199
388	Honey Grove Middle	Public	6-8	1204 N Seventeenth St	Honey Grove	75446	Fannin County	Honey Grove Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 378-2264	142	10	14.2	58.5%	93 (65.5%)	6 (4.2%)	32 (22.5%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.0%)	$7,945							76.2	83.1	269	119		482346006711
389	Rochelle School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	5902 Lafayette	Rochelle	76872	McCulloch County	Rochelle Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 243-5224	160	19	8.2	51.9%	110 (68.8%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (28.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	$16,438							76.1	82.7	275	114		483750004212
390	Perkins Middle	Public	6-8	600 Johnson St	De Leon	76444	Comanche County	De Leon Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 893-8230	133	13	10.1	48.1%	84 (63.2%)	1 (0.8%)	44 (33.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.0%)	$10,956							76	72.9	465	75		481644021193

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on STAAR Reading, STAAR Mathematics, STAAR Social Studies test scores released by the Texas Education Agency.
These rankings were last updated on June 17, 2026, 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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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