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
1491	James R Brooks Middle	Public	6-8	2511 Fm 1379	Midland	79706	Midland County	Greenwood Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 683-6461	843	50	16.7	33.3%	377 (44.7%)	4 (0.5%)	452 (53.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.8%)	$9,262							37	41.3	1354	137		482175007697
1492	Springtown Middle	Public	7-8	500 Pojo Dr	Springtown	76082	Parker County	Springtown Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 220-7455	633	49	12.8	47.4%	449 (70.9%)	5 (0.8%)	149 (23.5%)	3 (0.5%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.2%)	$9,407							37	32.6	1643	151		484128004730
1493	Lighthouse Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	8138 Westshire Dr	San Antonio	78227	Bexar County	Lighthouse Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 674-4100	101	4	23.7	92.1%	7 (6.9%)	5 (5.0%)	87 (86.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	$104							37	22.4	1960	467		480024613089
1494	Lamar Bruni Vergara Middle	Public	6-8	5910 Saint Luke Blvd	Laredo	78046	Webb County	United Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 473-6600	757	48	15.8	92.7%	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	752 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,670							37	48.5	1127	367		484365011082
1495	Evalois Owens Middle	Public	6-8	5000 Fm 2931	Aubrey	76227	Denton County	Aubrey Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(940) 668-0060	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								36.8			(n/a)		480891023168
1496	Priority Charter Schools Copperas Cove	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2205 Fm 3046	Copperas Cove	76522	Coryell County	Priority Charter Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 238-8231	210	16	13.4	65.7%	64 (30.5%)	46 (21.9%)	69 (32.9%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.3%)	20 (9.5%)	$9,900							36.8	27	1837	341		480007613035
1497	Ignite Community School - Mainland	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	319 Newman Rd	La Marque	77568	Galveston County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 934-9100	327	22	14.9	86.5%	7 (2.1%)	202 (61.8%)	96 (29.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.1%)	$11,222							36.8	40.6	1386	111		480016313322
1498	Kerens School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	200 Bobcat Ln	Kerens	75144	Navarro County	Kerens Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 396-2931	657	57	11.6	73.7%	227 (34.6%)	101 (15.4%)	257 (39.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	64 (9.7%)	$14,641							36.7	37	1488	10		482553002842
1499	El Campo Middle	Public	6-8	4010 Fm 2765	El Campo	77437	Wharton County	El Campo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 543-6362	707	48	14.7	75.0%	130 (18.4%)	38 (5.4%)	533 (75.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	$8,983							36.7	38.7	1434	65		481828001655
1500	Ross Sterling Middle	Public	6-8	1131 Wilson Rd	Humble	77338	Harris County	Humble Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 641-6000	888	72	12.2	90.3%	36 (4.1%)	284 (32.0%)	544 (61.3%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.6%)	6 (0.7%)	$11,995							36.7	34.4	1573	73		482391011531

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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.
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