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
1181	Vanguard Mozart	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	155 E Business 83	Alamo	78516	Hidalgo County	Vanguard Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 223-2030	1,236	77	15.9	90.7%	14 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1,221 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$11,538							46.6	49.9	1070	111		480019513037
1182	City View Junior/Senior High	Public	6-12	1600 City View Dr	Wichita Falls	76306	Wichita County	City View Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 855-7511	646	59	10.9	68.1%	267 (41.3%)	88 (13.6%)	227 (35.1%)	7 (1.1%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (8.0%)	$12,486							46.5	55.8	896	286		481413008954
1183	Grapeland J H	Public	6-8	116 W Myrtle	Grapeland	75844	Houston County	Grapeland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 687-2351	104	12	8.9	54.8%	66 (63.5%)	21 (20.2%)	9 (8.7%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	6 (5.8%)	$9,657							46.5	47.4	1159	24		482163002178
1184	Conroe Virtual School	Public, Virtual	5-10	14755 Granger Pines Way	Conroe	77302	Montgomery County	Conroe Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(936) 709-7752	211	14	15.5	26.5%	107 (50.7%)	14 (6.6%)	71 (33.6%)	4 (1.9%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	12 (5.7%)	$7,601							46.5	41.5	1349	165		481500022891
1185	McMath Middle	Public	6-8	1900 Jason Dr	Denton	76205	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 369-3300	644	56	11.5	55.0%	210 (32.6%)	111 (17.2%)	275 (42.7%)	27 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.1%)	$10,137							46.4	36.2	1529	344		481674007864
1186	Harmony Science Academy - Laredo	Public, Charter	6-8	4401 San Francisco Ave Bldg A	Laredo	78041	Webb County	Harmony Public Schools - South Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 712-1177	659	42	15.6	92.3%	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	657 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,065							46.4	55.4	912	274		480026612090
1187	Spurger High School	Public	7-12	12212 Fm 92 S	Spurger	77660	Tyler County	Spurger Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 429-3464	161	20	8.1	53.4%	145 (90.1%)	1 (0.6%)	12 (7.5%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	$14,889							46.4	63.6	697	490		484134004734
1188	Dawson Pk-12	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	199 N School Ave	Dawson	76639	Navarro County	Dawson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 578-1031	628	39	16.1	63.4%	352 (56.1%)	41 (6.5%)	202 (32.2%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	25 (4.0%)	$11,241							46.4	46.8	1178	10		481638001397
1189	Ore City Middle	Public	6-8	100 Rebel Rd	Ore City	75683	Upshur County	Ore City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 968-3300	191	20	9.5	63.9%	123 (64.4%)	10 (5.2%)	47 (24.6%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.2%)	$11,588							46.3	31.7	1687	498		483384006024
1190	Finley J H	Public	6-8	2401 E Brown St	Waxahachie	75165	Ellis County	Waxahachie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 923-4680	839	58	14.4	49.9%	298 (35.5%)	145 (17.3%)	353 (42.1%)	9 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.1%)	$7,992							46.1	45	1243	53		484473005093

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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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Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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