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
11	BASIS San Antonio- Shavano Campus	Public, Charter	6-12	4114 Lockhill Selma Rd	San Antonio	78230	Bexar County	Basis Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 874-9250	1,057	63	16.7		193 (18.3%)	53 (5.0%)	277 (26.2%)	475 (44.9%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (5.3%)	$8,552							98.8	98.8	10	1		480143813036
12	Nelson Middle	Public	6-8	10100 Independence Pkwy	Frisco	75035	Collin County	Frisco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 633-4100	1,094	68	16.1	4.8%	157 (14.4%)	47 (4.3%)	46 (4.2%)	791 (72.3%)	19 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (3.0%)	$6,727							98.8	97.8	25	13		482001013314
13	Westlake Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2600 J T Ottinger Rd	Westlake	76262	Tarrant County	Westlake Academy Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 490-5757	877	59	14.7		428 (48.8%)	52 (5.9%)	112 (12.8%)	212 (24.2%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	66 (7.5%)	$12,420							98.5	97.4	31	18		480025409511
14	Fort Settlement Middle	Public	6-8	5440 Elkins Rd	Sugar Land	77479	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-6440	1,504	77	19.6	12.1%	212 (14.1%)	96 (6.4%)	119 (7.9%)	1,001 (66.6%)	5 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	70 (4.7%)	$7,436							98.4	98.1	19	5		481965008565
15	Stafford Stem Magnet Academy	Public, Magnet, Alternative	3-11	200 Stafford Pride	Stafford	77477	Fort Bend County	Stafford Msd	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(281) 261-9200	345	22	15.7	35.1%	18 (5.2%)	112 (32.5%)	51 (14.8%)	139 (40.3%)	13 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.5%)	$5,937							98.4	98.5	12	3		484135014136
16	Fowler Middle	Public	6-8	3801 McDermott Rd	Plano	75025	Collin County	Frisco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 633-5050	967	62	15.6	6.4%	134 (13.9%)	57 (5.9%)	49 (5.1%)	702 (72.6%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.0%)	$8,074							98.4	98.6	11	5		482001011484
17	Highland Park Middle	Public	7-8	3555 Granada Ave	Dallas	75205	Dallas County	Highland Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(214) 780-3600	939	66	14.2		746 (79.4%)	8 (0.9%)	63 (6.7%)	85 (9.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (3.6%)	$11,561							98.2	98.3	18	1		482325002359
18	Imagine International Academy Of North Texas	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2860 Virginia Pkwy	McKinney	75071	Collin County	Imagine International Academy Of North Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(214) 491-1500	1,445	73	19.7		237 (16.4%)	205 (14.2%)	173 (12.0%)	766 (53.0%)	7 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (3.9%)	$8,015							98.2	97.2	35	17		480142912752
19	Basis Pflugerville	Public, Charter	6-10	1217 S 10th St	Pflugerville	78660	Travis County	Basis Texas	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(210) 981-1071	240	17	13.8		15 (6.3%)	15 (6.3%)	26 (10.8%)	168 (70.0%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.0%)	$12,940							98.1	97.4	33	14		480143814164
20	Carroll Middle	Public	7-8	1800 E Kirkwood Blvd	Southlake	76092	Tarrant County	Carroll Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 949-5400	713	42	17		372 (52.2%)	18 (2.5%)	75 (10.5%)	200 (28.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (6.6%)	$7,935							97.9	98.4	16	4		481302008923

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