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
771	Yes Prep - Southeast	Public, Charter	6-12	353 Crenshaw Rd	Houston	77034	Harris County	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 967-9400	854	56	15.3	82.7%	12 (1.4%)	31 (3.6%)	803 (94.0%)	7 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,867							59.4	57	873	102		480020908803
772	Aquilla School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	404 N Richards	Aquilla	76622	Hill County	Aquilla Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 694-3770	332	24	13.6	47.3%	277 (83.4%)	4 (1.2%)	41 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.0%)	$12,500							59.3	61.9	753	19		480852000218
773	College Station Middle	Public	7-8	900 Rock Prairie Rd	College Station	77845	Brazos County	College Station Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 764-5545	582	44	13.3	46.4%	296 (50.9%)	78 (13.4%)	145 (24.9%)	39 (6.7%)	5 (0.9%)	4 (0.7%)	15 (2.6%)	$10,974							59.3	60	798	25		480735000003
774	Penelope School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	309 Ave D	Penelope	76676	Hill County	Penelope Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 533-2215	216	18	11.8	50.5%	128 (59.3%)	6 (2.8%)	78 (36.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	$12,186							59.3	67.1	594	180		483456003885
775	Jackie Doucet Caffey J H	Public	6-8	9727 Pursley Blvd	Manvel	77578	Brazoria County	Alvin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 814-7400	540	37	14.7	48.3%	69 (12.8%)	182 (33.7%)	234 (43.3%)	36 (6.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.0%)	$7,556							59.3	57.6	853	78		480809013790
776	Yes Prep - 5th Ward	Public, Charter	6-12	1305 Benson St	Houston	77020	Harris County	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 924-0600	933	59	15.7	92.9%	6 (0.6%)	62 (6.6%)	860 (92.2%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$11,967							59.2	59.6	806	30		480020912693
777	Eastland Middle	Public	6-8	900 W Plummer	Eastland	76448	Eastland County	Eastland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 631-5040	197	21	9.4	52.8%	121 (61.4%)	2 (1.0%)	64 (32.5%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	4 (2.0%)	$10,843							59.2	63.6	698	79		481796001564
778	Miller Intermediate	Public	7-8	1002 Fairmont Pkwy	Pasadena	77504	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-0450	780	58	13.4	86.0%	27 (3.5%)	46 (5.9%)	704 (90.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$10,074							59.2	52.7	996	218		483432003836
779	Legacy Traditional School - Cibolo	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2900 Cibolo Valley Dr	Cibolo	78108	Guadalupe County	Legacy Traditional Schools - Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 431-9881	917	46	19.9	46.7%	207 (22.6%)	186 (20.3%)	415 (45.3%)	31 (3.4%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.9%)	69 (7.5%)	$10,900							59.2	51.4	1036	257		480006211404
780	Rivercrest J H	Public	6-8	4100 Us Hwy 271 S	Bogata	75417	Red River County	Rivercrest Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 632-5205	149	16	9.4	73.2%	111 (74.5%)	6 (4.0%)	25 (16.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.0%)	$9,250							59.2	51.7	1027	247		484212004798

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