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
1661	Ignite Community School - Mesquite	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	790 Windbell Cir Bldg 1-11	Mesquite	75149	Dallas County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 316-3663	480	32	14.8	81.7%	41 (8.5%)	62 (12.9%)	356 (74.2%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.1%)	$11,463							32.1	26.8	1835	174		480016313327
1662	May High School	Public	7-12	3400 Cr 411 E	May	76857	Brown County	May Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 259-2131	114	14	8	35.1%	89 (78.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (18.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.5%)	$12,661							32.1	50	1067	595		482952003319
1663	Plainview J H	Public	7-8	2200 W 20th St	Plainview	79072	Hale County	Plainview Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(806) 293-6015	634	48	13.1	73.8%	67 (10.6%)	25 (3.9%)	532 (83.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (0.9%)	$8,616							32	31	1711	48		483507022847
1664	Rockdale J H	Public	6-8	814 Bushdale Rd	Rockdale	76567	Milam County	Rockdale Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 430-6100	313	26	12	62.3%	90 (28.8%)	24 (7.7%)	186 (59.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.2%)	$10,073							32	35.6	1557	107		483759004217
1665	Bonham Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	925 S St Mary's St	San Antonio	78205	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 228-3300	713	50	14.2	64.7%	45 (6.3%)	12 (1.7%)	646 (90.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)	$9,468							32	33.4	1629	36		483873004326
1666	Pleasanton J H	Public	6-8	1170 Jolly St	Pleasanton	78064	Atascosa County	Pleasanton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 569-1280	754	54	13.9	64.1%	193 (25.6%)	8 (1.1%)	536 (71.1%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.6%)	$10,922							32	36.8	1507	159		483519003985
1667	Highlands J H	Public	6-8	1212 E Wallisville Rd	Highlands	77562	Harris County	Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 420-4695	885	56	15.8	85.3%	129 (14.6%)	109 (12.3%)	619 (69.9%)	8 (0.9%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (1.8%)	$8,386							32	34.6	1582	85		482115002113
1668	Kennard Independent School District (Isd)	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	304 Hwy Seven E	Kennard	75847	Houston County	Kennard Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 655-2121	275	23	11.8	57.5%	196 (71.3%)	45 (16.4%)	19 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.5%)	$8,779							32	25.3	1881	213		482547002836
1669	Tornillo J H	Public	6-8	420 Oil Mill Rd	Tornillo	79853	El Paso County	Tornillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 765-3450	150	12	12.9	90.0%	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	149 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,139							31.9	28.8	1778	109		484299007275
1670	Ignite Community School - Pasadena	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	6109 Fairmont Pkwy	Pasadena	77505	Harris County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 316-3663	194	11	18.3	72.7%	25 (12.9%)	16 (8.2%)	148 (76.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	$10,637							31.9	39.7	1402	268		480016313028

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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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