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
1121	Hawley Middle	Public	6-8	250 Ave H	Hawley	79525	Jones County	Hawley Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 537-2070	193	22	8.8	42.0%	143 (74.1%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (24.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	$9,834							48.7	35.9	1543	422		482280007980
1122	J L Long Middle	Public	6-8	6116 Reiger Ave	Dallas	75214	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-4700	1,079	66	16.3	63.7%	302 (28.0%)	86 (8.0%)	647 (60.0%)	9 (0.8%)	13 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.0%)	$9,820							48.6	43.7	1288	166		481623001307
1123	Idea Elsa College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	431 S Fannin	Elsa	78543	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 567-4700	737	46	16	90.6%	24 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	711 (96.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,866							48.6	53	975	148		480021113686
1124	Channing School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	900 Greenwood Ave	Channing	79018	Hartley County	Channing Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 235-3432	121	15	7.8	75.2%	56 (46.3%)	1 (0.8%)	63 (52.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$9,952							48.6	36.5	1520	396		481362000857
1125	Balmorhea Independent School District (Isd) Educational Community	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	403 S San Angelo	Balmorhea	79718	Reeves County	Balmorhea Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 375-2224	146	18	8.1	83.6%	28 (19.2%)	0 (0.0%)	116 (79.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	$19,767							48.5	31.3	1698	573		480933000392
1126	Uplift Luna Prep Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	9743 E Rl Thornton Fwy	Dallas	75228	Dallas County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 445-3300	591	31	19.1	84.3%	12 (2.0%)	76 (12.9%)	484 (81.9%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.5%)	$10,040							48.5	26.4	1845	719		480003013484
1127	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							48.5	48.4	1122	5		484365011082
1128	KIPP Spirit College Prep	Public, Charter	5-8	11000 Scott St	Houston	77047	Harris County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 230-0562	532	20	26.6	91.5%	3 (0.6%)	384 (72.2%)	140 (26.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	$8,128							48.4	46.7	1182	54		480026411457
1129	Gatesville J H	Public	7-8	307 S Lovers Ln	Gatesville	76528	Coryell County	Gatesville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 865-8271	394	32	12.4	43.7%	279 (70.8%)	7 (1.8%)	88 (22.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.3%)	$9,616							48.4	52.1	998	131		482050002061
1130	Horizon Montessori - Stem Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	320 N Main St	McAllen	78501	Hidalgo County	Horizon Montessori Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 631-0234	331	22	15.2	81.3%	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	322 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$10,546							48.4	70.1	536	594		480006510814

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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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