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
1001	Bronte Independent School District (Isd)	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	210 S Jefferson St	Bronte	76933	Coke County	Bronte Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 473-2521	232	26	8.8	34.9%	186 (80.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (19.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$12,308							52.5	71.2	517	484		481149000623
1002	Hildebrandt Intermediate	Public	6-8	22800 Hildebrandt Rd	Klein	77389	Harris County	Klein Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 249-5100	1,071	74	14.4	55.4%	310 (28.9%)	171 (16.0%)	503 (47.0%)	30 (2.8%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (4.6%)	$9,142							52.5	47.4	1154	152		482574002901
1003	Woodland Acres Middle	Public	6-8	12947 Myrtle Ln	Houston	77015	Harris County	Galena Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 386-4700	570	41	13.9	87.7%	10 (1.8%)	19 (3.3%)	537 (94.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$11,146							52.4	56.8	863	140		482025001993
1004	Water Valley School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	17886 Wildcat Dr	Water Valley	76958	Tom Green County	Water Valley Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 484-2478	297	31	9.5	41.8%	196 (66.0%)	4 (1.3%)	83 (27.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.7%)	$12,036							52.4	66.3	631	373		484471005090
1005	Nordheim School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	500 N Broadway	Nordheim	78141	DeWitt County	Nordheim Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 938-5211	116	17	6.8	64.7%	58 (50.0%)	2 (1.7%)	53 (45.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.6%)	$19,624							52.4	62.5	725	280		483288003624
1006	Grant Middle	Public	6-8	4350 Aaron Dr	Corpus Christi	78413	Nueces County	Corpus Christi Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 878-3740	772	41	18.8	63.0%	104 (13.5%)	23 (3.0%)	628 (81.3%)	9 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.0%)	$7,997							52.3	44.4	1261	255		481527017052
1007	Eduardo Mata Montessori School	Public	PK, KG-8	7420 La Vista	Dallas	75204	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-7500	720	51	14.2	66.7%	123 (17.1%)	46 (6.4%)	528 (73.3%)	6 (0.8%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.8%)	$11,085							52.3	54.3	942	65		481623007569
1008	Hall Middle	Public	6-8	823 S Bowie	Weatherford	76086	Parker County	Weatherford Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 598-2822	934	58	15.9	44.3%	570 (61.0%)	23 (2.5%)	297 (31.8%)	5 (0.5%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (3.4%)	$7,804							52.3	56.4	879	129		484480005101
1009	Harold Cade Middle	Public	6-8	611 W Tropical Dr	Victoria	77904	Victoria County	Victoria Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 788-2840	730	46	15.9	48.5%	288 (39.5%)	18 (2.5%)	383 (52.5%)	17 (2.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.0%)	$7,605							52.3	48.6	1113	104		484415012287
1010	Hawkins H S / Middle	Public	6-12	179 Hawk Dr	Hawkins	75765	Wood County	Hawkins Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 769-0571	433	40	10.9	58.7%	341 (78.8%)	32 (7.4%)	27 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	28 (6.5%)	$10,571							52.2	52.6	981	29		482277002308

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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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