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
1141	Haskett J H	Public	6-8	25737 Clay Rd	Katy	77493	Harris County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 234-3600	1,208	87	13.8	56.9%	159 (13.2%)	436 (36.1%)	450 (37.3%)	103 (8.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (4.9%)	$8,188							47.9	45.8	1210	69		482517013706
1142	Comfort Middle	Public	6-8	517 Second St	Comfort	78013	Kendall County	Comfort Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 995-6420	231	20	11.3	56.3%	97 (42.0%)	1 (0.4%)	130 (56.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	$9,147							47.9	37.2	1500	358		481479004860
1143	Laura B Wallace Middle	Public	6-8	1500 W Center St	Kyle	78640	Hays County	Hays Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 268-2891	831	52	15.9	47.1%	196 (23.6%)	30 (3.6%)	562 (67.6%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	32 (3.9%)	$8,420							47.9	50.3	1053	90		480001008837
1144	Mansfield Heritage Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	10701 Heritage Pkwy	Grand Prairie	76065	Ellis County	International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 479-9078	138	15	9.3	52.9%	7 (5.1%)	61 (44.2%)	44 (31.9%)	15 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (8.0%)	$00							47.9			(n/a)		480144014206
1145	Benbrook Middle/High School	Public	6-12	201 Overcrest	Fort Worth	76126	Tarrant County	Fort Worth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 871-2000	1,478	84	17.6	44.5%	746 (50.5%)	98 (6.6%)	541 (36.6%)	20 (1.4%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	69 (4.7%)	$10,236							47.8	45.1	1239	94		481970012309
1146	Brackett J H	Public	6-8	201 N Ann St	Brackettville	78832	Kinney County	Brackett Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 563-2480	112	11	10.4	54.5%	33 (29.5%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (68.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	$10,184							47.8	49.9	1068	78		481107001638
1147	Liberty Memorial Middle	Public	6-8	31579 Fm 2893	San Benito	78586	Cameron County	Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 233-3900	673	49	13.7	84.0%	15 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	657 (97.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$11,681							47.7	56.5	873	274		482829010477
1148	Norman J H	Public	6-8	3701 S Houston St	Kaufman	75142	Kaufman County	Kaufman Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 932-2410	961	59	16.1	69.9%	337 (35.1%)	47 (4.9%)	539 (56.1%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (3.4%)	$6,831							47.7	49.2	1095	53		482520002817
1149	Ronald W Reagan Middle	Public	6-8	4616 E Bardin Rd	Grand Prairie	75052	Dallas County	Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 522-7300	885	56	15.7	56.3%	96 (10.8%)	262 (29.6%)	433 (48.9%)	56 (6.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.0%)	$7,541							47.6	54.8	929	220		482142010592
1150	Wheeler School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1 Mustang Dr	Wheeler	79096	Wheeler County	Wheeler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 826-5534	372	40	9.3	61.3%	169 (45.4%)	0 (0.0%)	194 (52.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	$9,994							47.6	50.8	1037	113		484542005168

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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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Educational resources:

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No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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