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
2151	Fondren Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	6333 S Braeswood	Houston	77096	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 778-3360	713	47	15.3	99.0%	14 (2.0%)	154 (21.6%)	532 (74.6%)	9 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	$13,918							15	13.7	2189	38		482364002457
2152	Wilson School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1411 Green Ave	Wilson	79381	Lynn County	Wilson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 628-6261	133	13	10	72.2%	39 (29.3%)	4 (3.0%)	87 (65.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	$15,212							14.9	14.5	2171	19		484599005241
2153	Uplift Mighty Prep Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	3700 Mighty Mite Dr	Fort Worth	76105	Tarrant County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 288-3800	516	29	18	89.0%	12 (2.3%)	119 (23.1%)	371 (71.9%)	7 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	$9,015							14.9	15.9	2138	15		480003013478
2154	Lincoln Middle	Public	6-8	1023 Abe Lincoln Ave	Port Arthur	77640	Jefferson County	Port Arthur Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 984-8700	619	55	11.1	85.1%	10 (1.6%)	321 (51.9%)	251 (40.5%)	13 (2.1%)	10 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.3%)	$11,341							14.9	13.7	2191	37		483540004015
2155	Rice Jh	Public	6-8	1093 Raider Dr	Altair	77412	Colorado County	Rice Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 234-3531	282	17	16.2	76.6%	51 (18.1%)	38 (13.5%)	184 (65.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	$7,887							14.8	23.7	1926	229		483697012186
2156	Dr Josefina Villamil Tinajero Pk-8	Public	PK, KG-8	301 Lisbon	El Paso	79905	El Paso County	El Paso Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(915) 230-2000	1,231	72	17	96.2%	19 (1.5%)	5 (0.4%)	1,204 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$8,521							14.8	12.2	2225	69		481830010642
2157	John P Ojeda Middle	Public	6-8	4900 McKinney Falls Pkwy	Austin	78744	Travis County	Del Valle Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 386-3500	759	55	13.8	90.6%	18 (2.4%)	47 (6.2%)	671 (88.4%)	9 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	12 (1.6%)	$10,111							14.5	10.7	2258	101		481662009527
2158	San Antonio Steam Academy	Public, Charter	5-12	6127 Summer Fest Dr	San Antonio	78244	Bexar County	San Antonio Steam Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 473-2698	139	9	14.7	2.2%	4 (2.9%)	80 (57.6%)	47 (33.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.8%)	$17,534							14.5	15.6	2145	13		480147213875
2159	Stovall Middle	Public	6-8	11201 Airline Dr	Houston	77037	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 878-0670	1,039	71	14.5	91.0%	10 (1.0%)	75 (7.2%)	944 (90.9%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.5%)	$9,750							14.5	12.2	2224	65		480771000086
2160	Southwest Preparatory Southeast Campus	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	735 S Ww White Rd	San Antonio	78220	Bexar County	Southwest Preparatory School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 333-1403	172	16	10.6	93.0%	10 (5.8%)	35 (20.3%)	120 (69.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.5%)	$11,623							14.5	12.7	2207	47		480006308433

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.