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
961	Yes Prep - Northside	Public, Charter	6-12	5215 Jensen Dr	Houston	77026	Harris County	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 924-0400	948	59	15.9	93.2%	9 (0.9%)	63 (6.6%)	874 (92.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$11,717							53.6	38.3	1460	499		480020912692
962	Wayside Middle	Public	6-8	1300 Old Decatur Rd	Fort Worth	76179	Tarrant County	Eagle Mt-Saginaw Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 232-0541	1,119	62	17.9	39.1%	450 (40.2%)	182 (16.3%)	402 (35.9%)	38 (3.4%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (3.7%)	$7,893							53.6	58.6	812	150		481770001535
963	Wolfe City Middle	Public	6-8	409 W Houston	Wolfe City	75496	Hunt County	Wolfe City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 496-7333	162	13	12.1	69.1%	108 (66.7%)	3 (1.9%)	42 (25.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.9%)	$9,361							53.6	54	951	12		484635005622
964	Rodeo Palms J H	Public	6-8	101 Palm Desert Dr	Manvel	77578	Brazoria County	Alvin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 245-2078	842	52	16.2	58.2%	69 (8.2%)	336 (39.9%)	337 (40.0%)	66 (7.8%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	26 (3.1%)	$9,207							53.6	56.1	888	76		480809000137
965	Alcove Trails Middle	Public	6-8	7510 63rd St	Lubbock	79407	Lubbock County	Frenship Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(806) 794-5201	618	35	17.4	46.4%	258 (41.7%)	31 (5.0%)	299 (48.4%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.7%)	$9,628							53.6	48.6	1115	150		481983014292
966	KIPP Sharpstown College Prep	Public, Charter, Alternative	6-11	8440 Westpark Dr	Houston	77063	Harris County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 879-3005	789	36	21.6	95.6%	30 (3.8%)	96 (12.2%)	630 (79.8%)	19 (2.4%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	$10,935							53.5	53.3	968	2		480026412152
967	Doral Academy Of Texas	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1333 Firecracker	Buda	78610	Hays County	Doral Academy Of Texas	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(512) 436-3881	392	21	19	50.8%	74 (18.9%)	33 (8.4%)	246 (62.8%)	21 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.6%)	$13,057							53.5	72.3	490	477		480147414112
968	Kirbyville J H	Public	6-8	2200 S Margaret Ave	Kirbyville	75956	Jasper County	Kirbyville Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(409) 420-0692	326	27	12	50.0%	237 (72.7%)	28 (8.6%)	31 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.6%)	$9,238							53.4	39.6	1406	438		482571002895
969	Nolan Middle	Public	6-8	1600 Warriors Path Rd	Harker Heights	76548	Bell County	Killeen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 336-1150	1,068	58	18.3	47.8%	266 (24.9%)	257 (24.1%)	379 (35.5%)	35 (3.3%)	6 (0.6%)	17 (1.6%)	108 (10.1%)	$8,867							53.4	55.7	898	71		482566013626
970	Peterson Middle	Public	6-8	3175 Loop 534	Kerrville	78028	Kerr County	Kerrville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 257-2204	1,001	66	15.2	53.0%	487 (48.7%)	13 (1.3%)	455 (45.5%)	17 (1.7%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.4%)	$7,430							53.4	54.2	946	24		482559002850

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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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Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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