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
281	Spring Branch Middle	Public	6-8	21053 Hwy 46 W	Spring Branch	78070	Comal County	Comal Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 885-8800	604	41	14.8	23.3%	320 (53.0%)	9 (1.5%)	241 (39.9%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.5%)	$11,458							82.5	81.4	295	14		481473007559
282	Hallsville J H	Public	7-8	#1 Bobcat Ln	Hallsville	75650	Harrison County	Hallsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 668-5990	768	61	12.6	40.4%	528 (68.8%)	64 (8.3%)	130 (16.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (5.5%)	$9,869							82.5	84.9	241	41		482217002229
283	Young Women's Leadership Academy	Public	6-12	8040 Yermoland	El Paso	79907	El Paso County	Ysleta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(915) 434-1300	320	21	14.9	59.7%	8 (2.5%)	2 (0.6%)	308 (96.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,754							82.5	64.8	653	370		484668013208
284	Great Hearts Lakeside	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	7633 Harris Pkwy	Fort Worth	76123	Tarrant County	Great Hearts Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 409-9098	1,279	54	23.5	25.6%	657 (51.4%)	126 (9.9%)	317 (24.8%)	106 (8.3%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	67 (5.2%)	$9,360							82.4	80.4	319	35		480144114131
285	York J H	Public	7-8	3515 Waterbend Cove	Spring	77386	Montgomery County	Conroe Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 592-8600	2,009	115	17.4	23.9%	1,031 (51.3%)	270 (13.4%)	497 (24.7%)	119 (5.9%)	8 (0.4%)	8 (0.4%)	76 (3.8%)	$7,259							82.4	82.5	280	5		481500006081
286	Idea Round Rock Technical College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-10	3301 Greenlawn Blvd	Round Rock	78664	Travis County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 297-3974	504	34	15	60.1%	58 (11.5%)	112 (22.2%)	294 (58.3%)	34 (6.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$12,464							82.4	77	382	96		480021114074
287	Bonham Middle	Public	6-8	5600 S W 49th	Amarillo	79109	Randall County	Amarillo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 326-3100	892	47	18.9	33.2%	593 (66.5%)	47 (5.3%)	207 (23.2%)	15 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	27 (3.0%)	$8,057							82.3	80.8	307	20		480813000147
288	Wylie West J H	Public	5-8	4134 Beltway S	Abilene	79606	Taylor County	Wylie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 695-1910	1,038	61	16.9	19.7%	638 (61.5%)	56 (5.4%)	242 (23.3%)	46 (4.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	53 (5.1%)	$7,072							82.3	75.9	409	121		484650005826
289	Highland School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	6625 Fm 608	Roscoe	79545	Nolan County	Highland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 766-3652	207	23	9	21.7%	180 (87.0%)	1 (0.5%)	24 (11.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$18,032							82.1	98.5	13	276		482319002353
290	Beckville Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	#1 Bearcat Dr	Beckville	75631	Panola County	Beckville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 678-3591	347	40	8.6	32.9%	290 (83.6%)	14 (4.0%)	32 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	$34,420							82.1	77.8	372	82		480969000437

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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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