Best Middle Schools in Texas

School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)							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
1801	Stafford Middle	Public	6-8	1424 Constitution Ave	Stafford	77477	Fort Bend County	Stafford Msd	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 261-9215	703	48	14.7	81.2%	18 (2.6%)	283 (40.3%)	354 (50.4%)	30 (4.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.3%)	$11,904			$1,256			$10,648	28	25.9	1857	56		484135005926
1802	Valley View Middle	Public	5-8	804 S Lee St	Valley View	76272	Cooke County	Valley View Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 726-3244	276	25	11	50.4%	154 (55.8%)	1 (0.4%)	108 (39.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.7%)	$11,256			$1,811			$9,445	27.9	21.8	1978	176		484386009554
1803	Corsicana Middle	Public	7-8	4101 Fm 744	Corsicana	75110	Navarro County	Corsicana Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 872-3979	876	64	13.6	80.1%	182 (20.8%)	121 (13.8%)	501 (57.2%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	34 (3.9%)	30 (3.4%)	$9,909			$1,511			$8,398	27.9	24.6	1891	88		481533001101
1804	Stem Academy At Hedrick Middle	Public	6-8	1526 Bellaire Blvd	Lewisville	75067	Denton County	Lewisville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 713-5188	872	67	12.9	77.5%	88 (10.1%)	73 (8.4%)	573 (65.7%)	115 (13.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (2.3%)	$11,639			$1,299			$10,340	27.9	26.9	1819	15		482730003070
1805	Rio Hondo Middle	Public	5-8	23001 State Hwy 345	Rio Hondo	78583	Cameron County	Rio Hondo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 748-1150	462	31	14.8	84.0%	11 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	449 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$10,832			$500			$10,331	27.8	26.8	1829	24		483717004185
1806	Gladewater Middle	Public	6-8	414 S Loop 485	Gladewater	75647	Gregg County	Gladewater Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 845-2243	409	30	13.6	75.1%	217 (53.1%)	94 (23.0%)	77 (18.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.4%)	$10,044			$1,115			$8,929	27.8	39.1	1422	384		482076002084
1807	Santa Maria Middle	Public	6-8	11142 Military Rd	Santa Maria	78592	Cameron County	Santa Maria Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 565-5348	121	14	8.9	99.2%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	120 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,250			$2,226			$14,024	27.7	25	1882	75		483933013399
1808	Wilson J H	Public	6-8	309 S Hwy 146	Dayton	77535	Liberty County	Dayton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 258-2309	1,370	80	17	72.3%	531 (38.8%)	98 (7.2%)	697 (50.9%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (2.6%)	$9,079			$865			$8,214	27.7	25.4	1867	59		481641001403
1809	Eisenhower Middle	Public	6-8	8231 Blanco Rd	San Antonio	78216	Bexar County	North East Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 356-3500	919	59	15.5	68.3%	130 (14.1%)	64 (7.0%)	681 (74.1%)	16 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (2.8%)	$9,696			$415			$9,282	27.7	24.2	1902	93		483294003636
1810	O'Banion Middle	Public	6-8	700 Birchwood Dr	Garland	75043	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 279-6103	822	62	13.1	89.8%	60 (7.3%)	104 (12.7%)	549 (66.8%)	29 (3.5%)	63 (7.7%)	2 (0.2%)	15 (1.8%)	$9,864			$1,332			$8,532	27.7	29.5	1749	61		482034002038

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