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
241	London Middle	Public	6-8	1306 Fm 43	Corpus Christi	78415	Nueces County	London Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 452-4902	420	22	19.1	17.6%	145 (34.5%)	3 (0.7%)	242 (57.6%)	18 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)	$8,259			$739			$7,520	84.9	92.7	101	140		482799013493
242	Grand Prairie Fine Arts Academy	Public	6-12	102 Gopher Blvd	Grand Prairie	75050	Dallas County	Grand Prairie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 237-5603	884	52	16.9	44.7%	179 (20.2%)	139 (15.7%)	504 (57.0%)	24 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (4.2%)	$8,323			$939			$7,384	84.9	89.5	157	85		482142012982
243	Heritage Middle	Public	6-8	5300 Heritage Ave	Colleyville	76034	Tarrant County	Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 305-4790	677	49	13.7	25.4%	307 (45.3%)	75 (11.1%)	123 (18.2%)	114 (16.8%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	51 (7.5%)	$9,944			$678			$9,266	84.7	88.6	182	61		482166006858
244	Cedar Park Middle	Public	6-8	2100 Sun Chase Blvd	Cedar Park	78613	Williamson County	Leander Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 570-3100	1,308	82	15.9	14.8%	783 (59.9%)	23 (1.8%)	281 (21.5%)	121 (9.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	99 (7.6%)	$8,571			$252			$8,320	84.7	88.5	184	60		482703003043
245	Garcia Middle	Public	6-8	14900 Kyle Seale Pkwy	San Antonio	78255	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 397-8400	1,387	81	17	19.2%	452 (32.6%)	26 (1.9%)	734 (52.9%)	113 (8.1%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (4.3%)	$7,359			$362			$6,998	84.7	88.5	186	59		483312012195
246	George West J H	Public	7-8	900 Houston St	George West	78022	Live Oak County	George West Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 449-1914	160	14	11.5	63.8%	60 (37.5%)	1 (0.6%)	97 (60.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$13,440			$1,235			$12,205	84.6	74.5	442	196		482055002066
247	Briscoe Jh	Public	6-8	4300 Fm 723	Richmond	77406	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 223-4000	1,962	81	24.3	38.1%	563 (28.7%)	524 (26.7%)	569 (29.0%)	215 (11.0%)	5 (0.3%)	5 (0.3%)	81 (4.1%)	$9,068			$818			$8,249	84.5	81.6	288	41		482658008561
248	Colleyville Middle	Public	6-8	1100 Bogart St	Colleyville	76034	Tarrant County	Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 305-4900	628	41	15.1	9.4%	444 (70.7%)	22 (3.5%)	74 (11.8%)	54 (8.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (4.9%)	$10,287			$742			$9,545	84.4	89.3	168	80		482166002181
249	Arlington Classics Academy - Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	5200 S Bowen Rd	Arlington	76017	Tarrant County	Arlington Classics Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 987-1819	494	31	15.8	27.1%	168 (34.0%)	109 (22.1%)	123 (24.9%)	63 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.3%)	$8,253			$342			$7,910	84.3	84.6	243	6		480015812533
250	Mason J H	Public	5-8	807 W College Ave	Mason	76856	Mason County	Mason Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 347-1122	195	16	11.8	42.1%	119 (61.0%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (37.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$12,784			$1,427			$11,357	84.3	70	538	288		482928011301

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