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
561	Cathey Middle	Public	6-8	1800 N Cynthia	McAllen	78501	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 971-4300	829	53	15.6	71.9%	41 (4.9%)	7 (0.8%)	764 (92.2%)	11 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.4%)	$9,369			$715			$8,654	69	70.2	531	30		482967008845
562	Pearland J H South	Public	7-8	4719 Bailey Rd	Pearland	77584	Brazoria County	Pearland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 727-1500	813	51	15.9	47.5%	220 (27.1%)	145 (17.8%)	379 (46.6%)	29 (3.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.7%)	$9,215			$971			$8,244	68.9	69.4	549	13		483444009142
563	Jackson Technology Center	Public, Magnet	6-8	1310 Bobbie Ln	Garland	75042	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 494-8362	1,143	75	15.1	65.4%	153 (13.4%)	153 (13.4%)	559 (48.9%)	186 (16.3%)	55 (4.8%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (3.1%)	$7,932			$979			$6,953	68.9	64.3	671	108		482034002031
564	New Waverly J H	Public	6-8	1111 Front St	New Waverly	77358	Walker County	New Waverly Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 344-2246	258	18	14.4	55.8%	163 (63.2%)	28 (10.9%)	43 (16.7%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.5%)	$9,695			$783			$8,912	68.9	59.2	797	233		483264006589
565	Seymour Middle	Public	5-8	409 W Idaho St	Seymour	76380	Baylor County	Seymour Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 889-4548	196	16	12	62.8%	129 (65.8%)	3 (1.5%)	51 (26.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.6%)	$9,441			$491			$8,951	68.9	78.2	356	209		483978009109
566	Huckabay School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	200 County Rd 421	Stephenville	76401	Erath County	Huckabay Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 968-5274	330	25	13.2	19.1%	259 (78.5%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (17.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.0%)	$10,584			$327			$10,257	68.8	63.6	695	129		482376002629
567	Rankin School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1201 Upton St	Rankin	79778	Upton County	Rankin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 693-2451	295	43	6.8	36.3%	150 (50.8%)	2 (0.7%)	128 (43.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.7%)	$28,627			$1,158			$27,469	68.7	68	587	20		483651004093
568	Stillman Middle	Public	6-8	2977 W Tandy Rd	Brownsville	78520	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 698-1000	1,047	70	14.9	69.8%	12 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1,025 (97.9%)	8 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$9,510			$1,387			$8,123	68.7	66.8	618	50		481168010472
569	Walnut Hill International Leadership Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	3978 Killion Dr	Dallas	75229	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-7800	492	36	13.5	78.7%	35 (7.1%)	31 (6.3%)	408 (82.9%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	$13,684			$1,549			$12,135	68.5	50.4	1048	479		481623001380
570	Yes Prep - North Central	Public, Charter	6-12	13703 Aldine Westfield Rd	Houston	77039	Harris County	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 967-8800	999	60	16.5	90.5%	12 (1.2%)	19 (1.9%)	956 (95.7%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	$10,099			$1,257			$8,842	68.4	71.8	503	67		480020909503

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