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
931	Yes Prep - Northwest	Public, Charter, Alternative	6-11	14741 Yorktown Plaza Dr	Houston	77040	Harris County	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 842-5510	575	34	16.7	85.2%	14 (2.4%)	72 (12.5%)	477 (83.0%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	$12,925			$1,974			$10,951	54.5	40.9	1362	431		480020913812
932	Idea Lake Houston College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-8	5627 S Lake Houston Pkwy	Houston	77049	Harris County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 844-4700	389	16	24.8	84.8%	4 (1.0%)	51 (13.1%)	328 (84.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)								54.5	50.8	1033	101		480021114269
933	Carthage J H	Public	7-8	606 Holly St	Carthage	75633	Panola County	Carthage Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 693-2751	374	27	14	54.3%	211 (56.4%)	76 (20.3%)	75 (20.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (2.9%)	$10,650			$1,439			$9,211	54.5	59.5	791	142		481311000814
934	De Leon Middle	Public	6-8	4201 N 29th St	McAllen	78504	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 632-8800	721	60	11.9	85.7%	12 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	698 (96.8%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	$10,896			$827			$10,069	54.5	49.1	1093	159		482967021347
935	Life Middle Waxahachie	Public, Charter	7-8	3295 N Us Hwy 77	Waxahachie	75165	Ellis County	Life School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 937-0715	595	32	18.8	62.7%	85 (14.3%)	263 (44.2%)	222 (37.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.5%)	$10,167			$762			$9,404	54.4	44	1272	337		480005513347
936	Hemphill Middle	Public	5-8	1000 Milam St	Hemphill	75948	Sabine County	Hemphill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 787-3371	225	25	9	60.0%	157 (69.8%)	18 (8.0%)	24 (10.7%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	22 (9.8%)	$12,746			$1,735			$11,011	54.4	64.7	654	282		482289007424
937	Deepwater J H	Public	6-8	501 Glenmore	Pasadena	77503	Harris County	Deer Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 668-7600	617	51	12.2	84.3%	34 (5.5%)	39 (6.3%)	533 (86.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	$12,866			$1,345			$11,521	54.4	51.1	1017	80		481653001413
938	Idea Ambrose And Freda Robinson College Preparator	Public, Charter	6-8	10170 Kriewald Rd	San Antonio	78245	Bexar County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 239-4970	127	8	16.4	75.6%	10 (7.9%)	15 (11.8%)	96 (75.6%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	2 (1.6%)								54.4	57.2	843	95		480021114266
939	Rio Vista Middle	Public	6-8	309 S Cleburne Whitney Rd	Rio Vista	76093	Johnson County	Rio Vista Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 760-0766	214	17	12.6	58.9%	166 (77.6%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.2%)	$9,916			$1,069			$8,847	54.4	46.4	1187	248		483720006468
940	Beverly Hills Intermediate	Public	7-8	11111 Beamer	Houston	77089	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-0420	775	69	11.2	76.8%	41 (5.3%)	138 (17.8%)	533 (68.8%)	53 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.0%)	$11,039			$979			$10,060	54.4	50.4	1046	106		483432003819

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