Best Middle Schools in Texas

The top 50 middle schools (grades 6-8) in Texas, ranked by enrollment from NCES data with EDFacts proficiency rates where available. Average proficiency across this list is 52%.

#	School	City	Enrollment	Proficiency
1	Lone Star Online Academy	Roscoe, TX	5,581	43%
2	Dean Leaman J H School	Fulshear, TX	2,191	67%
3	Mccullough J H	The Woodlands, TX	2,178	56%
4	Trinity Basin Preparatory	Dallas, TX	2,089	36%
5	Smith Middle	Cypress, TX	2,057	73%
6	Trinity Basin Preparatory	Fort Worth, TX	2,016	36%
7	York J H	Spring, TX	2,015	63%
8	Texas Online Preparatory Middle	Huntsville, TX	1,941	38%
9	Mineral Wells El	Mineral Wells, TX	1,915	35%
10	Briscoe J H	Richmond, TX	1,914	61%
11	Adams J H	Fulshear, TX	1,761	71%
12	Beckendorff J H	Katy, TX	1,731	64%
13	Bill Hays Middle	Frisco, TX	1,699	43%
14	Cleveland Middle	Cleveland, TX	1,696	24%
15	Don Haskins PK-8	El Paso, TX	1,674	50%
16	James Bowie Middle	Richmond, TX	1,639	45%
17	Seven Lakes J H	Katy, TX	1,630	55%
18	Reading J H	Richmond, TX	1,588	63%
19	West Lake Middle	Humble, TX	1,586	50%
20	Pieper Ranch Middle	San Antonio, TX	1,583	72%
21	Woodcreek J H	Katy, TX	1,568	53%
22	Angleton J H School	Angleton, TX	1,561	41%
23	Crosby Middle	Crosby, TX	1,549	39%
24	Red Oak Middle	Red Oak, TX	1,546	54%
25	Spillane Middle	Cypress, TX	1,546	62%
26	Hamilton Middle	Cypress, TX	1,538	53%
27	Aragon Middle	Houston, TX	1,534	52%
28	Ronald Thornton Middle	Missouri City, TX	1,529	45%
29	Cinco Ranch J H	Katy, TX	1,510	53%
30	Tays J H	Katy, TX	1,508	70%
31	William Rushing Middle	Prosper, TX	1,507	52%
32	Florence W Stiles Middle	Leander, TX	1,503	70%
33	Fort Settlement Middle	Sugar Land, TX	1,498	70%
34	Salyards Middle	Cypress, TX	1,496	52%
35	Bernal Middle	San Antonio, TX	1,495	66%
36	Lufkin Middle	Lufkin, TX	1,487	29%
37	Del Rio Middle	Del Rio, TX	1,478	48%
38	Watkins Middle	Houston, TX	1,473	29%
39	Friendswood J H	Friendswood, TX	1,467	56%
40	Betty Harwell Middle	Edinburg, TX	1,453	23%
41	Bleyl Middle	Houston, TX	1,451	43%
42	Knox J H	The Woodlands, TX	1,448	55%
43	Sartartia Middle	Sugar Land, TX	1,440	67%
44	Kleb Int	Klein, TX	1,434	41%
45	Lanier Middle	Houston, TX	1,434	66%
46	Lockhart J H	Lockhart, TX	1,433	43%
47	Lorene Rogers Middle	Prosper, TX	1,430	56%
48	Cook Middle	Houston, TX	1,428	47%
49	Garcia Middle	San Antonio, TX	1,424	60%
50	Anthony Middle	Cyress, TX	1,422	46%

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best middle school in Texas?

The largest middle school in Texas is Lone Star Online Academy in Roscoe with 5,581 students and a 43% proficiency rate. Rankings are based on NCES Common Core of Data enrollment and EDFacts proficiency results.

How many middle schools are in Texas?

This page shows the top 50 middle schools (grades 6-8) in Texas by enrollment. Browse the full state directory to see all schools.

What does the proficiency rate measure?

Proficiency rate is the percentage of students meeting grade-level standards on combined math and reading assessments, as reported by EDFacts. Data is district-level and applied to each school in the district.

Where does this data come from?

Enrollment and school characteristics come from the NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency rates come from EDFacts assessment results. Both are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, EDFacts

Last updated: April 2026

Schools are ranked by enrollment within the state. Proficiency rates come from EDFacts assessment results, district-level figures applied to each school in the district.