Best Middle Schools in Dallas, TX (2025-26)
Every ranked middle school in Dallas, TX, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.
Dallas, TX rankings: High Schools · Middle Schools · Elementary Schools
Dallas, TX middle schools ranked
How Dallas, TX's middle schools compare
A: 6B: 7C: 7D: 27F: 4
25% of the 51 ranked middle schools in Dallas, TX earn an A or B (6 A grades, 7 B, 7 C, 27 D, 4 F), against 46% of middle schools nationwide. 45 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (88% here, 70% nationally), and 31 exceed it. On average 42% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 25% (national averages: 45% actual, 38% projected).
The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Henry W Longfellow Career Exploration Academy (87% against 42%, A+), Dallas Environmental Science Academy (76% against 41%, A+), D A Hulcy Steam Middle (57% against 25%, B+), Hector P Garcia Middle (50% against 19%, B-), Uplift Luna Secondary School (49% against 20%, B-).
Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 13): Dallas Isd (7), Richardson Isd (3).
The largest ranked middle schools: Seagoville Middle (1,419 students, C-, #20), W E Greiner Exploratory Arts Academy (1,279 students, B-, #11), Coppell Middle West (1,194 students, A+, #1).
Of the top 25, 5 are magnet schools and 1 is a charter. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.
Middle schools in Dallas, TX that are not ranked
2 graded middle schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.
Not yet graded (2)
Our source data has no school-level proficiency results for these schools, so they carry no SchoolGrade yet.
- Barbara M Manns Middle Daep, Dallas
- Kipp Destiny Middle, Dallas
About this ranking
- Scope: public middle schools in Dallas, TX, as grouped on its schools page; the Texas ranking covers the whole state.
- Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
- Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
- Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the middle schools.
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works
Questions about middle schools in Dallas, TX
What is the best middle school in Dallas, TX?
Coppell Middle West in Dallas ranks first among the 51 ranked middle schools in Dallas, TX with a SchoolGrade of A+, 88% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 73%.
How are middle schools in Dallas, TX ranked?
By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.
How many middle schools does Dallas, TX have?
SchoolGrade grades 53 public middle schools in Dallas, TX; 51 are ranked here and 2 are listed as not ranked.