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What advice would you give to incoming students at BILLY BAINES MIDDLE?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
1,383
Middle
DISTRICT 1,216 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT BEND ISD·NCES 481965010671
Billy Baines Middle School
9000 SIENNA RANCH RD, MISSOURI CITY, TX 77459 · (281) 634-6870 · Fort Bend County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,383 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 58% of Texas public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public middle schools
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
76 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
499 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 462 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 453 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 468 | 34% |
Student demographics
77%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Billy Baines Middle School→Ridge Point High School
Based on published attendance-zone data from FORT BEND ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
60.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +32.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
46.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +26.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 32 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 26 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 34.0% | 26.0% | 20.0% | 20.0% |
| Mathematics | 20.0% | 26.0% | 25.0% | 29.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 60.0% | 46.0% |
| 2024-25 | 61.0% | 47.0% |
| 2023-24 | 66.0% | 46.0% |
| 2022-23 | 41.0% | 35.0% |
| 2021-22 | 35.0% | 28.0% |
| 2020-21 | 28.0% | 20.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
51.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Billy Baines Middle School
Billy Baines Middle School's state test result (51.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Baines Middle School this school | 1,383 | 36.1% | 51.4% |
| Anthony Middle School CYRESS | 1,442 | 36.3% | 62.2% |
| James Bowie Middle School RICHMOND | 1,473 | 36.5% | 60.6% |
| Dr Ronald E McNair Junior High School PEARLAND | 1,034 | 26.0% | 70.6% |
| Berry Miller Junior High School PEARLAND | 827 | 26.2% | 71.9% |
| Nolan Ryan Junior High School PEARLAND | 777 | 36.9% | 56.4% |
Matched among Texas middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Billy Baines Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Fort Bend County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.4% | #461 of 1,635 | #21 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #674 of 1,670 ▼ 76 | #22 of 33 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #563 of 1,670 ▼ 57 | #25 of 33 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +15.0pp | #501 of 1,570 | #3 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,383 | #46 of 1,749 | #15 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.2:1 | #1,439 of 1,542 | #26 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 76.7% | #7 of 1,543 | #2 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.1% | #1,382 of 1,648 | #20 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.7% | #252 of 942 | #3 of 12 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,383
+132 (+11%) vs 2020
-8% since 2010-11, when it was 1,501
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
was 18.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,383 | 75.9 | 18.2:1 | 36% (499) |
| 2023-24 | 1,320 | 72.8 | 18.1:1 | 37% (483) |
| 2022-23 | 1,296 | 71.8 | 18.1:1 | 37% (475) |
| 2020-21 | 1,251 | 68 | 18.4:1 | 29% (368) |
| 2017-18 | 1,812 | 95.5 | 19.0:1 | 22% (404) |
| 2015-16 | 1,633 | 82 | 19.9:1 | 19% (315) |
| 2010-11 | 1,501 | 73 | 20.6:1 | 26% (393) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Billy Baines Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (1,812 to 1,383); teachers down 20% (95.5 to 75.9).
About Billy Baines Middle School
MISSOURI CITY, Texas, is home to Billy Baines Middle School, a large middle school. It serves 1,383 students in grades 6 through 8. For comparison, middle schools in Texas average about 643 students.
FORT BEND ISD is responsible for 83 schools, Billy Baines Middle School included, with 79,663 students in all.
Enrollment at Billy Baines Middle School is mixed, with Black students the largest group at 29%. The rest of enrollment is 26% Hispanic, 22% Asian, 18% White, and 4% multiracial. Census estimates put the Black share of Fort Bend County's population at about 21%. Billy Baines Middle School has a diversity index of 77%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.2:1 at Billy Baines Middle School, with 75.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas is lower than this school's figure. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 36%.
The allk12 Grade for Billy Baines Middle School is B. Compared with Texas public middle schools, the school scored higher than 58% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 58.3% at Billy Baines Middle School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 51.4%.
Fort Bend County has these Census figures: median household income is about $114,041, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 50% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The public schools of Fort Bend County number 217 and enroll about 191,372.
Nearest public school: Sienna Crossing Elementary School, about 1.3 miles away. The five-mile area around Billy Baines Middle School holds at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Billy Baines Middle School ranks 6th of 8 nearby schools, at 51.4% versus a 64.8% average.
Billy Baines Middle School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Billy Baines Middle School saw enrollment rise 11% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Fort Bend County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
893,767
Census ACS
Median income
$114,041
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
50%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
217
191,372 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in FORT BEND ISD
- William B Travis High SchoolHigh · 3,114 students
- Lawrence E Elkins High SchoolHigh · 2,848 students
- Ridge Point High SchoolHigh · 2,816 students
- Stephen F Austin High SchoolHigh · 2,655 students
- Clements High SchoolHigh · 2,641 students
- George Bush High SchoolHigh · 2,428 students
Other schools in MISSOURI CITY
- Lawrence E Elkins High SchoolHigh · 2,848 students
- Ridge Point High SchoolHigh · 2,816 students
- Hightower High SchoolHigh · 2,312 students
- Ronald Thornton Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,760 students
- Thurgood Marshall High SchoolHigh · 1,698 students
- Lake Olympia Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,078 students
Nearby schools
- Sienna Crossing Elementary School1.3 mi · 1,035
- Scanlan Oaks Elementary School1.5 mi · 714
- Jan Schiff Elementary School1.9 mi · 811
- Ridge Point High School2.3 mi · 2,816
- Hightower High School2.5 mi · 2,312
- Lawrence E Elkins High School2.7 mi · 2,848
Frequently asked questions
About Billy Baines Middle SchoolHow large is Billy Baines Middle School?
Billy Baines Middle School enrolls approximately 1,383 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Billy Baines Middle School serve?
Billy Baines Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Billy Baines Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Billy Baines Middle School is approximately 18.2:1 (76 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Billy Baines Middle School?
At Billy Baines Middle School, the student body is approximately 18% White, 26% Hispanic, 29% Black, 22% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Billy Baines Middle School?
Billy Baines Middle School is overseen by FORT BEND ISD in Fort Bend County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.