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BOBBY SUMMERS MIDDLE
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STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveBeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyAbout BOBBY SUMMERS MIDDLE
Set in FATE, Texas, BOBBY SUMMERS MIDDLE is a large middle-grades school, operated by ROYSE CITY ISD. It caters to 1,066 students across grades 6 through 8. That puts it 66% bigger than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 643 students.
Across the 11 schools in ROYSE CITY ISD (10,034 students total), BOBBY SUMMERS MIDDLE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
Looking at the student body, BOBBY SUMMERS MIDDLE lists that the largest single group is White at 40%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 35% Hispanic, 17% Black, 5% multiracial, 2% Asian. By comparison, Rockwall County as a whole is about 68% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 76 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.1:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 43% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Rockwall County (around 29%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, BOBBY SUMMERS MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 55.0%; this one delivers 51.1%.
Zooming out to the county, census data for Rockwall County shows median household income runs about $127,981, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. Across Rockwall County's 34 public schools (combined enrollment of about 24,104 students), BOBBY SUMMERS MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: MISS MAY VERNON EL, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around BOBBY SUMMERS MIDDLE. On composite proficiency, BOBBY SUMMERS MIDDLE comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 50.2%.
The school occupies a commuter-belt site.
Inside the community feed, the feed for BOBBY SUMMERS MIDDLE typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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