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Enrollment
685
Middle
DISTRICT 856 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRISCO ISD·NCES 482001010495
Griffin Middle School
3703 EDORADO PKWY, FRISCO, TX 75034 · (469) 633-4900 · Denton County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL685 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 64% of Texas public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
13.9:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
8%
54 students
DISTRICT 15% · 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 | 221 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 229 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 235 | 34% |
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
78.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +19.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
67.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +15.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 67 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 19 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 50.0% | 28.0% | 14.0% | 8.0% |
| Mathematics | 29.0% | 38.0% | 22.0% | 11.0% |
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 | 78.0% | 67.0% |
| 2024-25 | 81.0% | 64.0% |
| 2023-24 | 81.0% | 59.0% |
| 2022-23 | 74.0% | 70.0% |
| 2021-22 | 68.0% | 70.0% |
| 2020-21 | 59.0% | 52.0% |
% 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
65.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 Griffin Middle School
Griffin Middle School's state test result (65.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Griffin Middle School this school | 685 | 7.9% | 65.4% |
| Canyon Ridge Middle School AUSTIN | 964 | 4.4% | 78.0% |
| STEM Academy at Clayton Downing Middle School FLOWER MOUND | 531 | 6.8% | 75.8% |
| Sloan Creek Intermediate School FAIRVIEW | 612 | 3.8% | 76.0% |
| STEM Academy at Forestwood Middle School FLOWER MOUND | 894 | 15.2% | 68.9% |
| Bear Creek Intermediate School KELLER | 904 | 9.1% | 74.3% |
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 Griffin Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Denton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.4% | #156 of 1,635 | #13 of 44 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #174 of 1,670 ▲ 40 | #11 of 47 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #141 of 1,670 ▼ 43 | #16 of 47 ▼ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.5pp | #1,316 of 1,570 | #38 of 44 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 685 | #777 of 1,749 | #30 of 47 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #578 of 1,542 | #19 of 47 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.4% | #389 of 1,543 | #31 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 7.9% | #1,631 of 1,648 | #39 of 44 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.0% | #311 of 942 | #8 of 25 |
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
685
-124 (-15%) vs 2020
+30% since 2010-11, when it was 526
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 11.6:1
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 | 685 | 49.1 | 13.9:1 | 8% (54) |
| 2023-24 | 748 | 53.7 | 13.9:1 | 7% (54) |
| 2022-23 | 830 | 59.2 | 14.0:1 | 8% (65) |
| 2020-21 | 809 | 70 | 11.6:1 | 4% (32) |
| 2017-18 | 867 | 59.3 | 14.6:1 | 4% (33) |
| 2015-16 | 851 | 59 | 14.4:1 | 2% (21) |
| 2010-11 | 526 | 43 | 12.2:1 | 5% (26) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Griffin Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (867 to 685); teachers down 17% (59.3 to 49.1).
About Griffin Middle School
Griffin Middle School is a middle school with a street address in FRISCO, Texas. The school's 685 students are in grades 6 through 8.
Griffin Middle School is part of a district of 76 schools: FRISCO ISD, with 65,289 students.
At Griffin Middle School, White students make up 56% of the student body. After that, the student body is 17% Asian, 13% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 6% Black. For comparison, Denton County is about 57% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 63% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Its 49.1 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 13.9:1. That is close to the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 8%. That is 27 points below the 35% average for public schools in Denton County.
allk12 grades Griffin Middle School a B. The grade compares the school only with Texas public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
The model predicts 70.3% for a school in Texas with Griffin Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Griffin Middle School posts 65.4%.
Denton County census figures show that the median household income is $111,498, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 49% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Denton County is home to 267 public schools and about 175,222 public school students.
Pink Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles away. The five-mile area around Griffin Middle School holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 71.6% on proficiency, and Griffin Middle School is below that at 65.4%.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 124 fewer students in 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 13.9 students per teacher, compared with 11.6 in 2020-21.
Posts about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes are welcome on this page. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Denton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
979,561
Census ACS
Median income
$111,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
267
175,222 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in FRISCO ISD
- Wakeland High SchoolHigh · 2,230 students
- Reedy High SchoolHigh · 2,201 students
- Lebanon Trail High SchoolHigh · 2,173 students
- Centennial High SchoolHigh · 2,018 students
- Lone Star High SchoolHigh · 2,004 students
- Heritage High SchoolHigh · 1,996 students
Other schools in FRISCO
- Rock Hill High SchoolHigh · 2,442 students
- Wakeland High SchoolHigh · 2,230 students
- Reedy High SchoolHigh · 2,201 students
- Lebanon Trail High SchoolHigh · 2,173 students
- Centennial High SchoolHigh · 2,018 students
- Lone Star High SchoolHigh · 2,004 students
Other Griffin Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Griffin Middle. Griffin Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Griffin Middle SchoolSmyrna, GA · 991 students
- GRIFFIN MIDDLE SCHOOLTALLAHASSEE, FL · 457 students
Nearby schools
- Pink Elementary School0.2 mi · 593
- Newman Elementary School0.3 mi · 594
- Purefoy Elementary School0.4 mi · 606
- Wakeland High School0.9 mi · 2,230
- Trent Middle School1.0 mi · 697
- Lone Star High School1.1 mi · 2,004
Frequently asked questions
About Griffin Middle SchoolHow many students attend Griffin Middle School?
Griffin Middle School enrolls approximately 685 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Griffin Middle School serve?
Griffin Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Griffin Middle School have?
Griffin Middle School employs 49 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Griffin Middle School?
At Griffin Middle School, the student body is approximately 56% White, 13% Hispanic, 6% Black, 17% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Griffin Middle School public or private?
Griffin Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by FRISCO ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.