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LAKE OLYMPIA MIDDLE
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STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveBeatsExpectations
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About LAKE OLYMPIA MIDDLE
Located at 3100 LAKE OLYMPIA PKWY, in MISSOURI CITY, Texas, LAKE OLYMPIA MIDDLE is a heavily attended intermediate school that works with 1,078 students (grades 6 through 8), overseen by FORT BEND ISD. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 643 students each, so LAKE OLYMPIA MIDDLE sits 68% above that benchmark.
LAKE OLYMPIA MIDDLE is one of 83 schools operated by FORT BEND ISD, a district that educates 79,663 students overall.
In terms of who attends, LAKE OLYMPIA MIDDLE shows that the largest single group is Black at 50%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school records 37% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 3% multiracial, 2% White. By comparison, Fort Bend County as a whole is about 21% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, LAKE OLYMPIA MIDDLE has 70 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. Roughly 67% of students at LAKE OLYMPIA MIDDLE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Fort Bend County's rate of about 42%.
After controlling for student poverty, LAKE OLYMPIA MIDDLE is in the bottom 10% of Texas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 44.5%; LAKE OLYMPIA MIDDLE posts 28.2%, -16.3 points below that line.
Around the school, community-level numbers for Fort Bend County indicate median household earnings sit near $114,041, about 50% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Fort Bend County runs 217 public schools (combined enrollment of about 191,372 students), of which LAKE OLYMPIA MIDDLE is one.
The closest other public school is PALMER EL, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, LAKE OLYMPIA MIDDLE comes 8th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 54.1%.
Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.
Looking at the recent track record. LAKE OLYMPIA MIDDLE's enrollment has ticked down 13% since 2018, when it stood at 1,233 (now 1,078). Over the same period, the Black share contracted from 57% to 50%. Class-load math has grew: from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 15.5:1 in 2025.
On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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