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Enrollment
1,173
Middle
DISTRICT 987 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCKWALL ISD·NCES 483765008353
Maurine Cain Middle School
6620 FM 3097, ROCKWALL, TX 75032 · (972) 772-1170 · Rockwall County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,173 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 80% of Texas public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
20.3:1
58 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.8:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
329 students
DISTRICT 29% · 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 7 | 594 | 51% |
| Grade 8 | 579 | 49% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
66.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +40.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
66.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +36.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 66 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 40 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 36 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 38.0% | 28.0% | 19.0% | 15.0% |
| Mathematics | 39.0% | 27.0% | 19.0% | 15.0% |
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 | 66.0% | 66.0% |
| 2024-25 | 67.0% | 65.0% |
| 2023-24 | 66.0% | 67.0% |
| 2022-23 | 45.0% | 47.0% |
| 2021-22 | 30.0% | 22.0% |
| 2020-21 | 26.0% | 30.0% |
% 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
60.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Maurine Cain Middle School
Maurine Cain Middle School's state test result (60.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maurine Cain Middle School this school | 1,173 | 28.0% | 60.2% |
| Gene Pike Middle School JUSTIN | 1,137 | 28.8% | 54.7% |
| Bayside Intermediate School LEAGUE CITY | 978 | 27.7% | 54.7% |
| Creekside Intermediate School LEAGUE CITY | 917 | 28.7% | 55.5% |
| Timberview Middle School FORT WORTH | 967 | 26.0% | 59.1% |
| Creekwood Middle School KINGWOOD | 1,144 | 22.7% | 61.2% |
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 Maurine Cain Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.2% | #244 of 1,635 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #196 of 1,670 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #383 of 1,670 ▼ 30 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +20.0pp | #280 of 1,570 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,173 | #137 of 1,749 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.3:1 | #1,522 of 1,542 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.4% | #421 of 1,543 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.0% | #1,475 of 1,648 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +24.7% | #115 of 437 |
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
1,173
+87 (+8%) vs 2020
+92% since 2000-01, when it was 610
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
was 19.8:1
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 | 1,173 | 57.8 | 20.3:1 | 28% (329) |
| 2023-24 | 1,154 | 57.8 | 19.9:1 | 30% (349) |
| 2022-23 | 1,122 | 56.2 | 20.0:1 | 31% (348) |
| 2020-21 | 1,086 | 55 | 19.8:1 | 25% (276) |
| 2017-18 | 941 | 54.2 | 17.4:1 | 25% (238) |
| 2015-16 | 947 | 51 | 18.6:1 | 26% (243) |
| 2010-11 | 861 | 50 | 17.2:1 | 28% (245) |
| 2000-01 | 610 | 44 | 13.9:1 | 20% (121) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Maurine Cain Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 25% (941 to 1,173); teachers up 7% (54.2 to 57.8).
About Maurine Cain Middle School
Maurine Cain Middle School is a middle school in ROCKWALL, Texas, according to federal school records. Total enrollment is 1,173 students, and the grades served are 7 through 8. That is 82% larger than the average of about 643 students for middle schools in Texas.
ROCKWALL ISD is the local district for Maurine Cain Middle School. It runs 22 schools with 19,235 students.
At Maurine Cain Middle School, 53% of students are White. The remaining students are 28% Hispanic, 11% Black, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Census figures show Rockwall County is about 68% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 62%.
Maurine Cain Middle School reports a ratio of 20.3 students per teacher, from 57.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 20.3:1 compares with an average of 14.4:1 for middle schools in Texas. Lunch program data show 28% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Rockwall County average a similar 29%.
Among Texas public middle schools, Maurine Cain Middle School outscored 80%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
After adjusting for student poverty, Maurine Cain Middle School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 60.2%; the prediction is 61.7%.
For Rockwall County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $127,981, about 45% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 3% of residents are in poverty. There are 34 public schools in the county, enrolling about 24,104, Maurine Cain Middle School among them.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Dorothy Smith Pullen Elementary School, is about 0.2 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Maurine Cain Middle School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 1,173, up from 1,086 in 2020-21.
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Rockwall County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
123,617
Census ACS
Median income
$127,981
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
24,104 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ROCKWALL ISD
- Rockwall-Heath High SchoolHigh · 3,072 students
- Rockwall High SchoolHigh · 2,949 students
- Herman E Utley Middle SchoolMiddle · 968 students
- Linda Lyon Elementary SchoolElementary · 886 students
- Lupe Garcia Elementary SchoolElementary · 864 students
- J W Williams Middle SchoolMiddle · 819 students
Other schools in ROCKWALL
- Rockwall High SchoolHigh · 2,949 students
- Herman E Utley Middle SchoolMiddle · 968 students
- J W Williams Middle SchoolMiddle · 819 students
- Sherry and Paul Hamm Elementary SchoolElementary · 721 students
- Sharon Shannon Elementary SchoolElementary · 668 students
- Virginia Reinhardt Elementary SchoolElementary · 653 students
Nearby schools
- Dorothy Smith Pullen Elementary School0.2 mi · 616
- Ouida Springer1.8 mi · 595
- Rockwall-Heath High School2.2 mi · 3,072
- Amanda Rochell Elementary School2.4 mi · 423
- Amy Parks-Heath Elementary School2.6 mi · 704
- Dorris A Jones Elementary School2.8 mi · 636
Frequently asked questions
About Maurine Cain Middle SchoolHow large is Maurine Cain Middle School?
Maurine Cain Middle School enrolls approximately 1,173 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Maurine Cain Middle School serve?
Maurine Cain Middle School serves grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Maurine Cain Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Maurine Cain Middle School is approximately 20.3:1 (58 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Maurine Cain Middle School?
At Maurine Cain Middle School, the student body is approximately 53% White, 28% Hispanic, 11% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Maurine Cain Middle School public or private?
Maurine Cain Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by ROCKWALL ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.