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MISSOURI CITY MIDDLE
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveBeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About MISSOURI CITY MIDDLE
MISSOURI CITY MIDDLE operates as a reasonably sized intermediate school in MISSOURI CITY, Texas, run under FORT BEND ISD. Current enrollment sits at 933 students spanning grades 6 through 8. That puts it 45% larger than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 643 students.
FORT BEND ISD runs 83 schools in total, collectively educating 79,663 students. MISSOURI CITY MIDDLE is one of those campuses.
Looking at the student body, MISSOURI CITY MIDDLE shows that the largest single group is Black, at 57% of enrollment; the rest looks like 37% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Fort Bend County as a whole is about 21% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.
In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 66 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.1:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 81% of students at MISSOURI CITY MIDDLE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Fort Bend County runs at roughly 42%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, MISSOURI CITY MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 38.6%; this one delivers 26.5%.
Around the school, ACS estimates for Fort Bend County put median household earnings sit near $114,041, about 50% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. MISSOURI CITY MIDDLE is one of 217 public schools in Fort Bend County (combined enrollment of about 191,372 students).
The closest other public school is E A JONES EL, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MISSOURI CITY MIDDLE at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 42.1%.
The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.
Over the past 7-year window. MISSOURI CITY MIDDLE's enrollment has decreased 7% since 2018, when it stood at 998 (now 933).
Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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