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What's one thing OTTO MIDDLE gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
936
Middle
DISTRICT 804 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLANO ISD·NCES 483510011174
Otto Middle School
504 N STAR RD, PLANO, TX 75074 · (469) 752-8500 · Collin County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL936 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
63 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
371 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 | 296 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 317 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 323 | 35% |
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 76% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on published attendance-zone data from PLANO ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
63.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +33.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
51.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +21.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 33 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 21 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 43.0% | 20.0% | 19.0% | 18.0% |
| Mathematics | 28.0% | 23.0% | 22.0% | 27.0% |
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 | 63.0% | 51.0% |
| 2024-25 | 72.0% | 59.0% |
| 2023-24 | 73.0% | 59.0% |
| 2022-23 | 57.0% | 48.0% |
| 2021-22 | 48.0% | 38.0% |
| 2020-21 | 30.0% | 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
62.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Otto Middle School
Otto Middle School's state test result (62.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otto Middle School this school | 936 | 39.6% | 62.0% |
| Westbrook Intermediate School FRIENDSWOOD | 1,160 | 34.1% | 72.7% |
| Killian Middle School LEWISVILLE | 997 | 25.4% | 64.8% |
| STEM Academy at Creek Valley Middle School CARROLLTON | 572 | 31.6% | 57.1% |
| Quail Valley Middle School MISSOURI CITY | 1,002 | 43.0% | 64.8% |
| Cinco Ranch Junior High School KATY | 1,455 | 31.6% | 75.6% |
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 Otto Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Collin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #206 of 1,635 | #28 of 51 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #537 of 1,670 ▼ 222 | #43 of 57 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #479 of 1,670 ▼ 221 | #41 of 57 ▼ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.5pp | #1,135 of 1,570 | #43 of 52 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 936 | #357 of 1,749 | #25 of 57 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #854 of 1,542 | #25 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.9% | #40 of 1,543 | #8 of 57 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.6% | #1,332 of 1,648 | #20 of 51 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.9% | #567 of 942 | #20 of 29 |
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
936
-148 (-14%) vs 2020
+12% since 2010-11, when it was 836
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 936 | 62.7 | 14.9:1 | 40% (371) |
| 2023-24 | 969 | 64.5 | 15.0:1 | 41% (402) |
| 2022-23 | 995 | 62 | 16.1:1 | 38% (378) |
| 2020-21 | 1,084 | 70 | 15.5:1 | 38% (409) |
| 2017-18 | 1,063 | 66.3 | 16.0:1 | 31% (333) |
| 2015-16 | 1,009 | 67 | 15.1:1 | 30% (301) |
| 2010-11 | 836 | 59 | 14.2:1 | 27% (227) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Otto Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (1,063 to 936); teachers down 5% (66.3 to 62.7).
About Otto Middle School
PLANO, Texas, is home to Otto Middle School, a medium-sized middle school. Grades offered run from 6 through 8, with 936 students enrolled. The average among middle schools in Texas is roughly 643 students; this school is 46% larger than that.
PLANO ISD includes 73 schools. Together they enroll 46,612 students.
Federal enrollment data show Asian students as the largest group at Otto Middle School, at 35%. Enrollment also includes 28% Hispanic, 21% White, 12% Black, and 4% multiracial. Among people living in Collin County, the Asian share is about 19%. Otto Middle School's diversity index is 74%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school employs the equivalent of 62.7 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 14.9:1. For comparison, middle schools in Texas average 14.4:1. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Otto Middle School is 40%. That rate is above the 30% average among public schools in Collin County.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 56.8% for Otto Middle School. The school posts 62.0%, 5.3 points above the prediction.
In the county around the school, Collin County, the median household income is $121,600, roughly 56% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 338 public schools in Collin County, enrolling about 227,575 students in all.
The closest public school to Otto Middle School is Armstrong Middle School, about 1.2 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Otto Middle School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Otto Middle School as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment is down 14% from 2020-21, when Otto Middle School had 1,084 students, to 2024-25, when it had 936.
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Collin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,163,337
Census ACS
Median income
$121,600
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
56%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
338
227,575 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PLANO ISD
- Plano East Sr High SchoolHigh · 3,033 students
- Plano West Senior High SchoolHigh · 2,559 students
- Plano Sr High SchoolHigh · 2,267 students
- Shepton High SchoolHigh · 1,360 students
- Jasper High SchoolHigh · 1,301 students
- Renner Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,137 students
Other schools in PLANO
- Plano East Sr High SchoolHigh · 3,033 students
- Plano West Senior High SchoolHigh · 2,559 students
- Plano Sr High SchoolHigh · 2,267 students
- Shepton High SchoolHigh · 1,360 students
- Jasper High SchoolHigh · 1,301 students
- Renner Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,137 students
Nearby schools
- Armstrong Middle School1.2 mi · 490
- Stinson Elementary School1.2 mi · 463
- Forman Elementary School1.3 mi · 473
- Schell Elementary School1.6 mi · 403
- Meadows Elementary School2.0 mi · 414
- Head Start2.0 mi · 143
Frequently asked questions
About Otto Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Otto Middle School?
Otto Middle School enrolls approximately 936 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Otto Middle School serve?
Otto Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Otto Middle School?
Approximately 14.9:1 students per teacher at Otto Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Otto Middle School?
Student demographics at Otto Middle School are roughly 21% White, 28% Hispanic, 12% Black, 35% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Otto Middle School?
Otto Middle School is overseen by PLANO ISD in Collin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.