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Enrollment
1,032
Middle
DISTRICT 856 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRISCO ISD·NCES 482001013090
Pearson Middle School
2323 STONEBROOK PKWY, FRISCO, TX 75034 · (469) 633-4450 · Denton County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,032 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
66 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
5%
47 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 | 356 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 343 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 333 | 32% |
Student demographics
65%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
86.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +45.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
76.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +31.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 76 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 45 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 31 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 64.0% | 22.0% | 10.0% | 4.0% |
| Mathematics | 47.0% | 29.0% | 15.0% | 9.0% |
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 | 86.0% | 76.0% |
| 2024-25 | 88.0% | 80.0% |
| 2023-24 | 90.0% | 82.0% |
| 2022-23 | 79.0% | 74.0% |
| 2021-22 | 66.0% | 71.0% |
| 2020-21 | 41.0% | 45.0% |
% 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
82.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% 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 Pearson Middle School
Pearson Middle School's state test result (82.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pearson Middle School this school | 1,032 | 4.6% | 82.4% |
| Pioneer Heritage Middle School FRISCO | 1,037 | 6.3% | 83.6% |
| Florence W Stiles Middle School LEANDER | 1,493 | 4.0% | 82.5% |
| Canyon Vista Middle School AUSTIN | 1,295 | 9.2% | 83.1% |
| Wester Middle School FRISCO | 918 | 11.9% | 82.3% |
| Cedar Valley Middle School AUSTIN | 1,306 | 10.6% | 79.4% |
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 Pearson Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Denton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 82.4% | #20 of 1,635 | #2 of 44 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #77 of 1,670 ▼ 30 | #4 of 47 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 86.0% | #47 of 1,670 ▼ 15 | #2 of 47 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.5pp | #1,121 of 1,570 | #33 of 44 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,032 | #256 of 1,749 | #5 of 47 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #1,029 of 1,542 | #35 of 47 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.1% | #343 of 1,543 | #27 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 4.6% | #1,643 of 1,648 | #44 of 44 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +34.0% | #69 of 437 | #3 of 17 |
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
1,032
+31 (+3%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 1,032 | 65.8 | 15.7:1 | 5% (47) |
| 2023-24 | 1,025 | 69.3 | 14.8:1 | 5% (56) |
| 2022-23 | 997 | 66.6 | 15.0:1 | 6% (61) |
| 2020-21 | 1,001 | 71 | 14.1:1 | 6% (59) |
| 2017-18 | 770 | 52.3 | 14.7:1 | 3% (23) |
| 2015-16 | 592 | 44 | 13.4:1 | 2% (12) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pearson Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 34% (770 to 1,032); teachers up 26% (52.3 to 65.8).
About Pearson Middle School
Pearson Middle School is a high-enrollment middle-grades school based in FRISCO, Texas. It enrolled 1,032 students in grades 6 through 8 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, middle schools in Texas average about 643 students each.
FRISCO ISD is the district for Pearson Middle School. It has 76 schools and 65,289 students.
Pearson Middle School's enrollment has no majority group, and Asian students are the largest at 49%. Smaller groups are 31% White, 10% Hispanic, 5% Black, and 5% multiracial. County-wide, 11% of Denton County residents are Asian. The chance that two students picked at random at Pearson Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 65%.
Teachers at Pearson Middle School total 65.8 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 15.7:1. The 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas is lower than this school's figure. The school counts 47 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 5%. That is 30 points below the 35% average for public schools in Denton County.
On BeatsExpectations, Pearson Middle School is 10.7 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Texas schools.
Denton County has about 979,561 residents, and median household income is about $111,498, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Denton County number 267 and enroll about 175,222.
The nearest public school is Bledsoe Elementary School, at about 0.2 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, Pearson Middle School ranks 4th in a group of 7 nearby schools.
Pearson Middle School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Pearson Middle School went from 1,001 students to 1,032. The ratio was 14.1:1 in 2020-21 and 15.7:1 in 2024-25.
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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 Pearson Middle schools
One other US public school is named Pearson Middle. Pearson Middle School is the largest of the 2.
- Pearson Middle SchoolMarietta, GA · 806 students
Nearby schools
- Bledsoe Elementary School0.2 mi · 663
- Reedy High School0.3 mi · 2,201
- Nichols Elementary School0.7 mi · 635
- Vaughn Elementary School0.7 mi · 629
- Pioneer Heritage Middle School0.8 mi · 1,037
- Leadership Prep School Secondary1.1 mi · 891
Frequently asked questions
About Pearson Middle SchoolHow many students attend Pearson Middle School?
Pearson Middle School enrolls approximately 1,032 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Pearson Middle School serve?
Pearson Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Pearson Middle School?
Approximately 15.7:1 students per teacher at Pearson Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pearson Middle School?
At Pearson Middle School, the student body is approximately 31% White, 10% Hispanic, 5% Black, 49% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Pearson Middle School in?
Pearson Middle School is part of FRISCO ISD.
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