RASCO MIDDLE

Set in LAKE JACKSON, Texas, RASCO MIDDLE is a mid-sized intermediate school, operated by BRAZOSPORT ISD. It works with 735 students across grades 5 through 6.

BRAZOSPORT ISD runs 18 schools in total, collectively educating 11,169 students. RASCO MIDDLE is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, RASCO MIDDLE logs that 44% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder looks like 43% Hispanic, 6% Black, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with Brazoria County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, RASCO MIDDLE shows 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. Around 47% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, RASCO MIDDLE falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 53.4%; this one comes in at 38.4%, -15.1 points off the demographic line.

In the area at large, census data for Brazoria County shows median household income runs about $97,993, roughly 33% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Brazoria County runs 115 public schools (combined enrollment of about 75,767 students), of which RASCO MIDDLE is one.

Nearest neighbor: LAKE JACKSON INT, around 1.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around RASCO MIDDLE. On composite proficiency, RASCO MIDDLE comes 7th of 7 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 58.1%.

RASCO MIDDLE operates from a suburban location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 11%: 822 students in 2018 compared to 735 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 15.8:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.