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What's the most underrated thing about RHODES IS that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
746
Middle
DISTRICT 692 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORNEY ISD·NCES 481956014040
Rhodes Is
775 INNOVATION BLVD, FORNEY, TX 75126 · (469) 762-4370 · Kaufman County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL746 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
450 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 5 | 358 | 48% |
| Grade 6 | 388 | 52% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
47.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +5.0pp since 2021
Mathematics
37.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -6.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 5 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 23.0% | 24.0% | 22.0% | 31.0% |
| Mathematics | 12.0% | 25.0% | 32.0% | 31.0% |
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 | 47.0% | 37.0% |
| 2024-25 | 46.0% | 30.0% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 33.0% |
| 2022-23 | 55.0% | 50.0% |
| 2021-22 | 42.0% | 43.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
32.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 48% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Rhodes Is
Rhodes Is's state test result (32.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhodes Is this school | 746 | 60.3% | 32.4% |
| Jackson Middle School FORNEY | 807 | 57.4% | 41.2% |
| Smith Intermediate School FORNEY | 680 | 64.6% | 34.6% |
| Navo Middle School AUBREY | 699 | 54.6% | 36.5% |
| Odom Middle School BEAUMONT | 837 | 68.8% | 42.9% |
| Summer Creek Middle School CROWLEY | 1,035 | 71.5% | 30.0% |
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 Rhodes Is ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Kaufman County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.4% | #1,298 of 1,635 | #13 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #1,053 of 1,670 ▲ 237 | #11 of 15 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #1,171 of 1,670 ▼ 27 | #10 of 15 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -10.5pp | #40 of 1,570 | #1 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 746 | #666 of 1,749 | #6 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #629 of 1,542 | #5 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.3% | #489 of 1,543 | #7 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.3% | #935 of 1,648 | #9 of 15 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 746 | 52.9 | 14.1:1 | 60% (450) |
| 2023-24 | 985 | 68.9 | 14.3:1 | 56% (550) |
| 2022-23 | 995 | 72.4 | 13.7:1 | 51% (512) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rhodes Is.
About Rhodes Is
Rhodes Is is a mid-sized middle-grades school with its address in FORNEY, Texas. Its enrollment is 746 students, spread over grades 5 through 6.
The 24 schools in FORNEY ISD enroll 18,565 students altogether, Rhodes Is among them.
At Rhodes Is, 58% of students are Black. Other students are 21% Hispanic, 12% White, 5% multiracial, and 4% Asian. That is higher than the 19% Black share among all Kaufman County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 60%.
Rhodes Is reports a ratio of 14.1 students per teacher, from 52.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas is close to this figure. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Rhodes Is, 60% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Kaufman County is close, at 59%.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, Rhodes Is is among the bottom 10% of schools in Texas. Predicted: 47.9%. Actual: 32.4%.
In the wider Kaufman County area, the median household earns about $89,485 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 27% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Rhodes Is shares Kaufman County with 64 other public schools.
Measured in a straight line, Jackson Middle School is less than a tenth of a mile from Rhodes Is. The five-mile area around Rhodes Is holds at least 8 other public schools. Among 6 nearby schools that report test results, Rhodes Is ranks 6th on proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Rhodes Is is Rural: Fringe.
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Kaufman County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
172,604
Census ACS
Median income
$89,485
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
65
41,319 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in FORNEY ISD
- North Forney High SchoolHigh · 2,648 students
- Forney High SchoolHigh · 2,582 students
- Jackson Middle SchoolMiddle · 807 students
- Ed Wilson Elementary SchoolElementary · 786 students
- Jones Int ScMiddle · 758 students
- Willett Elementary SchoolElementary · 741 students
Other schools in FORNEY
- North Forney High SchoolHigh · 2,648 students
- Forney High SchoolHigh · 2,582 students
- Jackson Middle SchoolMiddle · 807 students
- Ed Wilson Elementary SchoolElementary · 786 students
- Jones Int ScMiddle · 758 students
- Willett Elementary SchoolElementary · 741 students
Nearby schools
- Jackson Middle School0.1 mi · 807
- Early Childhood Center0.2 mi · 341
- Ed Wilson Elementary School0.4 mi · 786
- Criswell Elementary School0.6 mi · 549
- Crosby Elementary School1.4 mi · 452
- Basepoint Academy - Forney1.5 mi · 16
Frequently asked questions
About Rhodes IsHow many students attend Rhodes Is?
Rhodes Is enrolls approximately 746 students in grades 05-06.
Is Rhodes Is an elementary, middle, or high school?
Rhodes Is is a middle school covering grades 05-06.
How many teachers does Rhodes Is have?
Rhodes Is employs 53 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Rhodes Is?
Student demographics at Rhodes Is are roughly 12% White, 21% Hispanic, 58% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Rhodes Is in?
Rhodes Is is part of FORNEY ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.