Enrollment
321
Middle
DISTRICT 368 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICE ISD·NCES 483696012619
Rice Intermediate/Middle School
1402 SW MCKINNEY ST, RICE, TX 75155 · (903) 326-4190 · Navarro County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL321 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% of Texas public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
279 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 82 | 26% |
| Grade 6 | 73 | 23% |
| Grade 7 | 86 | 27% |
| Grade 8 | 80 | 25% |
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · 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
Rice Intermediate/Middle School→Rice High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within RICE ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
54.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +30.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
52.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +17.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 30 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 17 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 26.0% | 28.0% | 21.0% | 25.0% |
| Mathematics | 20.0% | 32.0% | 25.0% | 23.0% |
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 | 54.0% | 52.0% |
| 2024-25 | 51.0% | 51.0% |
| 2023-24 | 54.0% | 54.0% |
| 2022-23 | 37.0% | 47.0% |
| 2021-22 | 36.0% | 45.0% |
| 2020-21 | 24.0% | 35.0% |
% 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
46.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Rice Intermediate/Middle School
Rice Intermediate/Middle School's state test result (46.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rice Intermediate/Middle School this school | 321 | 86.9% | 46.7% |
| Mathis Middle School MATHIS | 344 | 85.2% | 34.0% |
| Brownfield Middle School BROWNFIELD | 327 | 90.5% | 32.8% |
| Bowie 6th Grade Campus AMARILLO | 326 | 87.4% | 43.5% |
| Gilbert Gerdes Junior High School LULING | 306 | 82.0% | 32.6% |
| Watson Junior High School MULESHOE | 285 | 86.3% | 30.7% |
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 Rice Intermediate/Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.7% | #629 of 1,635 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #504 of 1,670 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #863 of 1,670 ▲ 58 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.0pp | #733 of 1,570 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 321 | #1,369 of 1,749 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #1,206 of 1,542 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.3% | #1,132 of 1,543 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.9% | #347 of 1,648 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.2% | #205 of 942 |
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
321
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
-17% since 2010-11, when it was 388
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 16.8:1
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 | 321 | 19.6 | 16.4:1 | 87% (279) |
| 2023-24 | 302 | 19 | 15.9:1 | 73% (220) |
| 2022-23 | 322 | 20.7 | 15.6:1 | 78% (251) |
| 2020-21 | 320 | 19 | 16.8:1 | 66% (210) |
| 2017-18 | 435 | 29.5 | 14.7:1 | 74% (321) |
| 2015-16 | 427 | 29 | 14.7:1 | 73% (311) |
| 2010-11 | 388 | 25 | 15.5:1 | 75% (292) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rice Intermediate/Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (435 to 321); teachers down 34% (29.5 to 19.6).
About Rice Intermediate/Middle School
Rice Intermediate/Middle School is a small middle school with its address in RICE, Texas. A federal count lists 321 students at the school, in grades 5 through 8. Average enrollment for middle schools in Texas is about 643, so this school runs 50% smaller than that.
RICE ISD runs Rice Intermediate/Middle School along with 2 other schools, enrolling 1,105 students in total.
A majority of students at Rice Intermediate/Middle School, 77%, are Hispanic. The next largest groups are 18% White and 3% Black. The school's Hispanic share is 45 points above the 32% share among Navarro County residents. Rice Intermediate/Middle School has a diversity index of 37%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Rice Intermediate/Middle School's 19.6 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 16.4:1. That ratio is over the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 87%. Among public schools in Navarro County, the average eligibility rate is 71%.
Rice Intermediate/Middle School is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 75% of Texas public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Rice Intermediate/Middle School is 10.2 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (46.7% versus 36.6%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Texas.
In Navarro County (population about 54,711), median household income is about $63,111, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 18%, and about 13% of people live in poverty. A total of 25 public schools operate in Navarro County, serving about 10,681 students.
Rice High School is the public school closest to Rice Intermediate/Middle School, about 0.3 miles away. Rice Intermediate/Middle School has 2 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Rice Intermediate/Middle School ranks 2nd of 8 nearby schools, at 46.7% versus a 41.5% average.
NCES assigns Rice Intermediate/Middle School the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 320 in 2020-21 and 321 in 2024-25.
Discussion on this page can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Navarro County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
54,711
Census ACS
Median income
$63,111
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
10,681 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in RICE ISD
- Rice Elementary SchoolElementary · 444 students
- Rice High SchoolHigh · 340 students
Other schools in RICE
- Rice Elementary SchoolElementary · 444 students
- Rice High SchoolHigh · 340 students
Nearby schools
- Rice High School0.3 mi · 340
- Rice Elementary School0.4 mi · 444
- Fannin Elementary School7.3 mi · 376
- Collins Intermediate School8.3 mi · 891
- Bowie Elementary School8.6 mi · 494
- Ennis Junior High School9.4 mi · 908
Frequently asked questions
About Rice Intermediate/Middle SchoolHow many students attend Rice Intermediate/Middle School?
Rice Intermediate/Middle School enrolls approximately 321 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Rice Intermediate/Middle School serve?
Rice Intermediate/Middle School serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Rice Intermediate/Middle School?
Approximately 16.4:1 students per teacher at Rice Intermediate/Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Rice Intermediate/Middle School?
Student demographics at Rice Intermediate/Middle School are roughly 18% White, 77% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Rice Intermediate/Middle School public or private?
Rice Intermediate/Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by RICE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.