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Enrollment
872
Middle
DISTRICT 804 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLANO ISD·NCES 483510008151
Rice Middle School
8500 GIFFORD DR, PLANO, TX 75025 · (469) 752-6000 · Collin County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL872 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
11%
93 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 | 277 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 292 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 303 | 35% |
Student demographics
53%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
92.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +31.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
88.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +8.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 92 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 88 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 31 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 74.0% | 18.0% | 6.0% | 2.0% |
| Mathematics | 68.0% | 20.0% | 10.0% | 2.0% |
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 | 92.0% | 88.0% |
| 2024-25 | 89.0% | 89.0% |
| 2023-24 | 91.0% | 88.0% |
| 2022-23 | 84.0% | 82.0% |
| 2021-22 | 69.0% | 71.0% |
| 2020-21 | 61.0% | 80.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
84.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 84% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 69% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 15 points, placing it in Texas's top 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 Middle School
Rice Middle School's state test result (84.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rice Middle School this school | 872 | 10.7% | 84.3% |
| Fort Settlement Middle School SUGAR LAND | 1,504 | 12.1% | 87.6% |
| Fowler Middle School PLANO | 967 | 6.4% | 89.2% |
| Vandeventer Middle School FRISCO | 846 | 10.9% | 85.2% |
| Nelson Middle School FRISCO | 1,094 | 4.8% | 87.5% |
| Uplift North Hills Prep Middle School IRVING | 502 | 14.9% | 80.0% |
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 Rice Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Collin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 84.3% | #13 of 1,635 | #5 of 51 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 88.0% | #17 of 1,670 ▼ 5 | #4 of 57 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 92.0% | #15 of 1,670 ▲ 10 | #3 of 57 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.0pp | #999 of 1,570 | #39 of 52 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 872 | #448 of 1,749 | #30 of 57 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #1,274 of 1,542 | #45 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.4% | #768 of 1,543 | #51 of 57 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 10.7% | #1,621 of 1,648 | #47 of 51 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.3% | #364 of 942 | #11 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
872
-131 (-13%) vs 2020
+4% since 2000-01, when it was 840
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 872 | 51.9 | 16.8:1 | 11% (93) |
| 2023-24 | 914 | 49.5 | 18.5:1 | 10% (95) |
| 2022-23 | 944 | 51.3 | 18.4:1 | 9% (88) |
| 2020-21 | 1,003 | 58 | 17.3:1 | 10% (98) |
| 2017-18 | 1,080 | 60 | 18.0:1 | 5% (51) |
| 2015-16 | 1,129 | 64 | 17.6:1 | 3% (37) |
| 2010-11 | 1,167 | 68 | 17.2:1 | 4% (47) |
| 2000-01 | 840 | 55 | 15.3:1 | 1% (10) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rice Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (1,080 to 872); teachers down 14% (60 to 51.9).
About Rice Middle School
Rice Middle School is a middle-grades school with a street address in PLANO, Texas. The school offers grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 872 students. Across middle schools in Texas, the average enrollment is about 643.
Rice Middle School belongs to PLANO ISD, a district of 73 schools and 46,612 students.
Asian students are 65% of those enrolled at Rice Middle School. The next largest groups are 16% White, 9% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 5% Black. In Collin County overall, about 19% of residents are Asian. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 53, compared with 70 nationally.
Rice Middle School reports a ratio of 16.8 students per teacher, from 51.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas is 2.4 students per teacher. At Rice Middle School, 11% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Across public schools in Collin County, the average is 30%.
In Texas, Rice Middle School is one of the top 10% of schools on BeatsExpectations, with an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 84.3% compared with a predicted 69.1%.
American Community Survey estimates for Collin County show that median household income comes to about $121,600, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 56%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Collin County's 338 public schools enroll about 227,575 students and include Rice Middle School.
Rice Middle School's closest public school neighbor is Skaggs Elementary School, about 0.3 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Local comparison: Rice Middle School ranks 4th of 9 nearby schools, at 84.3% versus an 81.7% average.
Rice Middle School is coded as City: Large in federal locale data.
Enrollment was 872 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 1,003.
The discussion board for Rice Middle School is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
- Skaggs Elementary School0.3 mi · 356
- Wyatt Elementary School0.7 mi · 318
- Fowler Middle School0.7 mi · 967
- Mathews Elementary School1.0 mi · 460
- Anderson Elementary School1.1 mi · 748
- Borchardt Elementary School1.1 mi · 666
Frequently asked questions
About Rice Middle SchoolHow large is Rice Middle School?
Rice Middle School enrolls approximately 872 students in grades 06-08.
Is Rice Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Rice Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rice Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Rice Middle School is approximately 16.8:1 (52 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Rice Middle School?
At Rice Middle School, the student body is approximately 16% White, 9% Hispanic, 5% Black, 65% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Rice Middle School public or private?
Rice Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by PLANO ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.