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Rodriguez Middle School
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 209 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 197 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 206 | 34% |
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 22 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 26.0% | 23.0% | 24.0% | 27.0% |
| Mathematics | 8.0% | 20.0% | 30.0% | 42.0% |
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 49.0% | 28.0% |
| 2024-25 | 52.0% | 28.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.0% | 25.0% |
| 2022-23 | 47.0% | 30.0% |
| 2021-22 | 37.0% | 20.0% |
| 2020-21 | 27.0% | 29.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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%.
Schools most like Rodriguez Middle School
Rodriguez Middle School's state test result (37.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rodriguez Middle School this school | 612 | 56.2% | 37.6% |
| Charles E Patterson Middle School KILLEEN | 746 | 57.1% | 38.4% |
| Liberty Hill Middle School KILLEEN | 674 | 61.0% | 38.4% |
| Dr Jimmie Don Aycock Middle School KILLEEN | 557 | 50.3% | 33.8% |
| Community Trails Middle School LAVON | 548 | 52.9% | 37.2% |
| Kennedale Junior High School KENNEDALE | 624 | 59.8% | 45.2% |
Where Rodriguez Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Denton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.6% | #1,054 of 1,635 | #35 of 44 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #1,427 of 1,670 ▼ 64 | #42 of 47 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #1,082 of 1,670 ▼ 215 | #39 of 47 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.0pp | #1,332 of 1,570 | #40 of 44 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 612 | #902 of 1,749 | #35 of 47 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #54 of 1,542 | #4 of 47 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.9% | #121 of 1,543 | #10 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.2% | #1,026 of 1,648 | #9 of 44 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.4% | #710 of 942 | #16 of 25 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 612 | 56.4 | 10.8:1 | 56% (344) |
| 2023-24 | 635 | 57.9 | 11.0:1 | 59% (372) |
| 2022-23 | 973 | 72.9 | 13.3:1 | 51% (499) |
| 2020-21 | 961 | 68 | 14.1:1 | 44% (423) |
| 2017-18 | 661 | 48.2 | 13.7:1 | 37% (246) |
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (661 to 612); teachers up 17% (48.2 to 56.4).
About Rodriguez Middle School
Rodriguez Middle School, located in OAK POINT, Texas, is a medium-sized middle school. The school reports 612 students in grades 6 through 8.
DENTON ISD has a total of 46 schools and 33,329 students, Rodriguez Middle School among them.
The most common group at Rodriguez Middle School is Black students, at 40%. After that, the student body is 25% Hispanic, 24% White, 8% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Among all residents of Denton County, the Black share is about 11%. Pick two students at random and there is a 71% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Staffing totals 56.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 10.8:1. That is lower than the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 56%. That is 21 points above the 35% average for public schools in Denton County.
Compared with Texas schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Rodriguez Middle School's results are 12.1 points below predicted: 37.6% against 49.7%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Denton County show that the median household income is $111,498, roughly 49% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Rodriguez Middle School is one of 267 public schools in the county.
The nearest other public school, Cross Oaks Elementary School, is about 1.0 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Rodriguez Middle School is 4th on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Fringe, or in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment declined 36% from its 2020-21 level of 961. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.1:1 in 2020-21 to 10.8:1 in 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Rodriguez Middle School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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