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Enrollment
1,760
Middle
DISTRICT 1,216 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT BEND ISD·NCES 481965012242
Ronald Thornton Middle School
1909 WATERS LAKE BLVD, MISSOURI CITY, TX 77459 · (281) 327-3870 · Fort Bend County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,760 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 61% of Texas public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-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
18.3:1
96 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
733 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 | 557 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 592 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 611 | 35% |
Student demographics
73%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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
61.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +27.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
42.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +21.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 27 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 21 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 32.0% | 29.0% | 21.0% | 18.0% |
| Mathematics | 16.0% | 26.0% | 29.0% | 29.0% |
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 | 61.0% | 42.0% |
| 2024-25 | 61.0% | 44.0% |
| 2023-24 | 63.0% | 43.0% |
| 2022-23 | 38.0% | 29.0% |
| 2021-22 | 37.0% | 24.0% |
| 2020-21 | 34.0% | 21.0% |
% 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
49.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Ronald Thornton Middle School
Ronald Thornton Middle School's state test result (49.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald Thornton Middle School this school | 1,760 | 41.6% | 49.9% |
| Woodcreek Middle School HOUSTON | 1,116 | 38.9% | 52.7% |
| Briscoe JH RICHMOND | 2,003 | 35.3% | 64.9% |
| Charlene McKinzey Middle School MANSFIELD | 1,043 | 35.2% | 59.8% |
| Pat Hagan Cheek Middle School AUBREY | 885 | 46.4% | 38.4% |
| Alma Martinez Intermediate School MANSFIELD | 930 | 34.6% | 58.3% |
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 Ronald Thornton Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Fort Bend County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.9% | #508 of 1,635 | #23 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #853 of 1,670 ▼ 134 | #25 of 33 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #533 of 1,670 ▼ 26 | #24 of 33 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +18.0pp | #355 of 1,570 | #1 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,760 | #7 of 1,749 | #4 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #1,444 of 1,542 | #27 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.0% | #59 of 1,543 | #10 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.6% | #1,297 of 1,648 | #16 of 33 |
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
1,760
+420 (+31%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 17.9:1
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 | 1,760 | 96.2 | 18.3:1 | 42% (733) |
| 2023-24 | 1,695 | 87 | 19.5:1 | 42% (720) |
| 2022-23 | 1,529 | 77.3 | 19.8:1 | 41% (621) |
| 2020-21 | 1,340 | 75 | 17.9:1 | 30% (403) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ronald Thornton Middle School.
About Ronald Thornton Middle School
Ronald Thornton Middle School is a middle-grades school with a street address in MISSOURI CITY, Texas. It reports enrollment of 1,760 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts enrollment 174% larger than the 643-student average for middle schools in Texas.
The 83 schools in FORT BEND ISD enroll 79,663 students altogether, Ronald Thornton Middle School among them.
No group is above 50% at Ronald Thornton Middle School; the largest is Black, at 39%. After that, the student body is 25% Hispanic, 21% White, 9% Asian, and 6% multiracial. Among all residents of Fort Bend County, the Black share is about 21%. The diversity index for Ronald Thornton Middle School is 73%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its ratio of 18.3:1 is based on 96.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. Middle schools in Texas average 14.4:1, 3.9 fewer students per teacher than here. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 42%. The average for public schools in Fort Bend County is similar, at 42%.
Ronald Thornton Middle School holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 61% of Texas public middle schools.
Test results at Ronald Thornton Middle School are 6.0 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (49.9% actual, 55.9% predicted).
Census data for Fort Bend County show median household income comes to about $114,041, about 50% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. There are 217 public schools in the county, enrolling about 191,372, Ronald Thornton Middle School among them.
Donald Leonetti Elementary School is about 0.1 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 58.0% on proficiency, and Ronald Thornton Middle School is below that at 49.9%.
Ronald Thornton Middle School is in rural territory close to an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Fringe.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased from 1,340 to 1,760, a 31% rise.
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Fort Bend County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
893,767
Census ACS
Median income
$114,041
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
50%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
217
191,372 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in FORT BEND ISD
- William B Travis High SchoolHigh · 3,114 students
- Lawrence E Elkins High SchoolHigh · 2,848 students
- Ridge Point High SchoolHigh · 2,816 students
- Stephen F Austin High SchoolHigh · 2,655 students
- Clements High SchoolHigh · 2,641 students
- George Bush High SchoolHigh · 2,428 students
Other schools in MISSOURI CITY
- Lawrence E Elkins High SchoolHigh · 2,848 students
- Ridge Point High SchoolHigh · 2,816 students
- Hightower High SchoolHigh · 2,312 students
- Thurgood Marshall High SchoolHigh · 1,698 students
- Billy Baines Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,383 students
- Lake Olympia Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,078 students
Nearby schools
- Donald Leonetti Elementary School0.1 mi · 891
- Alyssa Ferguson Elementary School0.8 mi · 722
- Ridge Point High School1.1 mi · 2,816
- Scanlan Oaks Elementary School2.2 mi · 714
- Sienna Crossing Elementary School2.5 mi · 1,035
- Almeta Crawford High School2.8 mi · 1,028
Frequently asked questions
About Ronald Thornton Middle SchoolHow large is Ronald Thornton Middle School?
Ronald Thornton Middle School enrolls approximately 1,760 students in grades 06-08.
Is Ronald Thornton Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ronald Thornton Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Ronald Thornton Middle School have?
Ronald Thornton Middle School employs 96 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.3:1.
How diverse is Ronald Thornton Middle School?
Ronald Thornton Middle School reports a student body of 21% White, 25% Hispanic, 39% Black, 9% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Ronald Thornton Middle School public or private?
Ronald Thornton Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by FORT BEND ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.