STAFFORD MIDDLE

STAFFORD MIDDLE is a mid-sized intermediate school in FRISCO, Texas, one of the schools within FRISCO ISD. The school serves 946 students in grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 643 students each, so STAFFORD MIDDLE sits 47% larger than that benchmark.

STAFFORD MIDDLE is one of 76 schools operated by FRISCO ISD, a district that educates 65,289 students overall.

Demographically, STAFFORD MIDDLE reports that the largest single group is Asian at 34%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 30% White, 17% Black, 13% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That is noticeably more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 11%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 65 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 14.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 16% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Denton County runs at roughly 35%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, STAFFORD MIDDLE performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 67.0%, the actual is 65.1%, a residual of -2.0 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Denton County put median household income runs about $111,498, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. STAFFORD MIDDLE is one of 267 public schools in Denton County (combined enrollment of about 175,222 students).

The closest other public school is PHILLIPS EL, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts STAFFORD MIDDLE at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 69.4%.

STAFFORD MIDDLE operates from an outer-ring location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at STAFFORD MIDDLE has expanded 9%, going from 871 students in 2018 to 946 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment edged up from 17% to 34% over that span.

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