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Enrollment
678
Middle
DISTRICT 698 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STAFFORD MSD·NCES 484135005926
Stafford Middle School
1424 CONSTITUTION AVE, STAFFORD, TX 77477 · (281) 261-9215 · Fort Bend County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL678 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 20% of Texas public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+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
13.9:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
546 students
DISTRICT 71% · 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 | 223 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 226 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 229 | 34% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
Stafford Middle School→Stafford High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within STAFFORD MSD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
46.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +19.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
32.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +9.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 19 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 21.0% | 25.0% | 27.0% | 27.0% |
| Mathematics | 9.0% | 23.0% | 36.0% | 32.0% |
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 | 46.0% | 32.0% |
| 2024-25 | 40.0% | 29.0% |
| 2023-24 | 38.0% | 31.0% |
| 2022-23 | 34.0% | 30.0% |
| 2021-22 | 38.0% | 32.0% |
| 2020-21 | 27.0% | 23.0% |
% 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
32.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Stafford Middle School
Stafford Middle School's state test result (32.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stafford Middle School this school | 678 | 80.5% | 32.0% |
| H F Stevens Middle School CROWLEY | 723 | 80.9% | 31.0% |
| Dueitt Middle School SPRING | 720 | 83.1% | 25.2% |
| Teague Middle School HUMBLE | 550 | 83.6% | 27.1% |
| Hopper Middle School CYPRESS | 873 | 83.7% | 34.5% |
| G W Kennemer Middle School DALLAS | 795 | 79.7% | 37.4% |
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 Stafford Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Fort Bend County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #1,321 of 1,635 | #29 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #1,303 of 1,670 ▲ 42 | #28 of 33 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #1,238 of 1,670 ▲ 162 | #30 of 33 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.0pp | #1,003 of 1,570 | #16 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 678 | #791 of 1,749 | #30 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #581 of 1,542 | #5 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.5% | #567 of 1,543 | #26 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.5% | #505 of 1,648 | #3 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +28.7% | #90 of 437 | #6 of 16 |
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
678
-119 (-15%) vs 2020
+83% since 1990-91, when it was 371
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 678 | 48.7 | 13.9:1 | 81% (546) |
| 2023-24 | 703 | 47.6 | 14.8:1 | 81% (571) |
| 2022-23 | 771 | 61.7 | 12.5:1 | 80% (615) |
| 2020-21 | 797 | 55 | 14.5:1 | 72% (571) |
| 2017-18 | 527 | 36.6 | 14.4:1 | 68% (357) |
| 2015-16 | 526 | 36 | 14.6:1 | 70% (370) |
| 2010-11 | 517 | 38 | 13.6:1 | 67% (344) |
| 2000-01 | 662 | 50 | 13.2:1 | 36% (237) |
| 1990-91 | 371 | 23 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stafford Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 29% (527 to 678); teachers up 33% (36.6 to 48.7).
About Stafford Middle School
Stafford Middle School is the name of a medium-sized middle school in STAFFORD, Texas. The latest federal count shows 678 students in grades 6 through 8.
Federal data list 5 schools in STAFFORD MSD, with 3,492 students enrolled.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Stafford Middle School is Hispanic (50%). Other groups include 40% Black, 4% Asian, and 3% White. The county population is about 25% Hispanic. By the diversity index, Stafford Middle School comes in at 59%.
Stafford Middle School operates with 48.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 13.9:1. Across middle schools in Texas, the average ratio is about 14.4:1. About 81% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. That rate is above the 42% average among public schools in Fort Bend County.
Measured against Texas public middle schools, Stafford Middle School receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 39.3% for Stafford Middle School. The school posts 32.0%, 7.3 points below the prediction.
Within Fort Bend County, median household income is about $114,041, 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Fort Bend County number 217 and enroll about 191,372.
The shortest distance from Stafford Middle School to another public school is about 0.2 miles, to Stafford STEM Magnet Academy. The five-mile area around Stafford Middle School holds at least 8 other public schools. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Stafford Middle School ranks 6th on proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Stafford Middle School saw enrollment fall 15% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Stafford Middle School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 STAFFORD MSD
- Stafford High SchoolHigh · 1,108 students
- Stafford Elementary SchoolElementary · 938 students
- Stafford EccElementary · 423 students
- Stafford STEM Magnet AcademyCombined · 345 students
- Fort Bend Co AlterElementary
- Stafford Adjustment CenterElementary
Other schools in STAFFORD
- Stafford High SchoolHigh · 1,108 students
- Stafford Elementary SchoolElementary · 938 students
- Stafford EccElementary · 423 students
- Stafford STEM Magnet AcademyCombined · 345 students
- Fort Bend Co AlterElementary
- Stafford Adjustment CenterElementary
Other Stafford Middle schools
4 other US public schools in 4 states are named Stafford Middle. Stafford Middle School is the 3rd largest of the 5.
- Stafford Middle SchoolFRISCO, TX · 946 students
- Stafford MiddleStafford, VA · 961 students
- STAFFORD MIDDLE SCHOOLPLATTSBURGH, NY · 392 students
- Stafford Middle SchoolStafford Springs, CT · 285 students
Nearby schools
- Stafford STEM Magnet Academy0.2 mi · 345
- Stafford Ecc0.2 mi · 423
- Stafford High School0.2 mi · 1,108
- Stafford Elementary School0.2 mi · 938
- E A Jones Elementary School0.9 mi · 536
- Missouri City Middle School0.9 mi · 933
Frequently asked questions
About Stafford Middle SchoolHow many students attend Stafford Middle School?
Stafford Middle School enrolls approximately 678 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Stafford Middle School serve?
Stafford Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Stafford Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Stafford Middle School is approximately 13.9:1 (49 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Stafford Middle School?
At Stafford Middle School, the student body is approximately 3% White, 50% Hispanic, 40% Black, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Stafford Middle School public or private?
Stafford Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by STAFFORD MSD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.