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Staley Middle School
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 180 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 204 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 207 | 35% |
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 54 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 35 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 27 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 28.0% | 26.0% | 21.0% | 25.0% |
| Mathematics | 13.0% | 29.0% | 29.0% | 29.0% |
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 54.0% | 42.0% |
| 2024-25 | 57.0% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 61.0% | 41.0% |
| 2022-23 | 35.0% | 28.0% |
| 2021-22 | 29.0% | 24.0% |
| 2020-21 | 19.0% | 15.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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%.
Where Staley Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Collin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #616 of 1,635 | #40 of 51 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #855 of 1,670 | #46 of 57 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #846 of 1,670 | #47 of 57 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +16.5pp | #430 of 1,570 | #16 of 52 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 591 | #946 of 1,749 | #50 of 57 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #95 of 1,542 | #3 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.1% | #163 of 1,543 | #28 of 57 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.2% | #1,199 of 1,648 | #13 of 51 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.7% | #609 of 942 | #22 of 29 |
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 | 591 | 51.6 | 11.4:1 | 47% (279) |
| 2023-24 | 600 | 54.6 | 11.0:1 | 46% (278) |
| 2022-23 | 591 | 56 | 10.6:1 | 45% (266) |
| 2020-21 | 585 | 62 | 9.4:1 | 39% (231) |
| 2017-18 | 662 | 59 | 11.2:1 | 39% (260) |
| 2015-16 | 722 | 59 | 12.2:1 | 36% (259) |
| 2010-11 | 606 | 55 | 11.0:1 | 34% (206) |
| 2000-01 | 703 | 54 | 13.0:1 | 17% (122) |
| 1990-91 | 297 | 29 | 10.2:1 | N/A |
About Staley Middle School
Staley Middle School is a public middle-grades school in FRISCO, Texas. The school serves 591 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25.
FRISCO ISD is the district for Staley Middle School. It has 76 schools and 65,289 students.
Federal enrollment data show Hispanic students as the largest group at Staley Middle School, at 43%. Other groups include 29% White, 15% Black, 7% Asian, and 6% multiracial. By comparison, Collin County residents are about 16% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 70% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Staley Middle School counts 51.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 11.4 students for each one. This ratio sits 2.9 below the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. About 47% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. Compared with the 30% average for public schools in Collin County, the school's rate is higher.
Compared with Texas schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Staley Middle School's results are 6.5 points below predicted: 47.0% against 53.5%.
Federal survey data for Collin County show that the median household income is $121,600, roughly 56% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 338 public schools in Collin County, enrolling about 227,575 students in all.
The school nearest to Staley Middle School is Founders Classical Academy - Frisco, at a distance of about 0.9 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Staley Middle School places 7th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (585) to 2024-25 (591). The ratio was 9.4:1 in 2020-21 and 11.4:1 in 2024-25.
The Staley Middle School community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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