VANDEVENTER MIDDLE

VANDEVENTER MIDDLE is one of the mid-sized intermediate schools in FRISCO, Texas, one of the schools within FRISCO ISD, with 846 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. That puts it 32% bigger than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 643 students.

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

Looking at the student body, VANDEVENTER MIDDLE records that Asian students make up the majority at 58%. Other groups include 22% White, 8% Black, 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 19% Asian, putting the school's mix visibly more Asian than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, VANDEVENTER MIDDLE lists 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.7:1. The state averages about 14.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 11% of students at VANDEVENTER MIDDLE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Collin County runs at roughly 30%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), VANDEVENTER MIDDLE is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 69.1%; this one delivers 85.8%, a residual of +16.6 points.

Around the school, Collin County reports that median household income runs about $121,600, 56% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. VANDEVENTER MIDDLE is one of 338 public schools in Collin County (combined enrollment of about 227,575 students).

ISBELL EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around VANDEVENTER MIDDLE. On composite proficiency, VANDEVENTER MIDDLE comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 81.4%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at VANDEVENTER MIDDLE has contracted 22%, going from 1,084 students in 2018 to 846 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 37% to 22% across the same window.

On the community side, members of the VANDEVENTER MIDDLE community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.