William Rushing Middle School

William Rushing Middle School is a large middle school in PROSPER, Texas. The school reports 1,691 students in grades 6 through 8. Average enrollment for middle schools in Texas is about 643, so this school runs 163% above that.

PROSPER ISD enrolls 31,651 students, and its 27 schools include William Rushing Middle School.

Asian students form the largest group at William Rushing Middle School, 40% of enrollment. Other groups make up 30% White, 11% Hispanic, 11% Black, and 7% multiracial. County-wide, 11% of Denton County residents are Asian. By the diversity index, William Rushing Middle School comes in at 72%.

The school employs the equivalent of 100.9 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 16.8:1. Among middle schools in Texas, the typical ratio is 14.4:1.

Census estimates describe Denton County this way: median household income is about $111,498, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 49%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Denton County number 267 and enroll about 175,222.

Chuck and Cindy Stuber Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

In the federal locale system, William Rushing Middle School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

The 2020-21 count was 967 students and the 2024-25 count was 1,691. A difference that large may reflect a change in which grades the school serves. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 15.1:1; by 2024-25 it was 16.8:1.

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