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Rice Middle School
Best Dallas open enrollment public middle schools rank: 2
Academic performance score: 10
The ranking methodology used for both the state and metropolitan area best middle schools analyses is described on this complete 2019 Dallas area public middle school rankings page. Middle/junior high schools with combined State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) and college readiness academic performance indexes ranked in the top ten percent of Texas middle schools are awarded an academic performance score of 10, schools in the next lower, ninth decile receive an academic performance score of 9, and so on.2018 Texas Education Agency (TEA) scaled STAAR score: 96
As described in the Texas Education Agency 2018 Accountability Manual, the STAAR scaled score is calculated by first adding equal weightings of the percentage of STAAR evaluations on which students’ performance mastered grade level, met grade level and approached grade level, dividing the sum by 3 and rounding it to the nearest whole percentage. The TEA refers to this as the STAAR raw component score. This raw score is then adjusted or “scaled” by using a conversion table to align letter grades and scores of Texas public school districts and campuses.Rice Middle School's 2018 academic accountability rating is Met Standard, the top campus rating awarded in . David Ballinger2018 by the TEA.
2018 State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) results
| all subjects | reading | writing | science | mathematics | social studies | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scaled STAAR component scores | 96 | 96 | 95 | 97 | 96 | 95 |
Click on this Dallas area middle schools link for TEA accountability ratings and STAAR scores of other DFW middle and junior high schools.
2016-2017 Enrollment
| students | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rice Middle School | 1,101 | ||
| Sixth grade | 358 | ||
| Seventh grade | 374 | ||
| Eighth grade | 369 | ||
2016-2017 teaching staff
| Number of students per teacher | 17.7 |
| Average years teaching experience | 12.1 |
Campus address and phone number
8500 Gifford Drive
Plano, TX 75025
469 752-6000
For information about Dallas suburbs served by Plano ISD schools, click on these Plano, Frisco, Dallas, Murphy and Parker links.
Sources: Plano Independent School District and Texas Education Agency
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