Griffin Middle

Griffin Middle in Frisco, TX, serves 685 students in grades 6-8 within the highly-ranked Frisco Independent School District (Isd) and has a long-standing reputation for academic excellence, though its statewide ranking has shifted from the top 2% to the 91st percentile over the last five years.

Griffin Middle remains a strong school with notable strengths, particularly in advanced coursework. Its Algebra I End-of-Course (EOC) pass rate of 91.06% and Biology EOC pass rate of 100% significantly outperform district averages, showing the school is highly effective at preparing top students for high school-level material. The school also excels with specific student groups, ranking in the 92nd percentile for Hispanic and Gifted & Talented students, and the 91st percentile for Special Education students. However, a key challenge is 8th-grade math proficiency, which has been consistently below the district average, though it is improving. This likely reflects that top math students take Algebra I (reported separately), leaving a weaker cohort in standard 8th-grade math. The school has a very low free/reduced lunch rate of about 7.9% and a 0.0% dropout rate for the last four years.

Compared to nearby schools, Griffin Middle now ranks alongside Stafford Middle (208th) and Cobb Middle (209th), while top-tier peers like Pioneer Heritage Middle and Trent Middle rank in the top 100. The contrast with out-of-district neighbor Lowell H Strike Middle in Little Elm Independent School District (Isd) is stark—Griffin has a 7.88% free/reduced lunch rate and ranks in the 91st percentile, while Strike has a 40.18% rate and ranks in the 65th percentile. Meanwhile, Staley Middle, also in Frisco ISD, has a 47.21% free/reduced lunch rate and a 40th percentile rank, despite having the highest per-student spending and lowest student-teacher ratio, highlighting how demographic profiles can vary widely even within the same district.