Summary
Schimelpfenig Middle is a high-performing public middle school located in Plano, Texas, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 819 students. As part of the Plano Independent School District, which is ranked 230 out of 961 districts in Texas and has a 4-star rating, Schimelpfenig Middle has consistently been ranked among the top middle schools in the state, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years.
Schimelpfenig Middle's academic performance is particularly noteworthy, as the school consistently outperforms the Plano ISD and Texas state averages on STAAR tests across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Schimelpfenig Middle had 83.52% of 6th graders, 80.83% of 7th graders, and 85.3% of 8th graders proficient or better in STAAR Reading, compared to 65.9%, 64.74%, and 68.62% for Plano ISD, respectively. The school's performance is also consistently strong across different student subgroups, including female, male, Asian, African American, Hispanic, White, multi-racial, English Language Learners, Special Education, and Gifted and Talented students.
Schimelpfenig Middle's excellence extends beyond academic performance, as the school has maintained very low dropout rates, ranging from 0.2% to 0.8% over the past few years, which are significantly lower than the district and state averages. Additionally, the school's relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 18.44% to 19.93% over the past few years, suggests a relatively low-poverty student population compared to other schools in the district and state. When compared to nearby middle schools in the Plano ISD and Frisco ISD, Schimelpfenig Middle consistently outperforms most of them on academic measures, with the exception of a few top-performing schools like Robinson Middle and Rice Middle in Plano, and Vandeventer Middle and Fowler Middle in Frisco.
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