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Rice Middle

Public Grades 6-8

22^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,344 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 99% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Rice Middle is a high-performing public middle school in Plano, Texas, serving 914 students in grades 6-8. It is part of the Plano Independent School District, which is ranked 230 out of 961 districts in Texas and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Rice Middle has consistently been ranked among the top middle schools in Texas, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years.

Rice Middle consistently outperforms the Plano Independent School District and the state of Texas in STAAR test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Rice Middle's proficiency rates in reading, math, science, and social studies were significantly higher than the district and state averages. The school also ranks highly in the state for its performance with female, male, Asian, and English Language Learner students. When compared to nearby schools in the Plano Independent School District and the Frisco Independent School District, Rice Middle consistently outperforms most of them in academic achievement and other key metrics.

Rice Middle's exceptional performance is further highlighted by its very low dropout rates, ranging from 0.0% to 0.8% over the past few years, which are significantly lower than the state and district averages. The school's high spending per student, ranging from $7,793 to $8,769 over the past few years, may contribute to its strong academic performance. Rice Middle's consistent high performance and ability to maintain a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger is a testament to the school's commitment to excellence and the effectiveness of its educational programs.

872

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,414

Per pupil spending ?

10.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8500 Gifford Dr
Plano, TX 75025-3896

(469) 752-6000

District: Plano Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Rice Middle usually attend:

High:

Plano West Senior High School

Feeder schools for Rice Middle:

Elementary:	Andrews Elementary
	Skaggs Elementary
	Wyatt Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

65.5%

White:

15.8%

Hispanic:

8.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2015 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (86% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Texas middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Plano Independent School District (Isd)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school86%

District avg57%

Texas avg45%

22^nd of 2,344

Texas public middle schools ?

Top 1%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 13Middle Schools in the Plano Independent School District (Isd)

230^th of 961Plano Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	97.6	22 of 2344	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	97.7	26 of 2372	98.9%	★★★★★
2023	97.5	32 of 2330	98.6%	★★★★★
2022	96.4	47 of 2254	97.9%	★★★★★
2021	98.2	22 of 2252	99.0%	★★★★★
2019	98.8	14 of 2193	99.4%	★★★★★
2018	98.4	22 of 2080	98.9%	★★★★★
2017	99.0	13 of 2027	99.4%	★★★★★
2016	92.4	17 of 1987	99.1%	★★★★★
2015	92.8	19 of 2043	99.1%	★★★★★
2014	92.6	16 of 1987	99.2%	★★★★★
2013	92.5	18 of 1973	99.1%	★★★★★
2012	93.7	14 of 1951	99.3%	★★★★★
2011	84.2	32 of 1895	98.3%	★★★★★
2010	84.3	22 of 1803	98.8%	★★★★★
2009	86.1	18 of 1763	99.0%	★★★★★
2008	86.7	23 of 1718	98.7%	★★★★★
2007	88.9	14 of 1684	99.2%	★★★★★
2006	90.5	9 of 1585	99.4%	★★★★★
2005	91.5	5 of 1582	99.7%	★★★★★
2004	89.1	7 of 1573	99.6%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	81.6	110 of 997	89.0%	★★★★☆
2024	85.8	94 of 1280	92.7%	★★★★★
2023	82.7	137 of 1273	89.2%	★★★★☆
2022	77.6	171 of 1251	86.3%	★★★★☆
2021	73.6	204 of 1213	83.2%	★★★★☆
2019	78.5	161 of 1193	86.5%	★★★★☆
2018	82.8	120 of 1167	89.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	82.0	39 of 505	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	81.7	47 of 617	92.4%	★★★★★
2023	83.1	41 of 616	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	81.8	57 of 606	90.6%	★★★★★
2021	85.5	42 of 589	92.9%	★★★★★
2019	86.1	28 of 594	95.3%	★★★★★
2018	84.0	42 of 587	92.8%	★★★★★

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	80.5	198 of 2182	90.9%	★★★★★
2021	78.1	189 of 2118	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	76.9	213 of 2058	89.7%	★★★★☆
2018	73.2	250 of 2008	87.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	96.6	26 of 1428	98.2%	★★★★★
2024	97.2	28 of 1770	98.4%	★★★★★
2023	92.3	67 of 1720	96.1%	★★★★★
2022	77.8	178 of 1643	89.2%	★★★★☆
2021	82.7	100 of 1592	93.7%	★★★★★
2019	95.3	29 of 1445	98.0%	★★★★★
2018	83.6	93 of 1376	93.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	97.4	17 of 1825	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	95.9	37 of 2242	98.3%	★★★★★
2023	97.0	28 of 2241	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	95.5	52 of 2221	97.7%	★★★★★
2021	96.9	31 of 2151	98.6%	★★★★★
2019	98.4	14 of 2047	99.3%	★★★★★
2018	97.7	21 of 2008	99.0%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	78.8	73 of 1230	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	79.2	96 of 1481	93.5%	★★★★★
2022	81.6	72 of 1488	95.2%	★★★★★
2021	82.9	86 of 1501	94.3%	★★★★★
2019	79.8	79 of 1446	94.5%	★★★★★
2018	79.0	131 of 1430	90.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	87.8	93 of 1731	94.6%	★★★★★
2024	83.1	178 of 2119	91.6%	★★★★★
2023	95.2	44 of 2116	97.9%	★★★★★
2022	81.9	213 of 2077	89.7%	★★★★☆
2021	92.0	69 of 2043	96.6%	★★★★★
2019	95.1	50 of 1935	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	94.4	57 of 1895	97.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	86.0	87 of 1820	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	90.4	73 of 2235	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	85.8	143 of 2251	93.6%	★★★★★
2022	93.5	49 of 2220	97.8%	★★★★★
2021	86.0	118 of 2172	94.6%	★★★★★
2019	96.9	33 of 2073	98.4%	★★★★★
2018	87.0	112 of 2039	94.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	95.3	39 of 1818	97.9%	★★★★★
2024	97.0	30 of 2246	98.7%	★★★★★
2023	97.1	36 of 2245	98.4%	★★★★★
2022	96.6	43 of 2228	98.1%	★★★★★
2021	98.4	17 of 2168	99.2%	★★★★★
2019	98.8	12 of 2069	99.4%	★★★★★
2018	98.3	18 of 2030	99.1%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	80.6	85 of 676	87.4%	★★★★☆
2024	80.1	109 of 818	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	83.3	83 of 817	89.8%	★★★★☆
2021	94.6	11 of 743	98.5%	★★★★★
2019	84.6	55 of 753	92.7%	★★★★★
2018	84.9	43 of 720	94.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	82.9	92 of 1568	94.1%	★★★★★
2024	77.8	168 of 1891	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	87.3	85 of 1815	95.3%	★★★★★
2022	91.1	54 of 1757	96.9%	★★★★★
2021	84.0	83 of 1712	95.2%	★★★★★
2019	66.4	269 of 1626	83.5%	★★★★☆
2018	60.5	336 of 1597	79.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	82.4	131 of 1439	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	81.9	166 of 1733	90.4%	★★★★★
2023	81.3	210 of 1749	88.0%	★★★★☆
2022	80.3	213 of 1723	87.6%	★★★★☆
2021	77.7	247 of 1700	85.5%	★★★★☆
2019	89.5	89 of 1684	94.7%	★★★★★
2018	81.0	222 of 1673	86.7%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)98th percentile~ school

Male (2025)98th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)95th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)95th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)94th percentile-5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)94th percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2025)92nd percentile-7 vs school

At Risk (2022)91st percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)91st percentile-8 vs school

African American (2025)89th percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)87th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I97%+50 vs state

Science90%+43 vs state

Reading88%+34 vs state

Mathematics84%+45 vs state

Social Studies73%+44 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR EOC Biology (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)			STAAR Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Science (2025)	STAAR Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Rice Middle	Public	6-8	8500 Gifford Dr	Plano	75025	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 752-6000	872	52	16.8	10.7%	138 (15.8%)	40 (4.6%)	76 (8.7%)	571 (65.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (5.0%)	97.6	22^nd of 2344 public middle schools	99.1%		97.7	26^th of 2372 public middle schools	98.9%	4	97.5		83.8	89.1	90.3	80.4	60.3	90.1	89.6	73.2	$7,414
Fowler Middle	Public	6-8	3801 McDermott Rd	Plano	75025	Collin County	Frisco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 633-5050	967	62	15.6	6.4%	134 (13.9%)	57 (5.9%)	49 (5.1%)	702 (72.6%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.0%)	98.4	16^th of 2344 public middle schools	99.3%		98.6	11^th of 2372 public middle schools	99.5%	5	100.0		90.1	84.7	91.8	84.9	89.8	93.4	87.3	77.6	$8,074
Schimelpfenig Middle	Public	6-8	2400 Maumelle Dr	Plano	75023	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 752-6400	826	53	15.6	17.2%	371 (44.9%)	60 (7.3%)	115 (13.9%)	237 (28.7%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	35 (4.2%)	95.2	63^rd of 2344 public middle schools	97.3%		95.2	69^th of 2372 public middle schools	97.1%	6	99.3		83.5	80.8	85.3	71.4	53.1	82.4	80.3	73.4	$8,018
Robinson Middle	Public	6-8	6701 Preston Meadow Dr	Plano	75024	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 752-6200	1,084	62	17.6	17.1%	290 (26.8%)	111 (10.2%)	177 (16.3%)	429 (39.6%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (6.5%)	91	133^rd of 2344 public middle schools	94.3%		88.8	178^th of 2372 public middle schools	92.5%	45	98.7		81.6	78.3	80.3	68.8	37.7	77.5	69.1	60.1	$6,772
Hendrick Middle	Public	6-8	7400 Red River Dr	Plano	75025	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 752-5600	528	45	11.8	45.8%	162 (30.7%)	133 (25.2%)	135 (25.6%)	56 (10.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (7.6%)	56.4	881^st of 2344 public middle schools	62.4%		64	684^th of 2372 public middle schools	71.2%	197	88.7		54.8	61.4	64.7	29.1	30.0	60.4	44.2	21.9	$10,487
Vandeventer Middle	Public	6-8	6075 Independence Pkwy	Frisco	75035	Collin County	Frisco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 633-4350	846	58	14.7	10.9%	187 (22.1%)	65 (7.7%)	63 (7.4%)	487 (57.6%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (4.7%)	97.4	24^th of 2344 public middle schools	99.0%		97.2	34^th of 2372 public middle schools	98.6%	10	99.4		86.9	82.1	91.9	76.0	82.2	77.2	87.5	80.3	$8,422
Clark Middle	Public	6-8	4600 Colby Dr	Frisco	75035	Collin County	Frisco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 633-4600	824	62	13.2	23.5%	213 (25.8%)	108 (13.1%)	149 (18.1%)	325 (39.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (3.4%)	89.4	158^th of 2344 public middle schools	93.3%		88.1	193^rd of 2372 public middle schools	91.9%	35	88.1		81.4	76.3	79.6	62.7	69.9	42.5	73.8	59.7	$8,786
Lawler Middle	Public	6-8	12921 Rolater Rd	Frisco	75035	Collin County	Frisco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 633-4150	903	58	15.6	4.1%	77 (8.5%)	29 (3.2%)	23 (2.5%)	749 (82.9%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.1%)	99.1	7^th of 2344 public middle schools	99.7%		99.3	6^th of 2372 public middle schools	99.7%	1	100.0	100.0	94.0	93.2	95.3	94.0	94.4	88.9	94.5	78.3	$7,889
Ereckson Middle	Public	7-8	450 Tatum Dr	Allen	75013	Collin County	Allen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 747-3308	1,263	71	17.8	19.9%	436 (34.5%)	131 (10.4%)	188 (14.9%)	442 (35.0%)	8 (0.6%)	4 (0.3%)	54 (4.3%)	93.4	92^nd of 2344 public middle schools	96.1%		94.6	75^th of 2372 public middle schools	96.8%	17	99.3			79.3	82.7		80.5	59.4	73.8	59.0	$8,181
Hunt Middle	Public	6-8	4900 Legendary Dr	Frisco	75034	Collin County	Frisco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 633-5200	852	54	15.9	19.8%	246 (28.9%)	86 (10.1%)	174 (20.4%)	296 (34.7%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (5.4%)	91.6	124^th of 2344 public middle schools	94.7%		91.6	123^rd of 2372 public middle schools	94.8%	1	84.9		78.4	77.4	81.2	68.3	76.8	63.9	80.3	43.5	$8,030

Frequently Asked Questions about Rice Middle

What is the racial makeup of Rice Middle?

Students at Rice Middle are 65% Asian, 16% White, 9% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 5% African American.

How many students attend Rice Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 872 students attended Rice Middle.

What high school do graduates of Rice Middle attend?

Students who attend Rice Middle usually go on to attend Plano West Senior High School

What district is Rice Middle in?

Plano Independent School District (Isd)

Is Rice Middle a good school?

Yes! Rice Middle is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 22^nd of 2344 Texas middle schools.

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