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Steam Middle

Public Grades 6-8

199^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,359 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 92% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Steam Middle in Burleson, TX, is a high-performing magnet-style school serving 595 students in grades 6-8 within the Burleson Independent School District (Isd). This school stands out as a beacon of academic excellence, ranking in the top 10% of Texas middle schools (92nd percentile) and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for four of the last five years. With a lower-than-average student-to-teacher ratio of 16.3:1 and a focus on Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math (STEAM), Steam Middle delivers exceptional results that far surpass nearby schools.

The academic proficiency at Steam Middle is remarkable, often doubling or tripling the performance of neighboring schools. For example, 8th-grade math proficiency is 73.04% at Steam Middle, compared to just 26.69% at Nick Kerr Middle and 19.92% at Hughes Middle. In advanced coursework, Steam Middle achieves near-perfect scores, with a 94.55% pass rate on the Algebra I End-of-Course (EOC) exam and a perfect 100% on the Biology EOC. This "STEAM effect" is real, creating a strong pipeline for high school success. The school also excels in equity, serving all student subgroups in the top 10% statewide, including African American, Hispanic, and low socio-economic status students.

Steam Middle achieves these top-tier results with lower per-student spending ($7,804) compared to schools like Roy Johnson Stem Academy in Everman Independent School District (Isd), which spends nearly double ($14,801) but ranks in the 39th percentile. This efficiency, combined with a low dropout rate of 1.0%, paints a picture of a highly engaged student body. For parents, Steam Middle offers a focused, inclusive, and resource-smart education that consistently outperforms its peers, making it a standout choice in the region.

595

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,394

Per pupil spending ?

26.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

900 S W Hillside Dr
Burleson, TX 76028

(817) 245-1500

District: Burleson Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.4%

Hispanic:

24.4%

Two or more races:

5.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 74th percentile in 2018 → 92nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (69% vs 50% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of Texas middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2018

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school69%

District avg50%

Texas avg50%

199^th of 2,359

Texas public middle schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 18 pts since 2018

From top 26% (2018) to top 8% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Middle Schools in the Burleson Independent School District (Isd)

278^th of 947Burleson 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
2026	86.8	199 of 2359	91.6%	★★★★★
2025	88.9	170 of 2344	92.7%	★★★★★
2024	84.5	246 of 2372	89.6%	★★★★☆
2023	87.4	191 of 2330	91.8%	★★★★★
2022	87.2	181 of 2254	92.0%	★★★★★
2021	79.8	314 of 2252	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	76.2	373 of 2193	83.0%	★★★★☆
2018	65.6	550 of 2080	73.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	87.3	93 of 1306	92.9%	★★★★★
2025	89.5	49 of 997	95.1%	★★★★★
2024	91.0	55 of 1280	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	96.6	25 of 1273	98.0%	★★★★★
2022	98.6	9 of 1251	99.3%	★★★★★
2021	93.8	32 of 1213	97.4%	★★★★★
2019	65.3	296 of 1193	75.2%	★★★★☆
2018	67.1	265 of 1167	77.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	64.3	222 of 616	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.9	240 of 589	59.3%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	64.2	483 of 2182	77.9%	★★★★☆
2021	68.3	357 of 2118	83.1%	★★★★☆
2019	59.7	557 of 2058	72.9%	★★★★☆
2018	44.1	1038 of 2008	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	67.0	258 of 1403	81.6%	★★★★☆
2025	91.9	61 of 1428	95.7%	★★★★★
2024	86.7	126 of 1770	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	88.9	101 of 1720	94.1%	★★★★★
2022	94.2	42 of 1643	97.4%	★★★★★
2021	97.5	19 of 1592	98.8%	★★★★★
2019	82.2	112 of 1445	92.2%	★★★★★
2018	70.5	187 of 1376	86.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	85.6	190 of 2263	91.6%	★★★★★
2025	87.2	118 of 1825	93.5%	★★★★★
2024	83.9	217 of 2242	90.3%	★★★★★
2023	89.1	145 of 2241	93.5%	★★★★★
2022	87.7	165 of 2221	92.6%	★★★★★
2021	76.4	356 of 2151	83.4%	★★★★☆
2019	75.3	356 of 2047	82.6%	★★★★☆
2018	64.6	556 of 2008	72.3%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	70.3	373 of 1510	75.3%	★★★★☆
2025	78.1	95 of 1230	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	77.1	173 of 1481	88.3%	★★★★☆
2022	79.3	142 of 1488	90.5%	★★★★★
2021	78.3	230 of 1501	84.7%	★★★★☆
2019	60.9	665 of 1446	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.8	725 of 1430	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	82.7	205 of 2161	90.5%	★★★★★
2025	88.3	86 of 1731	95.0%	★★★★★
2024	86.1	135 of 2119	93.6%	★★★★★
2023	89.2	111 of 2116	94.8%	★★★★★
2022	81.2	230 of 2077	88.9%	★★★★☆
2021	72.2	356 of 2043	82.6%	★★★★☆
2019	73.5	332 of 1935	82.8%	★★★★☆
2018	64.3	479 of 1895	74.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	83.4	169 of 2275	92.6%	★★★★★
2025	80.8	140 of 1820	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	79.8	214 of 2235	90.4%	★★★★★
2023	80.8	214 of 2251	90.5%	★★★★★
2022	89.5	98 of 2220	95.6%	★★★★★
2021	69.5	407 of 2172	81.3%	★★★★☆
2019	79.6	210 of 2073	89.9%	★★★★☆
2018	58.3	657 of 2039	67.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	85.7	210 of 2274	90.8%	★★★★★
2025	86.8	132 of 1818	92.7%	★★★★★
2024	78.0	325 of 2246	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	83.3	255 of 2245	88.6%	★★★★☆
2022	84.5	226 of 2228	89.9%	★★★★☆
2021	80.6	292 of 2168	86.5%	★★★★☆
2019	74.0	386 of 2069	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	65.0	544 of 2030	73.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	72.2	174 of 811	78.5%	★★★★☆
2025	67.8	161 of 676	76.2%	★★★★☆
2024	52.1	361 of 818	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.6	224 of 817	72.6%	★★★★☆
2022	78.7	112 of 813	86.2%	★★★★☆
2019	68.8	185 of 753	75.4%	★★★★☆
2018	58.0	274 of 720	61.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	73.7	228 of 1974	88.4%	★★★★☆
2025	73.0	212 of 1568	86.5%	★★★★☆
2024	63.5	441 of 1891	76.7%	★★★★☆
2023	87.6	83 of 1815	95.4%	★★★★★
2022	75.5	173 of 1757	90.2%	★★★★★
2021	66.4	282 of 1712	83.5%	★★★★☆
2019	74.3	177 of 1626	89.1%	★★★★☆
2018	45.3	703 of 1597	56.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	75.0	317 of 1743	81.8%	★★★★☆
2025	76.2	224 of 1439	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	64.5	500 of 1733	71.1%	★★★★☆
2023	71.7	386 of 1749	77.9%	★★★★☆
2022	74.4	317 of 1723	81.6%	★★★★☆
2021	63.4	512 of 1700	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.4	591 of 1684	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.9	786 of 1673	53.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2026)93rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)93rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)92nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)91st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)91st percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)88th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)82nd percentile-10 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)82nd percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)79th percentile-13 vs school

At Risk (2022)78th percentile-14 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)75th percentile-16 vs school

Asian (2023)64th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Biology100%+29 vs state

Algebra I95%+41 vs state

Reading71%+16 vs state

Mathematics67%+28 vs state

Social Studies45%+14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)			STAAR Social Studies (2026)	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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Steam Middle	Public	6-8	900 S W Hillside Dr	Burleson	76028	Johnson County	Burleson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 245-1500	595	37	16.3	26.6%	371 (62.4%)	33 (5.5%)	145 (24.4%)	11 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.7%)	86.8	199^th of 2359 public middle schools	91.6%		88.9	170^th of 2344 public middle schools	92.7%	29	94.6	100.0	68.8	71.7	73.5	68.8	60.3	73.0	45.4	$7,394
Hughes Middle	Public	6-8	316 S W Thomas St	Burleson	76028	Johnson County	Burleson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 245-0600	965	62	15.6	47.2%	460 (47.7%)	131 (13.6%)	285 (29.5%)	19 (2.0%)	6 (0.6%)	4 (0.4%)	60 (6.2%)	35.6	1557^th of 2359 public middle schools	34.0%		38.1	1457^th of 2344 public middle schools	37.8%	100	82.8	93.8	40.0	38.1	52.2	37.6	32.0	19.9	23.4	$8,245
Richard Allie Middle	Public	6-8	1033 McCart Ave	Crowley	76036	Tarrant County	Crowley Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 297-5394	1,008	70	14.4	71.9%	117 (11.6%)	488 (48.4%)	341 (33.8%)	10 (1.0%)	4 (0.4%)	6 (0.6%)	42 (4.2%)	30.4	1715^th of 2359 public middle schools	27.3%		30	1731^st of 2344 public middle schools	26.2%	16	86.4		47.4	41.8	51.8	30.6		29.4	13.0	$8,757
Tarrant County J J A E P	Public	8	1008 Hwy 1187	Crowley	76036	Tarrant County	Crowley Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(817) 297-5800	2				0 (0.0%)	2 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Nick Kerr Middle	Public	6-8	1320 E Hidden Creek Pkwy	Burleson	76028	Johnson County	Burleson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 245-0750	1,218	67	18.1	42.1%	626 (51.4%)	138 (11.3%)	385 (31.6%)	12 (1.0%)	5 (0.4%)	4 (0.3%)	48 (3.9%)	53.6	933^rd of 2359 public middle schools	60.4%		54.6	925^th of 2344 public middle schools	60.5%	8	87.1	100.0	48.5	50.9	54.0	47.7	43.3	26.7	38.3	$7,525
Tom And Nita Nichols Middle	Public	6-8	2845 Fm 731	Burleson	76028	Johnson County	Joshua Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 202-2500	654	33	19.6	37.3%	426 (65.1%)	10 (1.5%)	184 (28.1%)	7 (1.1%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (2.9%)	67.8	561^st of 2359 public middle schools	76.2%		74.3	443^rd of 2344 public middle schools	81.1%	118	84.9		62.0	67.8	63.5	61.6	55.7	32.2	21.6	$9,630
H F Stevens Middle	Public	6-8	940 N Crowley Rd	Crowley	76036	Tarrant County	Crowley Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 297-5840	723	63	11.5	80.9%	33 (4.6%)	321 (44.4%)	323 (44.7%)	22 (3.0%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.6%)	22.1	2008^th of 2359 public middle schools	14.9%		22.5	1956^th of 2344 public middle schools	16.6%	52	73.4		35.9	48.4	41.3	21.8		20.2	15.7	$12,504
Crowley Middle	Public	6-8	3800 W Risinger Rd	Fort Worth	76123	Tarrant County	Crowley Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 370-5650	821	64	12.8	84.3%	35 (4.3%)	488 (59.4%)	229 (27.9%)	20 (2.4%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (5.4%)	15	2174^th of 2359 public middle schools	7.8%		16.3	2118^th of 2344 public middle schools	9.6%	56	27.4		30.9	39.6	37.2	20.0		16.9	8.3	$10,436
Summer Creek Middle	Public	6-8	10236 Summer Creek Dr	Crowley	76036	Tarrant County	Crowley Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 297-5090	1,035	70	14.8	71.5%	65 (6.3%)	599 (57.9%)	268 (25.9%)	45 (4.3%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.6%)	50 (4.8%)	27.3	1829^th of 2359 public middle schools	22.5%		23.2	1935^th of 2344 public middle schools	17.4%	106	53.4		46.0	41.0	46.2	32.2	0.0	26.4	13.3	$9,450
R C Loflin Middle	Public	6-8	6801 Cr 1902	Joshua	76058	Johnson County	Joshua Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 202-2500	696	38	18.2	51.3%	334 (48.0%)	28 (4.0%)	312 (44.8%)	9 (1.3%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.1%)	68.4	548^th of 2359 public middle schools	76.8%		62.2	740^th of 2344 public middle schools	68.4%	192	89.8		55.4	51.2	66.8	51.6	47.0	46.5	48.5	$9,730

Frequently Asked Questions about Steam Middle

Is Steam Middle a good school?

Yes. Steam Middle ranks in the top 8.4% of Texas middle schools.

How many students attend Steam Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 595 students attended Steam Middle.

What district is Steam Middle in?

Burleson Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Steam Middle?

Students at Steam Middle are 62% White, 24% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 6% African American, 2% Asian.

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