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Ronald Thornton Middle

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Ronald Thornton Middle ranks 859 th of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

859^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,335 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 63% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Ronald Thornton Middle in Missouri City, TX, serves 1,760 students in grades 6-8 as part of the Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd), a district rated above average among Texas schools.

Ronald Thornton Middle has experienced a notable decline in recent years, dropping from a 4-star to a 3-star rating and falling from the 84th to the 63rd percentile statewide. This downward trend sets it apart from nearby schools like First Colony Middle (88th percentile) and Fort Settlement Middle (99th percentile), which remain stable and high-performing. However, the school has a remarkable strength in advanced math: its Algebra I End-of-Course exam proficiency is consistently far above district and state averages, with 80.89% of test-takers proficient compared to 60.15% for the district. This strength contrasts sharply with a severe weakness in 7th-grade math, where only 11.18% of students were proficient—well below the state average of 29.41%. This pattern suggests the school excels at accelerating top students into advanced courses but struggles with standard grade-level math instruction for the majority.

The school shows a stark contrast in serving different student groups. It is highly effective with its Special Education population, ranking in the 81st percentile statewide, but struggles significantly with students from low socio-economic backgrounds, who rank in the 35th percentile. This achievement gap is a critical area for attention. Interestingly, Billy Baines Middle, just 3.38 miles away with a similar demographic profile, shows a comparable pattern of strong Algebra I scores and weak 7th-grade math, suggesting these challenges may reflect broader trends in this area of the district. On a positive note, the school maintains an exceptionally low dropout rate, consistently below the district average, indicating strong student engagement even as academic proficiency faces hurdles.

1,760

Students ?

18.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,353

Per pupil spending ?

41.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1909 Waters Lake Blvd
Missouri City, TX 77459

(281) 327-3870

District: Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Ronald Thornton Middle usually attend:

High:

Almeta Crawford High School

Feeder schools for Ronald Thornton Middle:

Elementary:	Donald Leonetti Elementary
	Heritage Rose Elementary
	Scanlan Oaks Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

39.1%

Hispanic:

25.3%

White:

20.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 84th percentile in 2019 → 63rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Texas median (63rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2019

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school49%

District avg54%

Texas avg47%

859^th of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Top 37%▼ down 20 pts since 2019

From top 16% (2019) to top 37% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 15Middle Schools in the Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)

294^th of 951Fort Bend 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	56.5	859 of 2335	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.1	820 of 2344	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.3	673 of 2372	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	65.1	649 of 2330	72.1%	★★★★☆
2022	66.0	576 of 2254	74.4%	★★★★☆
2021	67.2	571 of 2252	74.6%	★★★★☆
2019	76.8	360 of 2193	83.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	53.2	494 of 1295	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.6	398 of 1280	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.0	430 of 1273	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.7	384 of 1251	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.7	368 of 1213	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.7	269 of 1193	77.5%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	48.5	382 of 642	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.7	386 of 617	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.5	318 of 616	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.0	286 of 606	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.2	284 of 589	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.6	242 of 594	59.3%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	36.6	1429 of 2182	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.6	1052 of 2118	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.8	583 of 2058	71.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	34.7	1193 of 1770	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.2	878 of 1720	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.3	880 of 1643	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.5	817 of 1592	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.1	1083 of 1445	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	57.9	789 of 2240	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.2	658 of 2242	70.7%	★★★★☆
2023	65.0	616 of 2241	72.5%	★★★★☆
2022	64.8	588 of 2221	73.5%	★★★★☆
2021	67.0	545 of 2151	74.7%	★★★★☆
2019	75.2	358 of 2047	82.5%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	66.6	491 of 1497	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.1	316 of 1481	78.7%	★★★★☆
2022	74.7	284 of 1488	80.9%	★★★★☆
2021	76.9	271 of 1501	81.9%	★★★★☆
2019	75.8	212 of 1446	85.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	47.8	1017 of 2141	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.6	1030 of 2119	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.1	865 of 2116	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.9	988 of 2077	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.2	984 of 2043	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.2	867 of 1935	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	37.9	1455 of 2253	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.1	1394 of 2235	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.9	1513 of 2251	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.0	1617 of 2220	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.9	1608 of 2172	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.2	1551 of 2073	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	53.3	914 of 2253	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.3	771 of 2246	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.1	653 of 2245	70.9%	★★★★☆
2022	64.8	606 of 2228	72.8%	★★★★☆
2021	66.2	548 of 2168	74.7%	★★★★☆
2019	76.4	352 of 2069	83.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	57.6	301 of 818	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.9	166 of 817	79.7%	★★★★☆
2022	70.3	177 of 813	78.2%	★★★★☆
2021	59.1	248 of 743	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.6	194 of 753	74.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	64.8	370 of 1956	81.1%	★★★★☆
2024	68.5	327 of 1891	82.7%	★★★★☆
2023	73.8	219 of 1815	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	70.0	236 of 1757	86.6%	★★★★☆
2021	67.1	264 of 1712	84.6%	★★★★☆
2019	72.1	198 of 1626	87.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	71.3	392 of 1731	77.4%	★★★★☆
2024	79.2	215 of 1733	87.6%	★★★★☆
2023	77.9	268 of 1749	84.7%	★★★★☆
2022	78.2	249 of 1723	85.5%	★★★★☆
2021	77.4	256 of 1700	84.9%	★★★★☆
2019	84.9	173 of 1684	89.7%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2026)81st percentile+18 vs school

White (2026)77th percentile+14 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)67th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)65th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2024)63rd percentile-8 vs school

African American (2026)62nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)59th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)52nd percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2026)40th percentile-23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)35th percentile-28 vs school

At Risk (2022)35th percentile-40 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)33rd percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I81%+27 vs state

Reading60%+4 vs state

Social Studies38%+6 vs state

Mathematics35%-4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (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 EOC English I Reading 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
Ronald Thornton Middle	Public	6-8	1909 Waters Lake Blvd	Missouri City	77459	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 327-3870	1,760	96	18.2	41.6%	363 (20.6%)	688 (39.1%)	445 (25.3%)	155 (8.8%)	5 (0.3%)	4 (0.2%)	100 (5.7%)	56.5	859^th of 2335 public middle schools	63.2%		59.1	820^th of 2344 public middle schools	65.0%	39	80.9			54.2	57.5	67.4	38.5	11.2	43.6	38.1	$7,353
Billy Baines Middle	Public	6-8	9000 Sienna Ranch Rd	Missouri City	77459	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-6870	1,383	76	18.2	36.1%	249 (18.0%)	403 (29.1%)	353 (25.5%)	304 (22.0%)	10 (0.7%)	2 (0.1%)	62 (4.5%)	57.6	825^th of 2335 public middle schools	64.7%		62	748^th of 2344 public middle schools	68.1%	77	94.8			55.1	54.6	65.4	38.3	17.2	43.3	44.3	$8,283
Glory Home Rtc	Public	3-8	5722 Buffalo Gap	Missouri City	77459	Fort Bend County	Brookesmith Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(325) 641-8633	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Rodeo Palms J H	Public	6-8	101 Palm Desert Dr	Manvel	77511	Brazoria County	Alvin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 245-2078	842	52	16.2	58.2%	69 (8.2%)	336 (39.9%)	337 (40.0%)	66 (7.8%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	26 (3.1%)	56.6	855^th of 2335 public middle schools	63.4%		53.6	964^th of 2344 public middle schools	58.9%	109	100.0			55.9	62.8	58.4	5.8	32.8	64.5	20.2	$9,207
The Tshepang Center Fresno	Public	4-8	603 E Dallas	Fresno	76827	Brown County	Brookesmith Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 643-3700	8	1	7.6		2 (25.0%)	5 (62.5%)	1 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)											$00
Lake Olympia Middle	Public	6-8	3100 Lake Olympia Pkwy	Missouri City	77459	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-3520	1,078	70	15.4	67.2%	24 (2.2%)	542 (50.3%)	397 (36.8%)	70 (6.5%)	6 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	37 (3.4%)	18.1	2086^th of 2335 public middle schools	10.7%		21.5	1983^rd of 2344 public middle schools	15.4%	103	83.7			38.5	37.2	44.8	15.9	7.3	20.2	9.2	$9,826
Jackie Doucet Caffey J H	Public	6-8	9727 Pursley Blvd	Manvel	77511	Brazoria County	Alvin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 814-7400	540	37	14.7	48.3%	69 (12.8%)	182 (33.7%)	234 (43.3%)	36 (6.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.0%)	59.3	775^th of 2335 public middle schools	66.8%		57.6	853^rd of 2344 public middle schools	63.6%	78	100.0			63.1	63.3	65.5	11.2	34.9	52.7	25.1	$7,556
Quail Valley Middle	Public	6-8	3019 Fm 1092	Missouri City	77459	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-3600	1,002	57	17.7	43.0%	102 (10.2%)	283 (28.2%)	239 (23.9%)	328 (32.7%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (4.6%)	81.7	295^th of 2335 public middle schools	87.4%		82.6	277^th of 2344 public middle schools	88.2%	18	89.6	100.0	100.0	74.3	69.2	69.9	58.7	8.9	66.7	57.9	$10,055
Dr Ronald E McNair J H	Public	6-8	2950 Kingsley	Pearland	77511	Brazoria County	Alvin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 814-7200	1,034	59	17.4	26.0%	144 (13.9%)	312 (30.2%)	238 (23.0%)	291 (28.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (4.7%)	92.8	103^rd of 2335 public middle schools	95.6%		90.9	136^th of 2344 public middle schools	94.2%	33	99.0			84.6	87.1	91.5	18.8	65.8	82.3	58.4	$7,814
Christa McAuliffe Middle	Public	6-8	16650 S Post Oak	Houston	77053	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 634-3360	806	60	13.3	91.1%	10 (1.2%)	314 (39.0%)	456 (56.6%)	7 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (2.1%)	16.9	2112^th of 2335 public middle schools	9.6%		15	2149^th of 2344 public middle schools	8.3%	37	78.1			34.9	29.6	38.0	13.6	4.4	26.4	19.2	$11,839

Frequently Asked Questions about Ronald Thornton Middle

What is the racial makeup of Ronald Thornton Middle?

Students at Ronald Thornton Middle are 39% African American, 25% Hispanic, 21% White, 9% Asian, 6% Two or more races.

What district is Ronald Thornton Middle in?

Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)

What high school do graduates of Ronald Thornton Middle attend?

Students who attend Ronald Thornton Middle usually go on to attend Almeta Crawford High School

How many students attend Ronald Thornton Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,760 students attended Ronald Thornton Middle.

Is Ronald Thornton Middle a good school?

Ronald Thornton Middle ranks 859^th of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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