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Otto Middle

Q: Is Otto Middle a good school?

Otto Middle ranks 596 th of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

596^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,335 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 74% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Otto Middle in Plano, TX, serves 936 students in grades 6-8 and is part of the highly-rated Plano Independent School District (Isd), with about 40% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch. This school stands out for its exceptional performance in advanced math, with a remarkable 92.54% of students proficient in Algebra I End-of-Course exams—far exceeding the district average of 59.54% and the state average of 54.03%. This success has been consistent for four years, suggesting a strong pipeline for accelerating students into advanced coursework. However, Otto also shows a notable decline in its statewide rank, dropping from a peak of 157th in 2018-2019 to 596th for the 2025-2026 school year, contrasting with nearby Murphy Middle, which has risen to 201st.

Otto outperforms its local peers in several areas, including 8th grade social studies, where 46.2% of students are proficient versus the state average of 31.69%. It also maintains an exceptionally low dropout rate, consistently near 0.0%, indicating strong student engagement. Yet, the school faces challenges with a widening achievement gap: Hispanic students rank in the 35th percentile statewide, and low socio-economic status students rank in the 34th percentile, despite the school’s overall 74th percentile ranking. A concerning one-year decline saw English Language Learner students drop from the 75th to the 31st percentile and low SES students from the 65th to the 34th percentile, suggesting potential shifts in programming or resources that need attention.

Compared to other schools in the area, Otto sits in a middle ground: it significantly outperforms Bowman Middle (2 stars, 62.17% free/reduced lunch) and Armstrong Middle (1 star, 82.04% free/reduced lunch), but lags behind Murphy Middle (5 stars, 19.53% free/reduced lunch) in nearly every subject. An interesting anomaly is that while only 17.34% of 7th graders are proficient in grade-level math, a much higher percentage excel in Algebra I, highlighting a focused strength in advanced math acceleration. For parents, Otto offers a strong foundation in advanced academics and student retention, but recent declines in support for specific student groups warrant a closer look at how the school adapts to its diverse population.

936

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,679

Per pupil spending ?

39.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

504 N Star Rd
Plano, TX 75074

(469) 752-8500

District: Plano Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Otto Middle usually attend:

High:

Plano East Senior High School

Feeder schools for Otto Middle:

Elementary:	Mendenhall Elementary
	Schell Elementary
	Stinson Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

35.3%

Hispanic:

27.6%

White:

21.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 87th percentile in 2016 → 74th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (55% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Above the Texas median (74th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school55%

District avg57%

Texas avg47%

596^th of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Top 26%▼ down 13 pts since 2016

From top 13% (2016) to top 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 11Middle Schools in the Plano Independent School District (Isd)

204^th of 951Plano 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	65.8	596 of 2335	74.5%	★★★★☆
2025	76.6	404 of 2344	82.8%	★★★★☆
2024	79.6	328 of 2372	86.2%	★★★★☆
2023	84.5	254 of 2330	89.1%	★★★★☆
2022	84.5	237 of 2254	89.5%	★★★★☆
2021	81.6	283 of 2252	87.4%	★★★★☆
2019	90.0	157 of 2193	92.8%	★★★★★
2018	84.5	216 of 2080	89.6%	★★★★☆
2017	84.8	222 of 2027	89.0%	★★★★☆
2016	81.3	250 of 1987	87.4%	★★★★☆
2015	80.3	261 of 2043	87.2%	★★★★☆
2014	78.8	301 of 1987	84.9%	★★★★☆
2013	77.4	308 of 1973	84.4%	★★★★☆
2012	76.1	340 of 1951	82.6%	★★★★☆
2011	72.2	346 of 1895	81.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	45.2	636 of 1295	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.3	317 of 997	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.2	280 of 1280	78.1%	★★★★☆
2023	80.9	155 of 1273	87.8%	★★★★☆
2022	82.3	131 of 1251	89.5%	★★★★☆
2021	58.2	359 of 1213	70.4%	★★★★☆
2019	82.9	129 of 1193	89.2%	★★★★☆
2018	68.3	247 of 1167	78.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	63.4	255 of 642	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.3	174 of 505	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.6	254 of 617	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.6	135 of 616	78.1%	★★★★☆
2022	73.2	138 of 606	77.2%	★★★★☆
2021	71.2	134 of 589	77.2%	★★★★☆
2019	78.5	89 of 594	85.0%	★★★★☆
2018	74.8	108 of 587	81.6%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	63.1	523 of 2182	76.0%	★★★★☆
2021	42.7	1118 of 2118	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.9	826 of 2058	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	23.8	1798 of 2008	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	35.2	958 of 1390	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	62.4	357 of 1428	75.0%	★★★★☆
2024	61.3	470 of 1770	73.4%	★★★★☆
2023	66.9	356 of 1720	79.3%	★★★★☆
2022	56.6	493 of 1643	70.0%	★★★★☆
2021	49.4	621 of 1592	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.3	538 of 1445	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.7	1001 of 1376	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	68.5	521 of 2240	76.7%	★★★★☆
2025	75.7	295 of 1825	83.8%	★★★★☆
2024	76.2	347 of 2242	84.5%	★★★★☆
2023	84.8	228 of 2241	89.8%	★★★★☆
2022	84.1	234 of 2221	89.5%	★★★★☆
2021	78.0	324 of 2151	84.9%	★★★★☆
2019	90.4	128 of 2047	93.7%	★★★★★
2018	84.2	205 of 2008	89.8%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	66.3	503 of 1497	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	77.0	122 of 1230	90.1%	★★★★★
2023	79.4	90 of 1481	93.9%	★★★★★
2022	80.4	104 of 1488	93.0%	★★★★★
2021	80.2	168 of 1501	88.8%	★★★★☆
2019	79.4	93 of 1446	93.6%	★★★★★
2018	77.4	169 of 1430	88.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	37.4	1381 of 2141	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.8	849 of 1731	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.5	976 of 2119	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.5	764 of 2116	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.6	1078 of 2077	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.8	1177 of 2043	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.8	906 of 1935	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.5	957 of 1895	49.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	37.3	1477 of 2253	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	56.5	642 of 1820	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.3	739 of 2235	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.8	411 of 2251	81.7%	★★★★☆
2022	68.4	435 of 2220	80.4%	★★★★☆
2021	44.0	1172 of 2172	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.6	565 of 2073	72.7%	★★★★☆
2018	52.2	827 of 2039	59.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	61.7	673 of 2253	70.1%	★★★★☆
2025	75.1	307 of 1818	83.1%	★★★★☆
2024	73.8	406 of 2246	81.9%	★★★★☆
2023	83.6	252 of 2245	88.8%	★★★★☆
2022	83.6	245 of 2228	89.0%	★★★★☆
2021	82.9	249 of 2168	88.5%	★★★★☆
2019	87.5	178 of 2069	91.4%	★★★★★
2018	83.1	226 of 2030	88.9%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	83.6	84 of 806	89.6%	★★★★☆
2025	71.4	135 of 676	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	80.2	107 of 818	86.9%	★★★★☆
2023	87.7	50 of 817	93.9%	★★★★★
2021	69.3	157 of 743	78.9%	★★★★☆
2019	80.5	94 of 753	87.5%	★★★★☆
2018	83.3	53 of 720	92.6%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	57.2	554 of 1956	71.7%	★★★★☆
2025	64.6	337 of 1568	78.5%	★★★★☆
2024	63.8	432 of 1891	77.2%	★★★★☆
2023	78.0	175 of 1815	90.4%	★★★★★
2022	75.8	167 of 1757	90.5%	★★★★★
2021	69.0	233 of 1712	86.4%	★★★★☆
2019	70.7	216 of 1626	86.7%	★★★★☆
2018	53.7	471 of 1597	70.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	64.1	541 of 1731	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.5	471 of 1439	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.3	466 of 1733	73.1%	★★★★☆
2023	74.7	322 of 1749	81.6%	★★★★☆
2022	78.9	235 of 1723	86.4%	★★★★☆
2021	70.3	383 of 1700	77.5%	★★★★☆
2019	82.9	199 of 1684	88.2%	★★★★☆
2018	76.1	305 of 1673	81.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Multi-racial (2026)90th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2026)77th percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)76th percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2026)72nd percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)70th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)69th percentile-6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)66th percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2026)60th percentile-14 vs school

African American (2026)51st percentile-24 vs school

Hispanic (2026)35th percentile-39 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)34th percentile-40 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)31st percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I93%+39 vs state

Reading62%+7 vs state

Social Studies46%+15 vs state

Mathematics43%+4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC Algebra I (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	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 Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Otto Middle	Public	6-8	504 N Star Rd	Plano	75074	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 752-8500	936	63	14.9	39.6%	198 (21.2%)	111 (11.9%)	258 (27.6%)	330 (35.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (4.2%)	65.8	596^th of 2335 public middle schools	74.5%		76.6	404^th of 2344 public middle schools	82.8%	192		92.5			55.9	58.5	70.1		37.2	17.3	58.6	46.2	$8,679
Armstrong Middle	Public	6-8	3805 Timberline Dr	Plano	75074	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 752-4600	490	45	10.8	82.0%	78 (15.9%)	76 (15.5%)	290 (59.2%)	34 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (2.0%)								(n/a)													$10,404
Murphy Middle	Public	6-8	620 N Murphy Rd	Murphy	75094	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 752-7000	901	57	15.7	19.5%	375 (41.6%)	77 (8.5%)	108 (12.0%)	291 (32.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (5.3%)	86.5	201^st of 2335 public middle schools	91.4%		89.2	161^st of 2344 public middle schools	93.1%	40		98.9			77.4	73.9	82.0		58.7	17.8	69.1	58.5	$8,198
Bowman Middle	Public	6-8	2501 Jupiter Rd	Plano	75074	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 752-4800	859	60	14.2	62.2%	139 (16.2%)	129 (15.0%)	453 (52.7%)	115 (13.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.6%)	44.5	1226^th of 2335 public middle schools	47.5%		56.7	876^th of 2344 public middle schools	62.6%	350		93.4			46.9	44.4	60.7		30.8	5.2	46.2	36.3	$9,844
Webb Middle	Public	6-8	1610 Spring Creek	Garland	75042	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 675-3080	989	63	15.7	89.2%	152 (15.4%)	208 (21.0%)	402 (40.6%)	191 (19.3%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	30 (3.0%)	43.1	1276^th of 2335 public middle schools	45.4%		36.1	1523^rd of 2344 public middle schools	35.0%	247		97.3			44.9	47.0	54.6		35.4		38.9	32.2	$10,180
Iltexas Garland Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	3301 N Shiloh Rd	Garland	75044	Dallas County	International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 414-8000	475	25	18.8	69.3%	29 (6.1%)	63 (13.3%)	329 (69.3%)	45 (9.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.5%)	56.9	846^th of 2335 public middle schools	63.8%		43.5	1282^nd of 2344 public middle schools	45.3%	436		50.4	98.3		59.6	54.3	44.8		36.5		49.4	42.2	$7,865
Raymond B Cooper J H	Public	7-8	101 Hensley Ln	Wylie	75098	Collin County	Wylie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 429-3250	1,019	60	16.8	24.9%	360 (35.3%)	157 (15.4%)	195 (19.1%)	268 (26.3%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (3.4%)	90.4	144^th of 2335 public middle schools	93.8%		88.2	184^th of 2344 public middle schools	92.2%	40		99.4				79.3	80.1			65.4	63.0	51.0	$7,634
Dr Al Draper Intermed	Public	5-6	103 Hensley	Wylie	75098	Collin County	Wylie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 429-3350	963	65	14.7	26.2%	325 (33.7%)	140 (14.5%)	169 (17.5%)	273 (28.3%)	6 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	48 (5.0%)								(n/a)	42.9			75.8	79.5			66.7	75.4				$9,079
Apollo J H	Public	7-8	1600 Apollo Rd	Richardson	75081	Dallas County	Richardson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 593-7900	586	51	11.4	60.6%	121 (20.6%)	159 (27.1%)	229 (39.1%)	50 (8.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.3%)	44.6	1224^th of 2335 public middle schools	47.6%		43.3	1290^th of 2344 public middle schools	45.0%	66		62.9				51.3	57.8				25.8	34.3	$12,976
Wilson Middle	Public	6-8	1001 Custer Rd	Plano	75075	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 752-6700	813	57	14.1	45.5%	309 (38.0%)	136 (16.7%)	273 (33.6%)	55 (6.8%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	36 (4.4%)	58.6	795^th of 2335 public middle schools	66.0%		65.7	640^th of 2344 public middle schools	72.7%	155		96.7			51.8	56.6	56.2		39.8	22.7	61.4	37.9	$8,850

Frequently Asked Questions about Otto Middle

What district is Otto Middle in?

Plano Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Otto Middle?

Students at Otto Middle are 35% Asian, 28% Hispanic, 21% White, 12% African American, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend Otto Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 936 students attended Otto Middle.

What high school do graduates of Otto Middle attend?

Students who attend Otto Middle usually go on to attend Plano East Senior High School

Is Otto Middle a good school?

Otto Middle ranks 596^th of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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