Rasco Middle

Public middle school, grades 5 to 6 · Lake Jackson, Texas

Rasco Middle in Lake Jackson, Texas enrolled 735 students in 2024-25 with 46.5 full-time teachers, 15.8 students per teacher against the Texas middle-school median of 14.3. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 57% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 39% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Texas: 52% and 43.7%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 4%

731 students in 2022-23, 720 students in 2023-24, 735 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 48.6 to 46.5.

Students enrolled at Rasco Middle by school year2022-23: 731, 2023-24: 720, 2024-25: 73502004006008002022-237312023-247202024-25735
Students enrolled at Rasco Middle by school year2022-23: 731, 2023-24: 720, 2024-25: 73502004006008002022-237312023-247202024-25735
Students enrolled at Rasco Middle by school year2022-23: 731, 2023-24: 720, 2024-25: 73502004006008002022-237312023-247202024-25735
Students enrolled at Rasco Middle by school year2022-23: 731, 2023-24: 720, 2024-25: 73502004006008002022-237312023-247202024-25735
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2373148.615.0
2023-2472046.615.5
2024-2573546.515.8

15.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 71 of every 100 Texas middle schools

Among the 1,666 Texas middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.3; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Texas middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 77.4; Rasco Middle 15.8; state median 14.3.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherRasco Middle 15.8state median 14.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 77.4; Rasco Middle 15.8; state median 14.3.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherRasco Middle 15.8state median 14.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 77.4; Rasco Middle 15.8; state median 14.3.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherRasco Middle 15.8state median 14.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 77.4; Rasco Middle 15.8; state median 14.3.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherRasco Middle 15.8state median 14.3U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 380 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Rasco Middle enrolled 759 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 36 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 380 of the 759 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions36
  • Chronically absent20.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

43.8% of students were White, 43.1% Hispanic, 6.4% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White43.8%
  2. Hispanic43.1%
  3. Black6.4%
  4. Two or more races3.7%
  5. Asian2.7%
  6. American Indian0.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Rasco Middle scored proficient or above: 57% in reading in 2021-22 and 39% in math in 2022-23, against 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 43.7% in math in 2022-23 across Texas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Texas, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtTexas
Reading and language arts, 2021-2257%52%52%
Math, 2022-2339%46% (2021-22)43.7%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Lake Jackson

2 public middle schools in Lake Jackson report 2024-25 enrollment; Rasco Middle is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Rasco Middle73515.846.3%
Lake Jackson Intermediate69814.643.4%

All public schools in Lake Jackson →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Rasco Middle

  1. Lake Jackson IntermediateThe nearest public middle school, 1.3 miles away: 698 students, 14.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
  2. Clute IntermediateThe next nearest public middle school, 3.4 miles away: 1,002 students, 15.1 per teacher (2024-25).3.4 mi
  3. Compare Rasco Middle with Lake Jackson IntermediateStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Brazosport ISD spends per student$13,088 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,088
  5. The largest public schools in TexasRasco Middle is the number 666 by size of 1,691 Texas middle schools open in 2024-25.#666 of 1,691
  6. Texas schools by students per teacher15.8 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.3 for middle schools.15.8:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Rasco Middle

  1. How many students attend Rasco Middle?
    735 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 731 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Lake Jackson, TX.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Rasco Middle?
    15.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Texas median for middle schools is 14.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Rasco Middle a Title I school?
    Rasco Middle ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Rasco Middle do on state tests?
    The students tested at Rasco Middle scored proficient or above: 57% in reading in 2021-22 and 39% in math in 2022-23, against 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 43.7% in math in 2022-23 across Texas. Texas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Rasco Middle in?
    Brazosport ISD, NCES district ID 4811190. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 481119016928 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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