Rice Middle School
- Middle school or junior high school in Plano ISD
- Plano, TX
- 6th grade - 8th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Plano ISD: N/A
Total students
913
Avg. teacher experience
11.2 years
Plano ISD: 10.9 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Plano ISD: 95.3%
Statewide: 90.3%
Rice Middle School is a middle school or junior high school in Plano, TX, in the Plano ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 913 students. 17.1% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 12.8% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
The school received an accountability rating of None for the 2023-2024 school year.
As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $65,771, which is $3,297 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 11.2 years of experience.
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Website
Address
8500 Gifford DrPlano, TX 75025-3896
Office phone number
Principal
- Chris Glasscock
- chris.glasscock@pisd.edu
- (469) 752-6000
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Rice Middle School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 10. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.0 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 10.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
913
African American
48 (5.3%)
Plano ISD: 12.9%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
1 (0.1%)
Plano ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
615 (67.4%)
Plano ISD: 23.5%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
74 (8.1%)
Plano ISD: 29.8%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Plano ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
142 (15.6%)
Plano ISD: 28.5%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
33 (3.6%)
Plano ISD: 4.8%
Statewide: 3.1%
Risk factors
A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.
At-risk students
17.1 %
Plano ISD: 39.3%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
10.4 %
Plano ISD: 38.4%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
12.9 %
Plano ISD: 26.3%
Statewide: 24.4%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
12.8 %
Plano ISD: 25.8%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
45.7 %
Plano ISD: 16.5%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
6.8 %
Plano ISD: 14%
Statewide: 13.9%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall (2023-2024)
N/A
Plano ISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Plano ISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Plano ISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Plano ISD: N/A
The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).
For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2024 Accountability Manual.
Chronic absenteeism
The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.
All students
6.2 %
Plano ISD: 16%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
11.5 %
Plano ISD: 22.7%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
Masked
Plano ISD: 23.4%
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
3 %
Plano ISD: 7.5%
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
11 %
Plano ISD: 22.6%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Plano ISD: 27.9%
Statewide: 23.7%
White
11 %
Plano ISD: 12.9%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
23.1 %
Plano ISD: 17.9%
Statewide: 18.7%
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.
Total teacher FTEs
49.5
African American
3 (6%)
Plano ISD: 9%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Plano ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
5.9 (12%)
Plano ISD: 6.2%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
5.3 (10.7%)
Plano ISD: 17.4%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Plano ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
34.3 (69.2%)
Plano ISD: 65.4%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
1 (2%)
Plano ISD: 1.7%
Statewide: 1.3%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
0 (0%)
Plano ISD: 2%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
25.2 (50.9%)
Plano ISD: 63.3%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
24.3 (49.1%)
Plano ISD: 33.5%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Plano ISD: 1.3%
Statewide: 0.8%
Students per teacher
The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.
Students per teacher
18.5
Plano ISD: 14
Statewide: 14.7
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2023-2024 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.
Avg. teacher experience
11.2 years
Plano ISD: 10.9 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Teacher salaries
The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.
Base average
$65,771
Plano ISD: $64,307
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$61,560
Plano ISD: $55,301
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$62,372
Plano ISD: $61,600
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$64,217
Plano ISD: $63,925
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$67,880
Plano ISD: $66,969
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$71,423
Plano ISD: $70,529
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
N/A
Plano ISD: $77,890
Statewide: $74,014