Ronald Thornton Middle School

  • Middle school or junior high school in Fort Bend ISD
  • Missouri City, TX
  • 6th grade - 8th grade

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Fort Bend ISD: B

Total students

1,464

Avg. teacher experience

10 years

Fort Bend ISD: 10.9 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Fort Bend ISD: 94.7%

Statewide: 90%

Ronald Thornton Middle School is a middle school or junior high school in Missouri City, TX, in the Fort Bend ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 1,464 students. 35.7% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 10.7% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of B for the 2021-2022 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $64,681, which is $5,794 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 10 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.fortbendisd.com/rtms

Address

1909 Waters Lake Blvd
Missouri City, TX 77459

Office phone number

(281) 327-3870

Principals

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Ronald Thornton Middle School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 04. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.5 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 04.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

1,464

African American

462 (31.6%)

Fort Bend ISD: 27.8%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

6 (0.4%)

Fort Bend ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

100 (6.8%)

Fort Bend ISD: 26.7%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

387 (26.4%)

Fort Bend ISD: 26.6%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

2 (0.1%)

Fort Bend ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

434 (29.6%)

Fort Bend ISD: 14.7%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

73 (5%)

Fort Bend ISD: 3.7%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

31.6%

American Indian

0.4%

Asian

6.8%

Hispanic

26.4%

Pacific Islander

0.1%

White

29.6%

Two or more races

5.0%

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

35.7 %

Fort Bend ISD: 42.9%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

37 %

Fort Bend ISD: 47.8%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

11.2 %

Fort Bend ISD: 18.5%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

35.7%

Econ. disadvantaged

37.0%

Limited Eng. proficiency

11.2%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

10.7 %

Fort Bend ISD: 18.1%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

6.4 %

Fort Bend ISD: 6.4%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

10.2 %

Fort Bend ISD: 11.2%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

10.7%

Gifted and talented

6.4%

Special education

10.2%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

B

Fort Bend ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

B

Fort Bend ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

C

Fort Bend ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Fort Bend ISD: B

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 2022 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

7.8 %

Fort Bend ISD: 11.1%

Statewide: 15%

African American

6.1 %

Fort Bend ISD: 14.7%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

0 %

Fort Bend ISD: 14.5%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

2.1 %

Fort Bend ISD: 2.6%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

15.7 %

Fort Bend ISD: 18.2%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Fort Bend ISD: 7.9%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

4.4 %

Fort Bend ISD: 7.3%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

4.4 %

Fort Bend ISD: 11%

Statewide: 13.9%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

74.2

African American

29.6 (40%)

Fort Bend ISD: 33.4%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Fort Bend ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (1.3%)

Fort Bend ISD: 7.5%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

5.4 (7.3%)

Fort Bend ISD: 16.1%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Fort Bend ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

35.1 (47.3%)

Fort Bend ISD: 40.6%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

3 (4%)

Fort Bend ISD: 2.1%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

0 (0%)

Fort Bend ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

48.8 (65.9%)

Fort Bend ISD: 69.4%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

25.3 (34.1%)

Fort Bend ISD: 28.7%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Fort Bend ISD: 1.6%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

19.7

Fort Bend ISD: 15.3

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 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

10 years

Fort Bend 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

$64,681

Fort Bend ISD: $65,212

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$40,130

Fort Bend ISD: $51,319

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$58,987

Fort Bend ISD: $61,114

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$68,267

Fort Bend ISD: $64,575

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$66,775

Fort Bend ISD: $68,197

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$81,299

Fort Bend ISD: $73,094

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Fort Bend ISD: $78,016

Statewide: $71,111

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