Bobby Summers Middle School
Public middle school in Fate, Texas · Royse City ISD · Grades 6–8
Bobby Summers Middle School serves 1,066 students in grades 6–8 in Fate (Rockwall County). It is one of 11 schools in Royse City ISD. By enrollment it is the 218th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 14.1 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Texas middle school (14.4).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 75.59 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Royse City ISD |
| County | Rockwall County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 483822013962 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Royse City ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,066 | 10,034 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 14.1 | 15.2 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 43.2% | 43.3% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 45% of Texas middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Bobby Summers Middle School in context
Size
Bobby Summers Middle School is the smallest of Royse City ISD's 2 middle schools; its 1,066 students are 10.6% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 6.1 miles away with a median enrollment of 894; Bobby Summers Middle School is close to their typical size.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 8 with 376 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 323, against an average of 355 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 367 in grade 6 and 376 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 39.9% here and 39.8% across Royse City ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 35.2%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
43.2% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 43.3% across Royse City ISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 75.59 full-time-equivalent teachers for 1,066 students, Bobby Summers Middle School has 14.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 1,066 students would have about 74 teachers, so Bobby Summers Middle School has 1.6 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Bobby Summers Middle School is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other middle school is Ouida Baley Middle School, 4.2 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 8 other middle schools, 3 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 39.9% |
| Hispanic | 35.2% |
| Black | 16.8% |
| Two or more races | 5% |
| Asian | 2.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
48.3% of students are girls and 51.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 367 |
| Grade 7 | 323 |
| Grade 8 | 376 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2050 C D Boren Pkwy, Fate, TX 75087
Phone: (972)635-5011
Website: rcisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Bobby Summers Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ouida Baley Middle School | Royse City ISD | 4.2 mi | 1,224 | 17.8 | 45.9% |
| J W Williams Middle School | Rockwall ISD | 4.5 mi | 819 | 17.5 | 19.8% |
| Herman E Utley Middle School | Rockwall ISD | 4.9 mi | 968 | 18.7 | 31.7% |
| Community Trails Middle School | Community ISD | 5.0 mi | 548 | 19.6 | 52.9% |
| Maurine Cain Middle School | Rockwall ISD | 7.2 mi | 1,173 | 20.3 | 28% |
| Leland E Edge Middle School | Community ISD | 7.6 mi | 662 | 21 | 54.8% |
| Vernon Schrade Middle School | Garland ISD | 9.3 mi | 697 | 13.5 | 65.6% |
| Grady Burnett Junior High School | Wylie ISD | 9.7 mi | 1,064 | 15.8 | 28.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Royse City ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anita Scott Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 548 |
| Davis Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 616 |
| Glenda Arnold Early Childhood Learning Center | Pre-K | Pre-K | 393 |
| Harry Herndon Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 550 |
| Miss May Vernon Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 790 |
| Ouida Baley Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 1,224 |
| Paula Walker Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 479 |
| Royse City High School | High | 9–12 | 2,834 |
| Ruth Cherry Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 772 |
| W R (Bill) Fort Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 762 |