Rice Intermediate/Middle School
Public middle school in Rice, Texas · Rice ISD · Grades 5–8
Rice Intermediate/Middle School serves 321 students in grades 5–8 in Rice (Navarro County). It is one of 3 schools in Rice ISD. By enrollment it is the 1362nd largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 16.4 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than 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 ÷ 19.58 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 5–8 |
| District | Rice ISD |
| County | Navarro County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483696012619 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Rice ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 321 | 1,105 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 16.4 | 15.5 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 86.9% | 75.3% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 79% 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.
Rice Intermediate/Middle School in context
Size
Rice Intermediate/Middle School is the only middle school in Rice ISD. Its 321 students are 29% of the district's 1,105. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 13.7 miles away and have a median of 448 students, so Rice Intermediate/Middle School is smaller than most of them.
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 7 with 86 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 73, against an average of 80 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 82 in grade 5 and 80 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 76.9% of enrollment, about the same share as across Rice ISD (75.7%). White students are next, at 18.4%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
86.9% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 75.3% across Rice ISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Rice Intermediate/Middle School has 19.58 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 321 students would have about 22.3 teachers, so Rice Intermediate/Middle School has 2.7 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, distant, which means it is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town. The nearest other middle school is Collins Intermediate School, 8.3 miles away in Corsicana ISD. There are 0 middle schools within 5 miles and 2 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 76.9% |
| White | 18.4% |
| Black | 2.8% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
51.1% of students are girls and 48.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 5 | 82 |
| Grade 6 | 73 |
| Grade 7 | 86 |
| Grade 8 | 80 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1402 Sw McKinney St, Rice, TX 75155
Phone: (903)326-4190
Website: rice-isd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Rice Intermediate/Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collins Intermediate School | Corsicana ISD | 8.3 mi | 891 | 14.8 | 78.9% |
| Ennis Junior High School | Ennis ISD | 9.4 mi | 908 | 14.8 | 59.8% |
| Corsicana Middle School | Corsicana ISD | 10.3 mi | 857 | 14.2 | 80.7% |
| Alamo Middle School | Ennis ISD | 11.0 mi | 457 | 14 | 60.8% |
| Blooming Grove Junior High School | Blooming Grove ISD | 16.3 mi | 198 | 10.5 | 46% |
| Palmer Middle School | Palmer ISD | 18.0 mi | 423 | 15.1 | 53.9% |
| Scurry-Rosser Middle School | Scurry-Rosser ISD | 19.0 mi | 381 | 12.4 | 41.2% |
| Kemp Junior High School | Kemp ISD | 20.8 mi | 439 | 13.7 | 75.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Rice ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rice Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 444 |
| Rice High School | High | 9–12 | 340 |