Roach Middle School
Public middle school in Frisco, Texas · Frisco ISD · Grades 6–8
Roach Middle School serves 953 students in grades 6–8 in Frisco (Collin County). It is one of 75 schools in Frisco ISD. By enrollment it is the 335th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 14.7 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 ÷ 65.01 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Frisco ISD |
| County | Collin County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 482001010496 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Frisco ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 953 | 65,289 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 14.7 | 14.7 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 14.2% | 13.8% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 54% 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.
Roach Middle School in context
Size
Roach Middle School is the 5th largest of Frisco ISD's 19 middle schools; its 953 students are 1.5% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 2.5 miles away and have a median of 1,002 students, so Roach 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 7 with 345 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 286, against an average of 318 per grade. This year grade 8 has 13% more students than grade 6 (322 against 286). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Asian students are the largest group, at 40.7% of enrollment, a lower share than across Frisco ISD (43.9%). White students are next, at 27.8%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
14.2% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 13.8% across Frisco 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
Roach Middle School has 65.01 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 953 students would have about 66.2 teachers, so Roach Middle School has 1.2 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 suburb, large, which means it is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest other middle school is Maus Middle School, 1.1 miles away in the same district. There are 13 middle schools within 5 miles and 40 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Asian | 40.7% |
| White | 27.8% |
| Black | 12.4% |
| Hispanic | 11.2% |
| Two or more races | 6.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.3% |
45.4% of students are girls and 54.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 286 |
| Grade 7 | 345 |
| Grade 8 | 322 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
12499 Independence Pkwy, Frisco, TX 75035
Phone: (469)633-5000
Website: friscoisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Roach Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maus Middle School | Frisco ISD | 1.1 mi | 830 | 14.5 | 17.6% |
| Nelson Middle School | Frisco ISD | 1.5 mi | 1,094 | 16.1 | 4.8% |
| Bill Hays Middle School | Prosper ISD | 2.3 mi | 1,085 | 13.2 | – |
| Daniel L Jones Middle School | Prosper ISD | 2.5 mi | 1,286 | 15.6 | – |
| Leonard Evans Jr. Middle School | McKinney ISD | 2.6 mi | 798 | 13 | 39.6% |
| Lorene Rogers Middle School | Prosper ISD | 3.0 mi | 1,633 | 15.6 | – |
| Wester Middle School | Frisco ISD | 3.0 mi | 918 | 15.2 | 11.9% |
| Scoggins Middle School | Frisco ISD | 3.1 mi | 809 | 14.8 | 21.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.