Rockport-Fulton Middle School
Public middle school in Rockport, Texas · Rockport-Fulton ISD · Grades 6–8
Rockport-Fulton Middle School serves 665 students in grades 6–8 in Rockport (Aransas County). It is one of 4 schools in Rockport-Fulton ISD. By enrollment it is the 817th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 12.9 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer 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 ÷ 51.46 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Rockport-Fulton ISD |
| County | Aransas County |
| Area type | Town, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480855000223 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Rockport-Fulton ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 665 | 2,913 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 12.9 | 15 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 62.3% | 63.2% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 26% 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.
Rockport-Fulton Middle School in context
Size
Rockport-Fulton Middle School is the only middle school in Rockport-Fulton ISD. Its 665 students are 22.8% of the district's 2,913. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 20.5 miles away and have a median of 404 students, so Rockport-Fulton Middle School is larger 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 8 with 234 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 211, against an average of 222 per grade. This year grade 8 has 11% more students than grade 6 (234 against 211). 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
White students are the largest group, at 47.1% of enrollment, about the same share as across Rockport-Fulton ISD (46.9%). Hispanic students are next, at 45.1%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
62.3% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 63.2% across Rockport-Fulton 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
Rockport-Fulton Middle School has 51.46 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 665 students would have about 46.2 teachers, so Rockport-Fulton Middle School has 5.3 more.
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 town, distant, which means it is in a town 10 to 35 miles from an urbanized area. The nearest other middle school is A C Blunt Middle School, 11.8 miles away in Aransas Pass ISD. No other middle school is within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 47.1% |
| Hispanic | 45.1% |
| Two or more races | 3.6% |
| Black | 2.4% |
| Asian | 1.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
50.2% of students are girls and 49.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 211 |
| Grade 7 | 220 |
| Grade 8 | 234 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1701 Colorado Ave, Rockport, TX 78382
Phone: (361)790-2230
Website: rfisd.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Rockport-Fulton Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A C Blunt Middle School | Aransas Pass ISD | 11.8 mi | 382 | 15.9 | 70.2% |
| Brundrett Middle School | Port Aransas ISD | 14.8 mi | 119 | 9.6 | 32.8% |
| Leon Taylor Middle School | Ingleside ISD | 15.7 mi | 458 | 16.4 | 68.3% |
| Gregory-Portland Middle School | Gregory-Portland ISD | 19.8 mi | 1,148 | 15.2 | 45.8% |
| Ricardo L Trevino Junior High School | Taft ISD | 21.3 mi | 173 | 11.6 | 86.7% |
| Refugio Junior High School | Refugio ISD | 23.4 mi | 134 | 8.6 | 64.9% |
| E Merle Smith Middle School | Sinton ISD | 28.8 mi | 425 | 12.5 | 64% |
| Driscoll Middle School | Corpus Christi ISD | 29.4 mi | 524 | 13.1 | 95.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Rockport-Fulton ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fulton Elementary School | Elementary | 3–5 | 619 |
| Live Oak Learning Center | Elementary | Pre-K–2 | 711 |
| Rockport-Fulton High School | High | 9–12 | 918 |