William Rushing Middle School
Public middle school in Prosper, Texas · Prosper ISD · Grades 6–8
William Rushing Middle School serves 1,691 students in grades 6–8 in Prosper (Denton County). It is one of 27 schools in Prosper ISD. By enrollment it is the 10th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 16.8 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 ÷ 100.9 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Prosper ISD |
| County | Denton County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Not in the National School Lunch Program |
| NCES school ID | 483600013903 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Prosper ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,691 | 31,651 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 16.8 | 14.8 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | – | 6.7% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 83% 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.
William Rushing Middle School in context
Size
William Rushing Middle School is the 2nd largest of Prosper ISD's 5 middle schools; its 1,691 students are 5.3% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 3 miles away and have a median of 792 students, so William Rushing 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 6 with 599 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 529, against an average of 564 per grade. This year grade 8 has 12% fewer students than grade 6 (529 against 599). 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 39.6% of enrollment, a higher share than across Prosper ISD (34.6%). White students are next, at 29.9%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
It does not take part in the National School Lunch Program.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
William Rushing Middle School has 100.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 1,691 students would have about 117.4 teachers, so William Rushing Middle School has 16.5 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 Wilkinson Middle School, 1.2 miles away in Frisco ISD. There are 10 middle schools within 5 miles and 33 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Asian | 39.6% |
| White | 29.9% |
| Hispanic | 11.4% |
| Black | 11.2% |
| Two or more races | 7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
47.4% of students are girls and 52.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 599 |
| Grade 7 | 563 |
| Grade 8 | 529 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3080 W First St, Prosper, TX 75078
Phone: (469)219-2370
Website: prosper-isd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: William Rushing Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilkinson Middle School | Frisco ISD | 1.2 mi | 668 | 14.3 | 10.3% |
| Pat Hagan Cheek Middle School | Denton ISD | 2.3 mi | 885 | 15.8 | 46.4% |
| Stafford Middle School | Frisco ISD | 2.6 mi | 946 | 14.5 | 15.6% |
| Reynolds Middle School | Prosper ISD | 3.0 mi | 1,762 | 16.1 | – |
| Trent Middle School | Frisco ISD | 3.1 mi | 697 | 11.9 | 8.6% |
| Griffin Middle School | Frisco ISD | 3.8 mi | 685 | 13.9 | 7.9% |
| Bill Hays Middle School | Prosper ISD | 4.3 mi | 1,085 | 13.2 | – |
| Navo Middle School | Denton ISD | 4.5 mi | 699 | 12.9 | 54.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.