Rasco Middle, Lake Jackson TX - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Rasco Middle

Rasco Middle is a public school in Lake Jackson serving fifth and sixth grades in Brazosport ISD. The school enrollment is distributed almost evenly across both grades, with a student body that is roughly evenly split between Hispanic and white students and a majority of students from households qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Most recent state test results, from spring 2025, show mixed academic performance. In English language arts across both grades, about half or more of students score at proficiency (meeting or above), with sixth grade performing slightly better than fifth. Mathematics is weaker: fewer than half of fifth and sixth graders reach proficiency, though sixth graders again outpace fifth graders. Science proficiency is notably low, with only about one in five fifth graders meeting the standard. The school's overall proficiency index places it above the midpoint among Brazoria County's districts, meaning it is performing comparatively better than several peers in the county but not at the highest tier.

Lake Jackson is a planned suburban city about fifty miles south of Houston with deep ties to the petrochemical industry, anchored by the Dow Chemical Company's corporate presence and one of the world's largest manufacturing complexes nearby. The city was deliberately built with residential neighborhoods separated from industrial zones and is known for extensive tree cover and a central downtown with locally owned shops, restaurants, and civic institutions including the Brazosport Center for the Arts and Sciences. Most daily travel is by car, though the downtown core offers modest walkability. The housing stock is older, with a median construction year in the early 1960s; most homes are detached single-family residences. Home values are moderate relative to national benchmarks and the state average. Population growth has stalled in recent years after midcentury expansion; the city remains stable but is not experiencing new residential booms.

A critical consideration for families is that Rasco Middle is being closed at the end of the 2025-2026 school year as part of a district-wide consolidation prompted by declining enrollment and a substantial budget deficit. This means students currently enrolled will transition to another campus for the 2026-2027 school year and beyond. This is not a temporary disruption but a permanent reshaping of which middle school Lake Jackson students will attend going forward. The district has been announcing school closures across its communities over the past two years, including an elementary school in Jones Creek, and voters rejected a bond proposal in May 2025 that sought funding for facility repairs and technology upgrades, leaving long-deferred infrastructure needs unfunded. Against this backdrop of contraction and fiscal strain, the district has also launched a teacher apprenticeship program that covers tuition and certification costs for aspiring teachers in exchange for a commitment to the district, an effort to address staffing vacancies and reduce class sizes. Parents considering enrollment should be aware of the closure timeline and inquire directly with the district about placement options and the transition plan for affected students.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 540%

School 40% · District 0% · ▲ 40 pts above district

▼ 1 pts below state median · ▲ 8 pts above county median

Grade 646%

School 46% · District 36% · ▲ 10 pts above district

▲ 12 pts above state median · ▼ 3 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 553%

School 53% · District 13% · ▲ 40 pts above district

▼ 1 pts below state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

Grade 657%

School 57% · District 49% · ▲ 8 pts above district

▲ 5 pts above state median · even with county median

Science

Grade 520%

School 20% · District 0% · ▲ 20 pts above district

▼ 3 pts below state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

This schoolBRAZOSPORT ISD, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 5Lower-income37%Higher-income70%33 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income47%Higher-income71%24 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 5Lower-income26%Higher-income56%30 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income31%Higher-income66%35 pp gap