For the 2009-2010 school year, Riverstone students in these neighborhoods will attend the following middle schools:
| Baines Middle School: | Stonebrook |
| First Colony Middle School: | The Crossing I, II & III, Crossing Cove, The Manors, Parkside, The Pointe, The Reserve, The Terrace, Waters Cove |
| Fort Settlement Middle School: | Brookside, Creekstone Village, Crescent View Estates, Hartford Landing, Meridian Park, Sanders Glen, Senova, Vintage Trail |
Baines Middle School
One of Fort Bend’s newer middle school campuses, Baines opened in 2006 and has quickly established itself as a district leader.
To enhance the learning environment, classrooms are grouped by grade level in clusters of four classrooms and one science lab. Each classroom uses innovative smart board technology, which allows teachers to project lesson plans, PowerPoint presentations, notes and more onto in-room projection screens. Students also have specific classrooms for drama; band, orchestra, ensemble and choir (with practice rooms and instrument storage); journalism; competition and practice gyms. There also are foreign language classrooms, computer labs, art classrooms, a technology lab and traditional shop and a life management lab.
Baines students performed comparatively well among other Fort Bend middle schoolers on the TAKS test, posting improved scores in all but one subject area on the 2009 test. Ninety-five percent passed the reading portion of the test and 94 percent passed the writing portion. Ninety-two percent passed social studies, 87 percent passed the math section and 74 percent passed the science portion of the TAKS test.
In addition to academics, students have many opportunities for extracurricular activities, with a host of clubs, such as Art Club, Drawing Club, Math Club, Science Club, Spirit Squad and more. Plus, Baines sponsors an active music program, with choir, orchestra and an award-winning band. Student athletes also have distinguished themselves, with the eighth-grade football team co-division champions and two of the volleyball teams carrying an undefeated record in 2008 to win their division championships. Baines’ sporting facilities include a football field, weight room, four tennis courts and practice fields for baseball, softball and soccer.
Baines Middle School
9000 Sienna Ranch Road
Missouri City, TX 77459
(281) 634-6870
School Mascot: Longhorns
School Colors: Navy, orange and white
Principal: David Yaffie
Assistant Principals: Keith Fickel, Nancy Jones, and Jacob Nichols
First Colony Middle School
Opened in 1985 with a population of 500 students, First Colony Middle School currently has an enrollment of more than 1,200 students. Since 1995, First Colony Middle School has served as a Texas Mentor Campus and, in 2000, was named a National Blue Ribbon school. For the third consecutive year, First Colony has been designated as a Texas Honor Roll School by the Texas Business & Education Foundation.
First Colony Middle School is committed to fostering academic excellence while developing the individual strengths and talents of its students, faculty, staff and community. By addressing the unique needs of early adolescents in a supportive and caring environment, the school furthers their development as independent, thinking citizens of character.
The rigorous curriculum at First Colony reflects the goals and target areas of importance identified in its mission statement. The curriculum offers a broad range of elective courses reflecting the interests and needs of students.
Scores from the spring 2009 TAKS test were:
- Reading, 99% passing
- Math, 96% passing
- Writing, 99% passing
- Social Studies, 97% passing
- Science, 89% passing
Highlights:
- First Colony Middle School has computers and television monitors in each room.
- First Colony Middle School students who were a part of the 2005 Math Counts program won the National Championship in a combined effort with Fort Settlement Middle School. The program was sponsored by the National Society of Professional Engineers and supported by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. As winners of this prestigious honor, the students had the opportunity to meet President George W. Bush in the Oval Office.
- In 2006, First Colony made an encore appearance at the national Math Counts competition, with the Texas team ranking fourth and First Colony student Kevin Chen finishing as a semifinalist.
3225 Austin Parkway
Sugar Land, TX 77479
(281) 634-3240
School Mascot: Longhorns
School Colors: Navy, orange and white
Principal: David Yaffie
Assistant Principal: Nancy Jones
Fort Settlement Middle School
One of just two middle schools in Fort Bend Independent School District to be rated exemplary by the Texas Education Agency, Fort Settlement is committed to meeting the unique needs of its students by fostering a community of academic excellence and social responsibility.
Opened in 2001, the school has rigorous academic standards, evidenced by students’ impressive performance on state-mandated TAKS tests. Ninety-nine percent of students passed reading, writing, social studies and math portions of the TAKS test in spring 2009. Ninety-five percent passed the science portion of the test.
Fort Settlement has garnered attention on a national level, being named as a 2007 No Child Left Behind – Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education.
Dedicated teachers work not only to guide students through middle school, but also to help them become lifelong learners. The curriculum is grounded in solid academic standards customized to middle school-age children. Teachers and administrators are cognizant of the concerns of adolescents and work to create a climate of both intellectual development and a caring community.
Parents are intensely involved in the school, with Fort Settlement’s Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) raising a tremendous amount of money to support student learning. Thanks to PTO efforts, the school has a digital video security system, a track and additional classroom equipment including microscopes, telescopes, atlases and more. The PTO also funds the summer library program. Safety was a PTO priority in 2007, with money raised to relocate the school’s courtyard fence to enclose the walkway doors used by students and staff.
Highlights:
- Duke University recognized 30 Fort Settlement seventh-graders for their high scores on college entrance exams (SAT and ACT) in 2005.
- Fort Settlement students won first place at the Mars Rover Competition, hosted by the University of Houston in 2004.
- Three Fort Settlement students achieved perfect scores during the American Mathematics Competition among a field of 200,000 middle-schoolers.
- Twelve Fort Settlement students earned National Honor Roll status and another seven received merit recognition in 2003.
- Fort Settlement’s Math Counts team won first place in competition against 15 of the state’s top Math Counts teams in 2002.
- Fort Settlement received Gold Performance Acknowledgement by the Texas Education Agency in 2002.
5440 Elkins Road
Sugar Land, TX 77479
(281) 634-6440
School Mascot: Falcon
School Colors: Crimson, silver and black
Principal: Julie Diaz
Assistant Principals: Tom Thompson and Jennifer Williams
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