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The highest-poverty public middle schools in Hidalgo County, Texas

54 public middle schools in Hidalgo County, Texas appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public middle schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. DOROTHY THOMPSON MIDDLE leads the list at 100%, against a median of 90.5% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Hidalgo County, Texas

Top % FRL

100%

Median % FRL

90.5%

HIGHEST POVERTY · HIDALGO COUNTY, TEXAS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	DOROTHY THOMPSON MIDDLE	PROGRESO, TX	PROGRESO ISD	Middle	281	100%
2	IDEA PALMVIEW COLLEGE PREPARATORY	MISSION, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	446	99.6%
3	DR JAVIER SAENZ MIDDLE	PENITAS, TX	LA JOYA ISD	Middle	601	98.5%
4	JAIME ESCALANTE MIDDLE	PHARR, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	Middle	554	98.2%
5	DORA M SAUCEDA MIDDLE	DONNA, TX	DONNA ISD	Middle	553	98.0%
6	SGT WILLIAM G HARRELL MIDDLE	MERCEDES, TX	MERCEDES ISD	Middle	390	97.7%
7	DOMINGO TREVINO MIDDLE	ALTON, TX	LA JOYA ISD	Middle	531	97.4%
8	JUAN DE DIOS SALINAS MIDDLE	MISSION, TX	LA JOYA ISD	Middle	648	97.2%
9	AUDIE MURPHY MIDDLE	ALAMO, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	Middle	790	97.2%
10	KENNEDY MIDDLE	PHARR, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	Middle	519	96.7%
11	JESUS - JESSE - VELA JR MIDDLE	ALAMO, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	Middle	654	96.0%
12	TRAVIS MIDDLE	MCALLEN, TX	MCALLEN ISD	Middle	505	95.4%
13	VETERANS MIDDLE	DONNA, TX	DONNA ISD	Middle	866	95.4%
14	R YZAGUIRRE MIDDLE	SAN JUAN, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	Middle	736	95.1%
15	BETTY HARWELL MIDDLE	EDINBURG, TX	EDINBURG CISD	Middle	1,301	94.9%
16	LIBERTY MIDDLE	PHARR, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	Middle	742	93.9%
17	ALTON MEMORIAL J H	ALTON, TX	MISSION CISD	Middle	819	93.7%
18	LA VILLA MIDDLE	LA VILLA, TX	LA VILLA ISD	Middle	106	93.4%
19	VALLEY VIEW J H	PHARR, TX	VALLEY VIEW ISD	Middle	516	93.2%
20	ANN RICHARDS MIDDLE	MISSION, TX	LA JOYA ISD	Middle	665	92.9%
21	W A TODD MIDDLE	DONNA, TX	DONNA ISD	Middle	670	91.5%
22	A P SOLIS MIDDLE	DONNA, TX	DONNA ISD	Middle	646	91.3%
23	IDEA LA JOYA COLLEGE PREPARATORY	LA JOYA, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	344	91.3%
24	LORENZO DE ZAVALA MIDDLE	LA JOYA, TX	LA JOYA ISD	Middle	545	91.0%
25	MEMORIAL MIDDLE	EDINBURG, TX	EDINBURG CISD	Middle	1,045	90.9%
26	MARY HOGE MIDDLE	WESLACO, TX	WESLACO ISD	Middle	830	90.8%
27	CARLOS F TRUAN J H	ELSA, TX	EDCOUCH-ELSA ISD	Middle	584	90.8%
28	AUSTIN MIDDLE	SAN JUAN, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	Middle	833	90.3%
29	DAVID YBARRA FINE ARTS ACADEMY	EDCOUCH, TX	EDCOUCH-ELSA ISD	Middle	264	90.2%
30	JOSE BORREGO MIDDLE	MONTE ALTO, TX	MONTE ALTO ISD	Middle	178	88.8%
31	LYNDON B JOHNSON MIDDLE	PHARR, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	Middle	1,006	87.9%
32	DIAZ J H	HIDALGO, TX	HIDALGO ISD	Middle	615	87.5%
33	BROWN MIDDLE	MCALLEN, TX	MCALLEN ISD	Middle	580	87.2%
34	CESAR CHAVEZ MIDDLE	MISSION, TX	LA JOYA ISD	Middle	625	87.2%
35	DE LEON MIDDLE	MCALLEN, TX	MCALLEN ISD	Middle	664	87.0%
36	RAFAEL A CANTU J H	PALMHURST, TX	MISSION CISD	Middle	591	86.8%
37	IRENE M GARCIA MIDDLE	MISSION, TX	LA JOYA ISD	Middle	601	86.4%
38	SGT MANUEL CHACON MIDDLE	MERCEDES, TX	MERCEDES ISD	Middle	518	85.9%
39	WHITE J H	MISSION, TX	MISSION CISD	Middle	831	85.8%
40	ARMANDO CUELLAR MIDDLE	WESLACO, TX	WESLACO ISD	Middle	634	84.7%
41	MEMORIAL MIDDLE	MISSION, TX	LA JOYA ISD	Middle	663	83.3%
42	ELIAS LONGORIA SR MIDDLE	EDINBURG, TX	EDINBURG CISD	Middle	770	81.8%
43	FRANCISCO BARRIENTES MIDDLE	EDINBURG, TX	EDINBURG CISD	Middle	1,064	80.9%
44	BEATRIZ G GARZA MIDDLE	WESLACO, TX	WESLACO ISD	Middle	919	78.6%
45	B L GARZA MIDDLE	EDINBURG, TX	EDINBURG CISD	Middle	1,035	78.6%
46	MISSION J H	MISSION, TX	MISSION CISD	Middle	711	74.4%
47	CATHEY MIDDLE	MCALLEN, TX	MCALLEN ISD	Middle	827	70.0%
48	SHARYLAND NORTH J H	MCALLEN, TX	SHARYLAND ISD	Middle	791	69.4%
49	CENTRAL MIDDLE	WESLACO, TX	WESLACO ISD	Middle	1,060	65.6%
50	SOUTH MIDDLE	EDINBURG, TX	EDINBURG CISD	Middle	1,246	62.5%

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