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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 School 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 School	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 School	PENITAS, TX	LA JOYA ISD	Middle	601	98.5%
4	Jaime Escalante Middle School	PHARR, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	Middle	554	98.2%
5	Dora M Sauceda Middle School	DONNA, TX	DONNA ISD	Middle	553	98.0%
6	Sgt William G Harrell Middle School	MERCEDES, TX	MERCEDES ISD	Middle	390	97.7%
7	Domingo Trevino Middle School	ALTON, TX	LA JOYA ISD	Middle	531	97.4%
8	Juan De Dios Salinas Middle School	MISSION, TX	LA JOYA ISD	Middle	648	97.2%
9	Audie Murphy Middle School	ALAMO, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	Middle	790	97.2%
10	Kennedy Middle School	PHARR, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	Middle	519	96.7%
11	Jesus - Jesse - Vela Jr Middle School	ALAMO, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	Middle	654	96.0%
12	Travis Middle School	MCALLEN, TX	MCALLEN ISD	Middle	505	95.4%
13	Veterans Middle School	DONNA, TX	DONNA ISD	Middle	866	95.4%
14	R Yzaguirre Middle School	SAN JUAN, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	Middle	736	95.1%
15	Betty Harwell Middle School	EDINBURG, TX	EDINBURG CISD	Middle	1,301	94.9%
16	Liberty Middle School	PHARR, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	Middle	742	93.9%
17	Alton Memorial Junior High School	ALTON, TX	MISSION CISD	Middle	819	93.7%
18	La Villa Middle School	LA VILLA, TX	LA VILLA ISD	Middle	106	93.4%
19	Valley View Junior High School	PHARR, TX	VALLEY VIEW ISD	Middle	516	93.2%
20	Ann Richards Middle School	MISSION, TX	LA JOYA ISD	Middle	665	92.9%
21	W A Todd Middle School	DONNA, TX	DONNA ISD	Middle	670	91.5%
22	A P Solis Middle School	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 School	LA JOYA, TX	LA JOYA ISD	Middle	545	91.0%
25	Memorial Middle School	EDINBURG, TX	EDINBURG CISD	Middle	1,045	90.9%
26	Mary Hoge Middle School	WESLACO, TX	WESLACO ISD	Middle	830	90.8%
27	Carlos F Truan Junior High School	ELSA, TX	EDCOUCH-ELSA ISD	Middle	584	90.8%
28	Austin Middle School	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 School	MONTE ALTO, TX	MONTE ALTO ISD	Middle	178	88.8%
31	Lyndon B Johnson Middle School	PHARR, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	Middle	1,006	87.9%
32	Diaz Junior High School	HIDALGO, TX	HIDALGO ISD	Middle	615	87.5%
33	Brown Middle School	MCALLEN, TX	MCALLEN ISD	Middle	580	87.2%
34	Cesar Chavez Middle School	MISSION, TX	LA JOYA ISD	Middle	625	87.2%
35	De Leon Middle School	MCALLEN, TX	MCALLEN ISD	Middle	664	87.0%
36	Rafael A Cantu Junior High School	PALMHURST, TX	MISSION CISD	Middle	591	86.8%
37	Irene M Garcia Middle School	MISSION, TX	LA JOYA ISD	Middle	601	86.4%
38	Sgt Manuel Chacon Middle School	MERCEDES, TX	MERCEDES ISD	Middle	518	85.9%
39	White Junior High School	MISSION, TX	MISSION CISD	Middle	831	85.8%
40	Armando Cuellar Middle School	WESLACO, TX	WESLACO ISD	Middle	634	84.7%
41	Memorial Middle School	MISSION, TX	LA JOYA ISD	Middle	663	83.3%
42	Elias Longoria Sr Middle School	EDINBURG, TX	EDINBURG CISD	Middle	770	81.8%
43	Francisco Barrientes Middle School	EDINBURG, TX	EDINBURG CISD	Middle	1,064	80.9%
44	Beatriz G Garza Middle School	WESLACO, TX	WESLACO ISD	Middle	919	78.6%
45	B L Garza Middle School	EDINBURG, TX	EDINBURG CISD	Middle	1,035	78.6%
46	Mission Junior High School	MISSION, TX	MISSION CISD	Middle	711	74.4%
47	Cathey Middle School	MCALLEN, TX	MCALLEN ISD	Middle	827	70.0%
48	Sharyland North Junior High School	MCALLEN, TX	SHARYLAND ISD	Middle	791	69.4%
49	Central Middle School	WESLACO, TX	WESLACO ISD	Middle	1,060	65.6%
50	South Middle School	EDINBURG, TX	EDINBURG CISD	Middle	1,246	62.5%

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