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The highest-performing public middle schools in reading in Hidalgo County, Texas

This ranking covers the highest-performing public middle schools in reading in Hidalgo County, Texas, drawn from 54 qualifying public middle schools. South Texas ISD Preparatory Academy leads the list at 90.0%, against a median of 55.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Hidalgo County, Texas

Top % Proficient (Reading)

90.0%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

55.0%

BEST IN READING · HIDALGO COUNTY, TEXAS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	South Texas ISD Preparatory Academy	EDINBURG, TX	SOUTH TEXAS ISD	Middle	802	90.0%
2	Morris Middle School	MCALLEN, TX	MCALLEN ISD	Middle	999	79.0%
3	Michael E Fossum Middle School	MCALLEN, TX	MCALLEN ISD	Middle	791	76.0%
4	B L Gray Junior High School	MISSION, TX	SHARYLAND ISD	Middle	775	76.0%
5	South Middle School	EDINBURG, TX	EDINBURG CISD	Middle	1,246	67.0%
6	Central Middle School	WESLACO, TX	WESLACO ISD	Middle	1,060	67.0%
7	Memorial Middle School	MISSION, TX	LA JOYA ISD	Middle	663	66.0%
8	Cathey Middle School	MCALLEN, TX	MCALLEN ISD	Middle	827	66.0%
9	Valley View Junior High School	PHARR, TX	VALLEY VIEW ISD	Middle	516	66.0%
10	Sharyland North Junior High School	MCALLEN, TX	SHARYLAND ISD	Middle	791	64.0%
11	De Leon Middle School	MCALLEN, TX	MCALLEN ISD	Middle	664	62.0%
12	Francisco Barrientes Middle School	EDINBURG, TX	EDINBURG CISD	Middle	1,064	60.0%
13	Audie Murphy Middle School	ALAMO, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	Middle	790	60.0%
14	Irene M Garcia Middle School	MISSION, TX	LA JOYA ISD	Middle	601	59.0%
15	Brown Middle School	MCALLEN, TX	MCALLEN ISD	Middle	580	59.0%
16	B L Garza Middle School	EDINBURG, TX	EDINBURG CISD	Middle	1,035	58.0%
17	Austin Middle School	SAN JUAN, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	Middle	833	58.0%
18	Memorial Middle School	EDINBURG, TX	EDINBURG CISD	Middle	1,045	57.0%
19	Cesar Chavez Middle School	MISSION, TX	LA JOYA ISD	Middle	625	57.0%
20	Elias Longoria Sr Middle School	EDINBURG, TX	EDINBURG CISD	Middle	770	56.0%
21	Travis Middle School	MCALLEN, TX	MCALLEN ISD	Middle	505	56.0%
22	White Junior High School	MISSION, TX	MISSION CISD	Middle	831	56.0%
23	Jose Borrego Middle School	MONTE ALTO, TX	MONTE ALTO ISD	Middle	178	56.0%
24	Kennedy Middle School	PHARR, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	Middle	519	56.0%
25	Liberty Middle School	PHARR, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	Middle	742	56.0%
26	A P Solis Middle School	DONNA, TX	DONNA ISD	Middle	646	55.0%
27	Mission Junior High School	MISSION, TX	MISSION CISD	Middle	711	55.0%
28	Jesus - Jesse - Vela Jr Middle School	ALAMO, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	Middle	654	55.0%
29	Beatriz G Garza Middle School	WESLACO, TX	WESLACO ISD	Middle	919	55.0%
30	Rafael A Cantu Junior High School	PALMHURST, TX	MISSION CISD	Middle	591	54.0%
31	Jaime Escalante Middle School	PHARR, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	Middle	554	54.0%
32	Betty Harwell Middle School	EDINBURG, TX	EDINBURG CISD	Middle	1,301	53.0%
33	W A Todd Middle School	DONNA, TX	DONNA ISD	Middle	670	52.0%
34	Lyndon B Johnson Middle School	PHARR, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	Middle	1,006	52.0%
35	Armando Cuellar Middle School	WESLACO, TX	WESLACO ISD	Middle	634	51.0%
36	Alton Memorial Junior High School	ALTON, TX	MISSION CISD	Middle	819	50.0%
37	Dorothy Thompson Middle School	PROGRESO, TX	PROGRESO ISD	Middle	281	50.0%
38	Mary Hoge Middle School	WESLACO, TX	WESLACO ISD	Middle	830	50.0%
39	IDEA Palmview College Preparatory	MISSION, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	446	49.0%
40	Diaz Junior High School	HIDALGO, TX	HIDALGO ISD	Middle	615	48.0%
41	R Yzaguirre Middle School	SAN JUAN, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	Middle	736	48.0%
42	Lorenzo De Zavala Middle School	LA JOYA, TX	LA JOYA ISD	Middle	545	46.0%
43	Domingo Trevino Middle School	ALTON, TX	LA JOYA ISD	Middle	531	46.0%
44	Veterans Middle School	DONNA, TX	DONNA ISD	Middle	866	44.0%
45	David Ybarra Fine Arts Academy	EDCOUCH, TX	EDCOUCH-ELSA ISD	Middle	264	43.0%
46	Ann Richards Middle School	MISSION, TX	LA JOYA ISD	Middle	665	43.0%
47	Dr Javier Saenz Middle School	PENITAS, TX	LA JOYA ISD	Middle	601	43.0%
48	IDEA La Joya College Preparatory	LA JOYA, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	344	42.0%
49	Juan De Dios Salinas Middle School	MISSION, TX	LA JOYA ISD	Middle	648	42.0%
50	Carlos F Truan Junior High School	ELSA, TX	EDCOUCH-ELSA ISD	Middle	584	41.0%

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