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The public middle schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios in Hidalgo County, Texas

Across Hidalgo County, Texas, 52 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the fewest students per teacher, a proxy for class size and staffing. DOROTHY THOMPSON MIDDLE leads the list at 10.3:1, against a median of 12.9:1 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Hidalgo County, Texas

Best Students/teacher

10.3:1

Median Students/teacher

12.9:1

LOWEST RATIO · HIDALGO COUNTY, TEXAS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	DOROTHY THOMPSON MIDDLE	PROGRESO, TX	PROGRESO ISD	Middle	281	10.3:1
2	KENNEDY MIDDLE	PHARR, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	Middle	519	10.5:1
3	JAIME ESCALANTE MIDDLE	PHARR, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	Middle	554	11.0:1
4	DORA M SAUCEDA MIDDLE	DONNA, TX	DONNA ISD	Middle	553	11.2:1
5	IDEA LA JOYA COLLEGE PREPARATORY	LA JOYA, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	344	11.4:1
6	MISSION J H	MISSION, TX	MISSION CISD	Middle	711	11.4:1
7	BROWN MIDDLE	MCALLEN, TX	MCALLEN ISD	Middle	580	11.5:1
8	TRAVIS MIDDLE	MCALLEN, TX	MCALLEN ISD	Middle	505	11.5:1
9	JESUS - JESSE - VELA JR MIDDLE	ALAMO, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	Middle	654	11.5:1
10	DAVID YBARRA FINE ARTS ACADEMY	EDCOUCH, TX	EDCOUCH-ELSA ISD	Middle	264	11.6:1
11	FRANCISCO BARRIENTES MIDDLE	EDINBURG, TX	EDINBURG CISD	Middle	1,064	11.8:1
12	LIBERTY MIDDLE	PHARR, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	Middle	742	11.8:1
13	DE LEON MIDDLE	MCALLEN, TX	MCALLEN ISD	Middle	664	11.9:1
14	DIAZ J H	HIDALGO, TX	HIDALGO ISD	Middle	615	11.9:1
15	DOMINGO TREVINO MIDDLE	ALTON, TX	LA JOYA ISD	Middle	531	12.0:1
16	B L GARZA MIDDLE	EDINBURG, TX	EDINBURG CISD	Middle	1,035	12.0:1
17	R YZAGUIRRE MIDDLE	SAN JUAN, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	Middle	736	12.1:1
18	AUSTIN MIDDLE	SAN JUAN, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	Middle	833	12.1:1
19	ELIAS LONGORIA SR MIDDLE	EDINBURG, TX	EDINBURG CISD	Middle	770	12.2:1
20	SGT WILLIAM G HARRELL MIDDLE	MERCEDES, TX	MERCEDES ISD	Middle	390	12.5:1
21	MEMORIAL MIDDLE	EDINBURG, TX	EDINBURG CISD	Middle	1,045	12.5:1
22	LORENZO DE ZAVALA MIDDLE	LA JOYA, TX	LA JOYA ISD	Middle	545	12.7:1
23	AUDIE MURPHY MIDDLE	ALAMO, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	Middle	790	12.7:1
24	VETERANS MIDDLE	DONNA, TX	DONNA ISD	Middle	866	12.7:1
25	CARLOS F TRUAN J H	ELSA, TX	EDCOUCH-ELSA ISD	Middle	584	12.8:1
26	ALTON MEMORIAL J H	ALTON, TX	MISSION CISD	Middle	819	12.9:1
27	A P SOLIS MIDDLE	DONNA, TX	DONNA ISD	Middle	646	12.9:1
28	DR JAVIER SAENZ MIDDLE	PENITAS, TX	LA JOYA ISD	Middle	601	13.2:1
29	JUAN DE DIOS SALINAS MIDDLE	MISSION, TX	LA JOYA ISD	Middle	648	13.2:1
30	BETTY HARWELL MIDDLE	EDINBURG, TX	EDINBURG CISD	Middle	1,301	13.5:1
31	WHITE J H	MISSION, TX	MISSION CISD	Middle	831	13.6:1
32	SOUTH TEXAS ISD PREPARATORY ACADEMY	EDINBURG, TX	SOUTH TEXAS ISD	Middle	802	13.9:1
33	MEMORIAL MIDDLE	MISSION, TX	LA JOYA ISD	Middle	663	13.9:1
34	W A TODD MIDDLE	DONNA, TX	DONNA ISD	Middle	670	14.0:1
35	IRENE M GARCIA MIDDLE	MISSION, TX	LA JOYA ISD	Middle	601	14.1:1
36	SOUTH MIDDLE	EDINBURG, TX	EDINBURG CISD	Middle	1,246	14.2:1
37	SGT MANUEL CHACON MIDDLE	MERCEDES, TX	MERCEDES ISD	Middle	518	14.2:1
38	LYNDON B JOHNSON MIDDLE	PHARR, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	Middle	1,006	14.2:1
39	VALLEY VIEW J H	PHARR, TX	VALLEY VIEW ISD	Middle	516	14.2:1
40	RAFAEL A CANTU J H	PALMHURST, TX	MISSION CISD	Middle	591	14.2:1
41	IDEA PALMVIEW COLLEGE PREPARATORY	MISSION, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	446	14.6:1
42	MICHAEL E FOSSUM MIDDLE	MCALLEN, TX	MCALLEN ISD	Middle	791	14.7:1
43	MORRIS MIDDLE	MCALLEN, TX	MCALLEN ISD	Middle	999	14.9:1
44	CESAR CHAVEZ MIDDLE	MISSION, TX	LA JOYA ISD	Middle	625	15.3:1
45	CATHEY MIDDLE	MCALLEN, TX	MCALLEN ISD	Middle	827	15.4:1
46	ARMANDO CUELLAR MIDDLE	WESLACO, TX	WESLACO ISD	Middle	634	16.0:1
47	MARY HOGE MIDDLE	WESLACO, TX	WESLACO ISD	Middle	830	16.1:1
48	SHARYLAND NORTH J H	MCALLEN, TX	SHARYLAND ISD	Middle	791	16.1:1
49	B L GRAY J H	MISSION, TX	SHARYLAND ISD	Middle	775	16.4:1
50	ANN RICHARDS MIDDLE	MISSION, TX	LA JOYA ISD	Middle	665	16.4:1

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