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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at ALTON MEMORIAL J H this year?
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Enrollment
819
Middle
DISTRICT 738 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MISSION CISD·NCES 483104009505
Alton Memorial Junior High School
521 S LOS EBANOS BLVD, ALTON, TX 78573 · (956) 323-5000 · Hidalgo County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL819 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 44% of Texas public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
63 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
767 students
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 241 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 285 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 293 | 36% |
Student demographics
2%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
50.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +34.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
27.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +21.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 34 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 21 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 24.0% | 26.0% | 24.0% | 26.0% |
| Mathematics | 7.0% | 20.0% | 28.0% | 45.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 50.0% | 27.0% |
| 2024-25 | 48.0% | 30.0% |
| 2023-24 | 45.0% | 28.0% |
| 2022-23 | 28.0% | 17.0% |
| 2021-22 | 29.0% | 19.0% |
| 2020-21 | 16.0% | 6.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
34.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Alton Memorial Junior High School
Alton Memorial Junior High School's state test result (34.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alton Memorial Junior High School this school | 819 | 93.7% | 34.4% |
| Lamar Bruni Vergara Middle School LAREDO | 757 | 92.7% | 45.8% |
| Liberty Middle School PHARR | 742 | 93.9% | 43.5% |
| Veterans Middle School DONNA | 866 | 95.4% | 36.8% |
| R Yzaguirre Middle School SAN JUAN | 736 | 95.1% | 39.6% |
| Veterans Middle School RIO GRANDE CITY | 734 | 95.1% | 41.6% |
Matched among Texas middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Alton Memorial Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hidalgo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.4% | #1,207 of 1,635 | #48 of 54 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #1,481 of 1,670 ▼ 181 | #48 of 54 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #1,050 of 1,670 ▲ 5 | #36 of 54 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +16.0pp | #457 of 1,570 | #8 of 54 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 819 | #535 of 1,749 | #15 of 54 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #327 of 1,542 | #26 of 52 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 1.9% | #1,486 of 1,543 | #25 of 52 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.7% | #142 of 1,648 | #17 of 54 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.3% | #588 of 942 | #30 of 44 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
819
-85 (-9%) vs 2020
-3% since 2010-11, when it was 845
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 14.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 819 | 63.4 | 12.9:1 | 94% (767) |
| 2023-24 | 828 | 61 | 13.6:1 | 92% (762) |
| 2022-23 | 819 | 62.8 | 13.0:1 | 91% (746) |
| 2020-21 | 904 | 63 | 14.3:1 | 89% (807) |
| 2017-18 | 923 | 62.3 | 14.8:1 | 88% (813) |
| 2015-16 | 911 | 61 | 14.9:1 | 91% (825) |
| 2010-11 | 845 | 63 | 13.4:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Alton Memorial Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (923 to 819); teachers up 2% (62.3 to 63.4).
About Alton Memorial Junior High School
Alton Memorial Junior High School is one of the public schools in ALTON, Texas. It is a medium-sized middle-grades school. Grades offered run from 6 through 8, with 819 students enrolled. The average among middle schools in Texas is roughly 643 students; this school is 27% bigger than that.
MISSION CISD is responsible for 22 schools, Alton Memorial Junior High School included, with 13,765 students in all.
Alton Memorial Junior High School's enrollment is 99% Hispanic. Alton Memorial Junior High School's diversity index is 2%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school has about 12.9 students per teacher and 63.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 1.5 below the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 94%. For comparison, public schools in Hidalgo County average 85%.
allk12 grades Alton Memorial Junior High School a C+. The grade compares the school only with Texas public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Schools in Texas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 33.7%. Alton Memorial Junior High School scores 34.4%.
Federal survey data for Hidalgo County show that the median household income is $54,338, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 23%. Hidalgo County is home to 364 public schools and about 212,859 public school students.
Nearby, Mission Collegiate High School is about 0.2 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Alton Memorial Junior High School ranks 8th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 34.4% against a local average of 45.5%.
NCES describes the area around Alton Memorial Junior High School as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 85 fewer students in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 14.3:1 to 12.9:1 over the same years.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Hidalgo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
891,977
Census ACS
Median income
$54,338
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
23%
Below federal line
Schools in county
364
212,859 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MISSION CISD
- Mission High SchoolHigh · 2,154 students
- Veterans Memorial High SchoolHigh · 1,737 students
- White Junior High SchoolMiddle · 831 students
- Mission Junior High SchoolMiddle · 711 students
- Mims Elementary SchoolElementary · 673 students
- Hurla M Midkiff Elementary SchoolElementary · 657 students
Other schools in ALTON
- Jessie L Jensen Elementary SchoolElementary · 615 students
- Domingo Trevino Middle SchoolMiddle · 531 students
- Cantu Elementary SchoolElementary · 521 students
- Raquel Cavazos Elementary SchoolElementary · 521 students
- Mission Collegiate High SchoolHigh · 399 students
- Carl C Waitz Elementary SchoolElementary · 361 students
Nearby schools
- Mission Collegiate High School0.2 mi · 399
- Raquel Cavazos Elementary School0.3 mi · 521
- Domingo Trevino Middle School0.5 mi · 531
- Cantu Elementary School0.5 mi · 521
- Carl C Waitz Elementary School0.9 mi · 361
- Alton Elementary School1.4 mi · 337
Frequently asked questions
About Alton Memorial Junior High SchoolHow large is Alton Memorial Junior High School?
Alton Memorial Junior High School enrolls approximately 819 students in grades 06-08.
Is Alton Memorial Junior High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Alton Memorial Junior High School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Alton Memorial Junior High School?
Approximately 12.9:1 students per teacher at Alton Memorial Junior High School.
What is the student diversity at Alton Memorial Junior High School?
Student demographics at Alton Memorial Junior High School are roughly 1% White, 99% Hispanic, 0% Asian.
What district is Alton Memorial Junior High School in?
Alton Memorial Junior High School is part of MISSION CISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.