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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at ANN RICHARDS MIDDLE this year?
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Enrollment
665
Middle
DISTRICT 610 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LA JOYA ISD·NCES 482613008294
Ann Richards Middle School
7005 ANN RICHARDS RD, MISSION, TX 78572 · (956) 323-2860 · Hidalgo County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL665 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
618 students
DISTRICT 92% · 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 | 206 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 243 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 216 | 32% |
Student demographics
0%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 0% · 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
43.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +17.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
28.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +10.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 17 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 19.0% | 24.0% | 24.0% | 33.0% |
| Mathematics | 7.0% | 21.0% | 28.0% | 44.0% |
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 | 43.0% | 28.0% |
| 2024-25 | 43.0% | 41.0% |
| 2023-24 | 45.0% | 54.0% |
| 2022-23 | 46.0% | 55.0% |
| 2021-22 | 45.0% | 50.0% |
| 2020-21 | 26.0% | 18.0% |
% 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
45.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% 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 Ann Richards Middle School
Ann Richards Middle School's state test result (45.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ann Richards Middle School this school | 665 | 92.9% | 45.5% |
| Harmony Science Academy - Laredo LAREDO | 659 | 92.3% | 46.5% |
| Los Obispos Middle School LAREDO | 620 | 92.9% | 51.5% |
| Ysleta Middle School EL PASO | 682 | 91.9% | 42.2% |
| W A Todd Middle School DONNA | 670 | 91.5% | 43.0% |
| A P Solis Middle School DONNA | 646 | 91.3% | 54.5% |
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 Ann Richards Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hidalgo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.5% | #677 of 1,635 | #17 of 54 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #1,433 of 1,670 ▼ 601 | #46 of 54 ▼ 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #1,366 of 1,670 ▼ 93 | #46 of 54 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -15.0pp | #16 of 1,570 | #1 of 54 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 665 | #818 of 1,749 | #26 of 54 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #1,204 of 1,542 | #50 of 52 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 0.0% | #1,538 of 1,543 | #50 of 52 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.9% | #164 of 1,648 | #20 of 54 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.3% | #361 of 942 | #18 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
665
-100 (-13%) vs 2020
-34% since 2000-01, when it was 1,003
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 665 | 40.6 | 16.4:1 | 93% (618) |
| 2023-24 | 736 | 42.6 | 17.3:1 | 99% (728) |
| 2022-23 | 729 | 51.3 | 14.2:1 | 96% (699) |
| 2020-21 | 765 | 52 | 14.7:1 | 95% (727) |
| 2017-18 | 824 | 59.7 | 13.8:1 | 97% (802) |
| 2015-16 | 884 | 62 | 14.3:1 | 98% (867) |
| 2010-11 | 870 | 62 | 14.0:1 | 10% (91) |
| 2000-01 | 1,003 | 59 | 17.0:1 | 94% (945) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ann Richards Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (824 to 665); teachers down 32% (59.7 to 40.6).
About Ann Richards Middle School
Ann Richards Middle School is a medium-sized middle school with an address in MISSION, Texas. The school counts 665 students across grades 6 through 8.
A total of 36 schools make up LA JOYA ISD, with 22,942 students enrolled.
The large majority of students at Ann Richards Middle School, 100%, are Hispanic. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 92%. Ann Richards Middle School has a diversity index of 0%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Ann Richards Middle School employs 40.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 16.4:1. That ratio is over the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 93% in 2024-25. That is higher than the 85% average for public schools in Hidalgo County.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 45.5%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 34.0%.
Census estimates describe Hidalgo County this way: median household income is about $54,338, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and roughly 23% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Hidalgo County number 364 and enroll about 212,859.
Nearby, Cesar Chavez Middle School is about 1.2 miles away. Ann Richards Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Ann Richards Middle School's average proficiency of 45.5% compares with 42.6% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Federal data place Ann Richards Middle School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Ann Richards Middle School had 765 students in 2020-21 and 665 in 2024-25, a 13% decrease. The ratio of students to teachers went from 14.7:1 to 16.4:1 over the same years.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Ann Richards Middle School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 LA JOYA ISD
- La Joya High SchoolHigh · 2,405 students
- La Joya Palmview High SchoolHigh · 2,073 students
- Juarez-Lincoln High SchoolHigh · 1,952 students
- Enrique Kiki Camarena Elementary SchoolElementary · 715 students
- John F Kennedy Elementary SchoolElementary · 676 students
- Memorial Middle SchoolMiddle · 663 students
Other schools in MISSION
- Mission High SchoolHigh · 2,154 students
- La Joya Palmview High SchoolHigh · 2,073 students
- Juarez-Lincoln High SchoolHigh · 1,952 students
- Veterans Memorial High SchoolHigh · 1,737 students
- Sharyland High SchoolHigh · 1,527 students
- Sharyland Pioneer High SchoolHigh · 1,511 students
Nearby schools
- Cesar Chavez Middle School1.2 mi · 625
- Henry B Gonzalez Elementary School1.2 mi · 391
- Guillermo Flores Elementary School1.2 mi · 452
- Leo J Leo Elementary School1.3 mi · 319
- Premier H S of Palmview1.7 mi · 108
- Patricio Perez Elementary School2.0 mi · 421
Frequently asked questions
About Ann Richards Middle SchoolHow many students attend Ann Richards Middle School?
Ann Richards Middle School enrolls approximately 665 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Ann Richards Middle School serve?
Ann Richards Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ann Richards Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ann Richards Middle School is approximately 16.4:1 (41 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ann Richards Middle School?
At Ann Richards Middle School, the student body is approximately 100% Hispanic.
What district is Ann Richards Middle School in?
Ann Richards Middle School is part of LA JOYA ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.