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Enrollment
634
Middle
DISTRICT 861 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WESLACO ISD·NCES 484496021356
ARMANDO CUELLAR MIDDLE
1201 S BRIDGE ST, WESLACO, TX 78596 · (956) 969-6720 · Hidalgo County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL634 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.1:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
537 students
DISTRICT 85% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
41.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +23.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
35.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +21.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 23 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 21 points.
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
37.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
634
-110 (-15%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 13.6:1
% White
1%
was 2%
% Hispanic
99%
was 97%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About ARMANDO CUELLAR MIDDLE
ARMANDO CUELLAR MIDDLE is one of the mid-tier middle-grades schools in WESLACO, Texas, overseen by WESLACO ISD, with 634 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8.
WESLACO ISD runs 20 schools in total, collectively educating 16,300 students. ARMANDO CUELLAR MIDDLE is one of those campuses.
In terms of who attends, ARMANDO CUELLAR MIDDLE reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (99%).
On the resource side, On paper, ARMANDO CUELLAR MIDDLE has 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.0:1. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 85% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), ARMANDO CUELLAR MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 36.9%; this one delivers 37.1%.
Zooming out to the county, Hidalgo County reports that median household income runs about $54,338, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. ARMANDO CUELLAR MIDDLE is one of 364 public schools in Hidalgo County (combined enrollment of about 212,859 students).
Nearest neighbor: DR R E MARGO EL, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around ARMANDO CUELLAR MIDDLE. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ARMANDO CUELLAR MIDDLE at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 49.1%.
Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ARMANDO CUELLAR MIDDLE has fell 15%, going from 744 students in 2018 to 634 in 2025. Class-load math has loosened: from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 in 2025.
Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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 WESLACO ISD
- WESLACO H SHigh · 2,699 students
- WESLACO EAST H SHigh · 2,066 students
- MEMORIAL ELElementary · 1,109 students
- DR R E MARGO ELElementary · 1,085 students
- CENTRAL MIDDLEMiddle · 1,060 students
- BEATRIZ G GARZA MIDDLEMiddle · 919 students
Other schools in WESLACO
- WESLACO H SHigh · 2,699 students
- WESLACO EAST H SHigh · 2,066 students
- MEMORIAL ELElementary · 1,109 students
- DR R E MARGO ELElementary · 1,085 students
- CENTRAL MIDDLEMiddle · 1,060 students
- BEATRIZ G GARZA MIDDLEMiddle · 919 students
Nearby schools
- DR R E MARGO EL0.4 mi · 1,085
- CENTRAL MIDDLE0.6 mi · 1,060
- WESLACO EAST H S0.7 mi · 2,066
- CAREER AND COLLEGE DEVELOPMENT CENTER1.1 mi · 50
- MEMORIAL EL1.2 mi · 1,109
- AIRPORT EL1.3 mi · 786
Frequently asked questions
About ARMANDO CUELLAR MIDDLEWhat is the total enrollment at ARMANDO CUELLAR MIDDLE?
ARMANDO CUELLAR MIDDLE enrolls approximately 634 students in grades 06-08.
Is ARMANDO CUELLAR MIDDLE an elementary, middle, or high school?
ARMANDO CUELLAR MIDDLE is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does ARMANDO CUELLAR MIDDLE have?
ARMANDO CUELLAR MIDDLE employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
What is the student diversity at ARMANDO CUELLAR MIDDLE?
Student demographics at ARMANDO CUELLAR MIDDLE are roughly 1% White, 99% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is ARMANDO CUELLAR MIDDLE in?
ARMANDO CUELLAR MIDDLE is part of WESLACO ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.