BETTY HARWELL MIDDLE

BETTY HARWELL MIDDLE operates as a sizable middle school in EDINBURG, Texas, run under EDINBURG CISD. Current enrollment sits at 1,301 students spanning grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 643 students each, so BETTY HARWELL MIDDLE sits 102% bigger than that benchmark.

EDINBURG CISD comprises 44 schools with combined enrollment of 33,343 students; BETTY HARWELL MIDDLE is among them.

On demographics, BETTY HARWELL MIDDLE shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (100%).

Looking at school resources, The school lists 96 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.4:1, putting BETTY HARWELL MIDDLE tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 95% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Hidalgo County runs at roughly 85%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), BETTY HARWELL MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 32.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 40.1%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Hidalgo County put median household income runs about $54,338, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 23%. BETTY HARWELL MIDDLE is one of 364 public schools in Hidalgo County (combined enrollment of about 212,859 students).

HARGILL EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BETTY HARWELL MIDDLE at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 41.6%.

BETTY HARWELL MIDDLE operates from a rural location.

Over the past 7-year window. BETTY HARWELL MIDDLE's enrollment has ticked down 6% since 2018, when it stood at 1,389 (now 1,301).

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