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What advice would you give to incoming students at COAKLEY MIDDLE?
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Enrollment
687
Middle
DISTRICT 706 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARLINGEN CISD·NCES 482253002280
Coakley Middle School
1402 S 6TH ST, HARLINGEN, TX 78550 · (956) 427-3000 · Cameron County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL687 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 36% of Texas public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
12.5:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
569 students
DISTRICT 80% · 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 | 216 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 250 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 221 | 32% |
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · 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
51.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +27.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
37.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +17.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 27 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 17 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 22.0% | 29.0% | 25.0% | 24.0% |
| Mathematics | 10.0% | 27.0% | 28.0% | 35.0% |
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 | 51.0% | 37.0% |
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 31.0% |
| 2023-24 | 39.0% | 23.0% |
| 2022-23 | 28.0% | 17.0% |
| 2021-22 | 28.0% | 26.0% |
| 2020-21 | 24.0% | 20.0% |
% 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
33.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Coakley Middle School
Coakley Middle School's state test result (33.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coakley Middle School this school | 687 | 82.8% | 33.4% |
| Horizon Middle School EL PASO | 677 | 81.7% | 31.4% |
| Morales Junior High School UVALDE | 718 | 85.2% | 24.3% |
| Somerset Junior High School VON ORMY | 608 | 84.4% | 57.8% |
| Robert C Zamora Middle School SAN ANTONIO | 655 | 83.7% | 30.9% |
| Savannah Heights Intermediate School VON ORMY | 618 | 85.3% | 45.6% |
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 Coakley Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Cameron County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.4% | #1,250 of 1,635 | #27 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #1,054 of 1,670 ▲ 203 | #22 of 30 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #998 of 1,670 ▼ 7 | #23 of 30 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +21.5pp | #234 of 1,570 | #4 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 687 | #773 of 1,749 | #14 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #260 of 1,542 | #11 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.4% | #1,346 of 1,543 | #1 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.8% | #443 of 1,648 | #20 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.8% | #733 of 942 | #22 of 23 |
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
687
-59 (-8%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 817
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 687 | 54.9 | 12.5:1 | 83% (569) |
| 2023-24 | 717 | 51.6 | 13.9:1 | 85% (607) |
| 2022-23 | 660 | 50.9 | 13.0:1 | 83% (546) |
| 2020-21 | 746 | 55 | 13.6:1 | 82% (613) |
| 2017-18 | 737 | 51.9 | 14.2:1 | 80% (588) |
| 2015-16 | 822 | 63 | 13.1:1 | 73% (603) |
| 2010-11 | 840 | 61 | 13.8:1 | 72% (606) |
| 2000-01 | 815 | 57 | 14.3:1 | 56% (454) |
| 1990-91 | 817 | 93 | 8.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Coakley Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (737 to 687); teachers up 6% (51.9 to 54.9).
About Coakley Middle School
Coakley Middle School is a public middle school run by HARLINGEN CISD in HARLINGEN, Texas. School enrollment was 687 students in 2024-25, in grades 6 through 8.
HARLINGEN CISD has 31 schools; together they serve 17,506 students.
At Coakley Middle School, Hispanic students make up 92% of the student body. The school is also 6% White. That is close to the 89% Hispanic share among all Cameron County residents. Coakley Middle School has a diversity index of 14%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reports 54.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 12.5 students per teacher. For comparison, middle schools in Texas average 14.4:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 83% of students. That is close to the 84% average for public schools in Cameron County.
allk12 grades Coakley Middle School a C+. The grade compares the school only with Texas public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
After adjusting for student poverty, Coakley Middle School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 33.4%; the prediction is 38.3%.
In the county around the school, Cameron County, median household income is about $52,601, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 21%. Coakley Middle School is among the 187 public schools in Cameron County.
The next-closest public school is Houston Elementary School, about 0.1 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Coakley Middle School. On proficiency, Coakley Middle School is behind the 41.0% nearby average, ranking 7th of 8.
Its location is classified as City: Small by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment was 746 in 2020-21 and 687 in 2024-25, a decrease of 59 students. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 13.6:1 to 12.5:1.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Cameron County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
426,120
Census ACS
Median income
$52,601
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
21%
Below federal line
Schools in county
187
97,392 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HARLINGEN CISD
- Harlingen High SchoolHigh · 2,433 students
- Harlingen H S - SouthHigh · 2,019 students
- Dr Abraham P Cano Freshman AcademyCombined · 1,035 students
- Moises Vela Middle SchoolMiddle · 761 students
- Treasure Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 758 students
- Gutierrez Middle SchoolMiddle · 747 students
Other schools in HARLINGEN
- Harlingen High SchoolHigh · 2,433 students
- Harlingen H S - SouthHigh · 2,019 students
- Dr Abraham P Cano Freshman AcademyCombined · 1,035 students
- Moises Vela Middle SchoolMiddle · 761 students
- Treasure Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 758 students
- Gutierrez Middle SchoolMiddle · 747 students
Nearby schools
- Houston Elementary School0.1 mi · 420
- Bowie Elementary School0.6 mi · 335
- Travis Elementary School0.6 mi · 294
- Secondary Alter Center0.9 mi · 59
- Vernon Middle School0.9 mi · 631
- Jefferson Elementary School1.2 mi · 259
Frequently asked questions
About Coakley Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Coakley Middle School?
Coakley Middle School enrolls approximately 687 students in grades 06-08.
Is Coakley Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Coakley Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Coakley Middle School?
Approximately 12.5:1 students per teacher at Coakley Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Coakley Middle School?
Student demographics at Coakley Middle School are roughly 6% White, 92% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Coakley Middle School in?
Coakley Middle School is part of HARLINGEN CISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.