Enrollment
264
Middle
DISTRICT 424 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EDCOUCH-ELSA ISD·NCES 481806014053
David Ybarra Fine Arts Academy
619 N MILE 17 RD, EDCOUCH, TX 78538 · (956) 262-6000 · Hidalgo County
GRADES 06–06MIDDLE31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL264 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 28% of Texas public middle schools
- DTest 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.
- A-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
11.6:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
238 students
DISTRICT 91% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 264 | 100% |
Student demographics
0%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 1% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
David Ybarra Fine Arts Academy→Carlos F Truan Junior High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within EDCOUCH-ELSA ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
43.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +36.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
25.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +23.0pp 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 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 36 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 23 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 17.0% | 26.0% | 23.0% | 34.0% |
| Mathematics | 7.0% | 18.0% | 29.0% | 46.0% |
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% | 25.0% |
| 2024-25 | 42.0% | 28.0% |
| 2023-24 | 29.0% | 18.0% |
| 2022-23 | 13.0% | 11.0% |
| 2021-22 | 21.0% | 14.0% |
| 2020-21 | 7.0% | 2.0% |
% 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
29.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 David Ybarra Fine Arts Academy
David Ybarra Fine Arts Academy's state test result (29.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Ybarra Fine Arts Academy this school | 264 | 90.2% | 29.3% |
| Frank Newman Middle School COTULLA | 259 | 87.6% | 38.6% |
| Jo Nelson Middle School SANTA ROSA | 206 | 89.3% | 37.6% |
| Bernarda Jaime Junior High School SAN DIEGO | 319 | 86.8% | 40.3% |
| La Academia De Estrellas Middle School DALLAS | 297 | 85.5% | 32.6% |
| IDEA La Joya College Preparatory LA JOYA | 344 | 91.3% | 42.0% |
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 David Ybarra Fine Arts Academy ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hidalgo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.3% | #1,411 of 1,635 | #51 of 54 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #1,530 of 1,670 ▼ 166 | #50 of 54 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #1,354 of 1,670 ▼ 47 | #45 of 54 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +22.0pp | #217 of 1,570 | #1 of 54 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 264 | #1,451 of 1,749 | #52 of 54 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #112 of 1,542 | #10 of 52 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 0.0% | #1,536 of 1,543 | #48 of 52 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.2% | #247 of 1,648 | #29 of 54 |
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
264
-100 (-27%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 264 | 22.8 | 11.6:1 | 90% (238) |
| 2023-24 | 290 | 20.9 | 13.9:1 | 93% (271) |
| 2022-23 | 288 | 19.3 | 14.9:1 | 93% (267) |
| 2020-21 | 364 | 23 | 15.8:1 | 92% (334) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for David Ybarra Fine Arts Academy.
About David Ybarra Fine Arts Academy
This page covers David Ybarra Fine Arts Academy, a small middle school in EDCOUCH, Texas. It offers grade 6 and has 264 students enrolled. Middle schools in Texas have about 643 students on average; enrollment here is 59% lower.
EDCOUCH-ELSA ISD enrolls 4,349 students, and its 9 schools include David Ybarra Fine Arts Academy.
The share of Hispanic students at David Ybarra Fine Arts Academy is 100%. The school's Hispanic share is 8 points above the 92% share among Hidalgo County residents. The diversity index for David Ybarra Fine Arts Academy is 0%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are about 11.6 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at David Ybarra Fine Arts Academy, which has 22.8. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Texas is 14.4:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at David Ybarra Fine Arts Academy is about 90%.
Among Texas public middle schools, David Ybarra Fine Arts Academy outscored 28%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
In Texas, David Ybarra Fine Arts Academy is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 29.3% actual against a predicted 35.2%.
In Hidalgo County, home to about 891,977 people, median household income comes to about $54,338, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and about 23% of people live in poverty. Hidalgo County's 364 public schools enroll about 212,859 students and include David Ybarra Fine Arts Academy.
Jorge R Gutierrez Early Childhood Center is about 0.5 miles from David Ybarra Fine Arts Academy, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. David Ybarra Fine Arts Academy comes in 4th of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The school is in a town close to an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Fringe).
In 2020-21, David Ybarra Fine Arts Academy enrolled 364 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 264. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 15.8:1 in 2020-21 to 11.6:1 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to David Ybarra Fine Arts Academy can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 EDCOUCH-ELSA ISD
- Edcouch-Elsa High SchoolHigh · 1,309 students
- Carlos F Truan Junior High SchoolMiddle · 584 students
- Lyndon B Johnson Elementary SchoolElementary · 470 students
- Ruben C Rodriguez Elementary SchoolElementary · 457 students
- Jorge R Gutierrez Early Childhood CenterElementary · 454 students
- John F Kennedy Elementary SchoolElementary · 383 students
Other schools in EDCOUCH
- Ruben C Rodriguez Elementary SchoolElementary · 457 students
- Jorge R Gutierrez Early Childhood CenterElementary · 454 students
- Santiago Garcia Elementary SchoolElementary · 358 students
Nearby schools
- Jorge R Gutierrez Early Childhood Center0.5 mi · 454
- Santiago Garcia Elementary School0.6 mi · 358
- Ruben C Rodriguez Elementary School0.6 mi · 457
- Edcouch-Elsa High School0.7 mi · 1,309
- Edcouch-Elsa H S Academy0.8 mi · 70
- Carlos F Truan Junior High School1.0 mi · 584
Frequently asked questions
About David Ybarra Fine Arts AcademyHow many students attend David Ybarra Fine Arts Academy?
David Ybarra Fine Arts Academy enrolls approximately 264 students in grades 06-06.
What grades does David Ybarra Fine Arts Academy serve?
David Ybarra Fine Arts Academy serves grades 06-06.
How many teachers does David Ybarra Fine Arts Academy have?
David Ybarra Fine Arts Academy employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
What is the student diversity at David Ybarra Fine Arts Academy?
Student demographics at David Ybarra Fine Arts Academy are roughly 100% Hispanic.
Is David Ybarra Fine Arts Academy public or private?
David Ybarra Fine Arts Academy is a public K-12 school, overseen by EDCOUCH-ELSA ISD.
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