DE LEON MIDDLE

DE LEON MIDDLE is one of the medium-sized 6-8 campuss in MCALLEN, Texas, operated by MCALLEN ISD, with 664 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8.

DE LEON MIDDLE is one of 31 schools operated by MCALLEN ISD, a district that instructs 19,890 students overall.

Looking at the student body, DE LEON MIDDLE logs that nearly all students (97%) are Hispanic.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. About 87% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), DE LEON MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 43.6%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Hidalgo County shows median household earnings sit near $54,338, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Hidalgo County runs 364 public schools (combined enrollment of about 212,859 students), of which DE LEON MIDDLE is one.

Nearest neighbor: CASTANEDA EL, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around DE LEON MIDDLE. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), DE LEON MIDDLE ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 45.2%.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at DE LEON MIDDLE has ticked down 4%, going from 695 students in 2018 to 664 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 12.9:1 in 2018 to 11.9:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.