DIAZ J H

As a medium-sized middle school in HIDALGO, Texas, DIAZ J H instructs 615 students from grades 6 through 8, operated by HIDALGO ISD.

HIDALGO ISD comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 2,918 students; DIAZ J H is among them.

Demographically, DIAZ J H reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (100%). By comparison, Hidalgo County as a whole is about 92% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. Around 87% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, DIAZ J H performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 35.7%, the actual is 38.6%, a residual of +2.9 points.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Hidalgo County shows median household income runs about $54,338, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 23%. DIAZ J H is one of 364 public schools in Hidalgo County (combined enrollment of about 212,859 students).

The closest other public school is HIDALGO EARLY COLLEGE H S, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), DIAZ J H ranks 8th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 54.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at DIAZ J H has ticked down 3%, going from 636 students in 2018 to 615 in 2025.

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