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How has DIAZ J H changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
615
Middle
DISTRICT 486 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HIDALGO ISD·NCES 482310005488
Diaz Junior High School
1312 E PIRATE DR, HIDALGO, TX 78557 · (956) 843-4351 · Hidalgo County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL615 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 47% 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.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+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
11.9:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
538 students
DISTRICT 87% · 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 | 208 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 228 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 179 | 29% |
Student demographics
0%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 0% · 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
Diaz Junior High School→Hidalgo Early College High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within HIDALGO ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
48.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +32.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
39.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +0.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 32 points since 2020, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 23.0% | 25.0% | 23.0% | 29.0% |
| Mathematics | 18.0% | 21.0% | 23.0% | 38.0% |
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 | 48.0% | 39.0% |
| 2024-25 | 46.0% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 43.0% | 42.0% |
| 2022-23 | 43.0% | 28.0% |
| 2021-22 | 41.0% | 36.0% |
| 2020-21 | 16.0% | 39.0% |
% 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
38.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Diaz Junior High School
Diaz Junior High School's state test result (38.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diaz Junior High School this school | 615 | 87.5% | 38.3% |
| Cesar Chavez Middle School MISSION | 625 | 87.2% | 43.6% |
| Irene M Garcia Middle School MISSION | 601 | 86.4% | 49.0% |
| Brown Middle School MCALLEN | 580 | 87.2% | 47.3% |
| Rafael A Cantu Junior High School PALMHURST | 591 | 86.8% | 37.4% |
| Vernon Middle School HARLINGEN | 631 | 86.5% | 39.4% |
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 Diaz Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hidalgo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.3% | #1,024 of 1,635 | #40 of 54 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #966 of 1,670 ▼ 177 | #35 of 54 ▼ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #1,134 of 1,670 ▲ 14 | #40 of 54 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.0pp | #922 of 1,570 | #37 of 54 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 615 | #898 of 1,749 | #34 of 54 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #153 of 1,542 | #14 of 52 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 0.0% | #1,537 of 1,543 | #49 of 52 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.5% | #323 of 1,648 | #32 of 54 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.3% | #839 of 942 | #41 of 44 |
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
615
-33 (-5%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 543
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 615 | 51.6 | 11.9:1 | 87% (538) |
| 2023-24 | 579 | 49.6 | 11.7:1 | 90% (523) |
| 2022-23 | 565 | 47.6 | 11.9:1 | 88% (497) |
| 2020-21 | 648 | 47 | 13.8:1 | 89% (575) |
| 2017-18 | 636 | 50.1 | 12.7:1 | 90% (575) |
| 2015-16 | 696 | 56 | 12.4:1 | 89% (616) |
| 2010-11 | 680 | 52 | 13.1:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 562 | 43 | 13.1:1 | 54% (301) |
| 1990-91 | 543 | 38 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Diaz Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (636 to 615); teachers up 3% (50.1 to 51.6).
About Diaz Junior High School
Diaz Junior High School is a middle-grades school located in HIDALGO, Texas, in Hidalgo County. A total of 615 students attend the school, which covers grades 6 through 8.
Diaz Junior High School is run by HIDALGO ISD, whose 6 schools enroll 2,918 students.
Federal enrollment data show Diaz Junior High School is 100% Hispanic. The school's Hispanic share is 8 points above the 92% share among Hidalgo County residents. Diaz Junior High School's diversity index is 0%, against a US figure of 70%.
Diaz Junior High School operates with 51.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 11.9:1. That is lower than the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. About 87% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. For comparison, public schools in Hidalgo County average 85%.
Measured against Texas public middle schools, Diaz Junior High School receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On BeatsExpectations, Diaz Junior High School is 1.9 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Texas schools.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Hidalgo County show that the median household income is $54,338, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 23%. Diaz Junior High School is one of 364 public schools in the county.
The nearest public school is Hidalgo Early College High School, at about 0.2 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The school's 38.3% average proficiency ranks 8th among 9 nearby schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
2024-25 enrollment was 615, a 5% decrease from 648 in 2020-21. The ratio of students to teachers went from 13.8:1 to 11.9:1 over the same years.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Diaz Junior High School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 HIDALGO ISD
- Hidalgo Early College High SchoolHigh · 1,029 students
- Hidalgo Elementary SchoolElementary · 433 students
- Dr Alejo Salinas Jr Elementary SchoolElementary · 342 students
- Jc Kelly Elementary SchoolElementary · 260 students
- Hidalgo Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 239 students
- Hidalgo Early Start AcademyCombined
Other schools in HIDALGO
- Valley View High SchoolHigh · 1,227 students
- Hidalgo Early College High SchoolHigh · 1,029 students
- Valley View Elementary SchoolElementary · 446 students
- Hidalgo Elementary SchoolElementary · 433 students
- Valley View South Elementary SchoolElementary · 353 students
- Dr Alejo Salinas Jr Elementary SchoolElementary · 342 students
Nearby schools
- Hidalgo Early College High School0.2 mi · 1,029
- Hidalgo Elementary School0.7 mi · 433
- Dr Alejo Salinas Jr Elementary School1.0 mi · 342
- Valley View South Elementary School1.1 mi · 353
- Wilbur E Lucas Elementary School1.6 mi · 530
- Valley View High School1.8 mi · 1,227
Frequently asked questions
About Diaz Junior High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Diaz Junior High School?
Diaz Junior High School enrolls approximately 615 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Diaz Junior High School serve?
Diaz Junior High School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Diaz Junior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Diaz Junior High School is approximately 11.9:1 (52 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Diaz Junior High School?
At Diaz Junior High School, the student body is approximately 100% Hispanic.
Is Diaz Junior High School public or private?
Diaz Junior High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by HIDALGO ISD.
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