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Enrollment
601
Middle
DISTRICT 610 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LA JOYA ISD·NCES 482613010826
DR JAVIER SAENZ MIDDLE
39200 MILE 7 RD, PENITAS, TX 78576 · (956) 323-2830 · Hidalgo County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL601 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
592 students
DISTRICT 92% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
37.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +18.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
39.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +30.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 37 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 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 18 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 30 points.
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
38.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
601
-215 (-26%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 14.2:1
% White
0%
was 0%
% Hispanic
100%
was 100%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About DR JAVIER SAENZ MIDDLE
DR JAVIER SAENZ MIDDLE is a junior high of middle-of-the-pack scale in PENITAS, Texas, run under LA JOYA ISD, educateing 601 students in grades 6 through 8.
LA JOYA ISD comprises 36 schools with combined enrollment of 22,942 students; DR JAVIER SAENZ MIDDLE is among them.
In terms of who attends, DR JAVIER SAENZ MIDDLE shows that 100% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority.
In terms of school funding signals, DR JAVIER SAENZ MIDDLE records 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. Roughly 99% of students at DR JAVIER SAENZ MIDDLE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably above Hidalgo County's rate of about 85%.
After controlling for student poverty, DR JAVIER SAENZ MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 30.9%; this one delivers 38.9%.
Around the school, community-level numbers for Hidalgo County indicate median household earnings sit near $54,338, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 23%. In all, Hidalgo County runs 364 public schools (combined enrollment of about 212,859 students), of which DR JAVIER SAENZ MIDDLE is one.
The closest other public school is WILLIAM J CLINTON EL, roughly 0.2 miles away. 6 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), DR JAVIER SAENZ MIDDLE ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 40.7%.
DR JAVIER SAENZ MIDDLE operates from a small-town location.
Over the past 7-year window. DR JAVIER SAENZ MIDDLE's enrollment has fell 26% since 2018, when it stood at 816 (now 601). The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 today.
Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school 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 LA JOYA ISD
- LA JOYA H SHigh · 2,405 students
- LA JOYA PALMVIEW H SHigh · 2,073 students
- JUAREZ-LINCOLN H SHigh · 1,952 students
- ENRIQUE KIKI CAMARENA ELElementary · 715 students
- JOHN F KENNEDY ELElementary · 676 students
- ANN RICHARDS MIDDLEMiddle · 665 students
Other schools in PENITAS
- JOHN F KENNEDY ELElementary · 676 students
- CORINA PENA ELElementary · 523 students
- WILLIAM J CLINTON ELElementary · 463 students
Nearby schools
- WILLIAM J CLINTON EL0.2 mi · 463
- JUAREZ-LINCOLN H S3.1 mi · 1,952
- CORINA PENA EL3.2 mi · 523
- JUAN SEGUIN EL3.6 mi · 569
- DR MARIA PALMIRA MENDIOLA EL4.5 mi · 583
- EVANGELINA GARZA EL4.8 mi · 384
Frequently asked questions
About DR JAVIER SAENZ MIDDLEWhat is the total enrollment at DR JAVIER SAENZ MIDDLE?
DR JAVIER SAENZ MIDDLE enrolls approximately 601 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does DR JAVIER SAENZ MIDDLE serve?
DR JAVIER SAENZ MIDDLE serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does DR JAVIER SAENZ MIDDLE have?
DR JAVIER SAENZ MIDDLE employs 46 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
What is the student diversity at DR JAVIER SAENZ MIDDLE?
Student demographics at DR JAVIER SAENZ MIDDLE are roughly 0% White, 100% Hispanic.
Is DR JAVIER SAENZ MIDDLE public or private?
DR JAVIER SAENZ MIDDLE is a public K-12 school, overseen by LA JOYA ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.