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What's the biggest difference between ELIAS LONGORIA SR MIDDLE and what you expected?
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Enrollment
770
Middle
DISTRICT 1,077 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EDINBURG CISD·NCES 481818012118
Elias Longoria Sr Middle School
411 N 8TH ST, EDINBURG, TX 78541 · (956) 289-2486 · Hidalgo County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL770 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 64% of Texas public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
12.2:1
63 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
630 students
DISTRICT 81% · 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 | 249 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 248 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 273 | 35% |
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 4% · 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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
56.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +29.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
48.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +37.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 29 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 37 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 32.0% | 24.0% | 19.0% | 25.0% |
| Mathematics | 20.0% | 28.0% | 23.0% | 29.0% |
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 | 56.0% | 48.0% |
| 2024-25 | 59.0% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 56.0% | 42.0% |
| 2022-23 | 46.0% | 34.0% |
| 2021-22 | 46.0% | 32.0% |
| 2020-21 | 27.0% | 11.0% |
% 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
43.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Elias Longoria Sr Middle School
Elias Longoria Sr Middle School's state test result (43.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elias Longoria Sr Middle School this school | 770 | 81.8% | 43.1% |
| Manzano Middle School BROWNSVILLE | 837 | 81.2% | 55.3% |
| Berta Cabaza Middle School SAN BENITO | 695 | 80.0% | 34.8% |
| Horizon Middle School EL PASO | 677 | 81.7% | 31.4% |
| Vela Middle School BROWNSVILLE | 658 | 82.8% | 48.9% |
| Memorial Middle School MISSION | 663 | 83.3% | 53.5% |
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 Elias Longoria Sr Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hidalgo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.1% | #782 of 1,635 | #27 of 54 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #606 of 1,670 ▲ 179 | #16 of 54 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #725 of 1,670 ▼ 152 | #20 of 54 ▼ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.0pp | #669 of 1,570 | #24 of 54 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 770 | #620 of 1,749 | #21 of 54 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #197 of 1,542 | #19 of 52 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 5.1% | #1,446 of 1,543 | #14 of 52 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.8% | #469 of 1,648 | #42 of 54 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.8% | #266 of 942 | #10 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
770
-134 (-15%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 770 | 63.2 | 12.2:1 | 82% (630) |
| 2023-24 | 778 | 64.6 | 12.1:1 | 86% (666) |
| 2022-23 | 804 | 74 | 10.9:1 | 82% (662) |
| 2020-21 | 904 | 75 | 12.1:1 | 85% (771) |
| 2017-18 | 998 | 82.1 | 12.2:1 | 88% (882) |
| 2015-16 | 978 | 80 | 12.2:1 | 86% (844) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Elias Longoria Sr Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (998 to 770); teachers down 23% (82.1 to 63.2).
About Elias Longoria Sr Middle School
Elias Longoria Sr Middle School is a medium-sized middle school in EDINBURG, Texas, (ZIP code 78541). It enrolled 770 students in grades 6 through 8 for the 2024-25 school year.
The EDINBURG CISD system has 44 schools and 33,343 students.
At Elias Longoria Sr Middle School, Hispanic students make up 97% of the student body. The chance that two students picked at random at Elias Longoria Sr Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 5%.
Teachers at the school number 63.2 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 12.2:1. The 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas is higher than this school's figure. Roughly 82% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Hidalgo County, the average is about the same, 85%.
Elias Longoria Sr Middle School is graded B by allk12, scoring above 64% of Texas public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Elias Longoria Sr Middle School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 43.1% and a predicted 38.8%.
Within Hidalgo County, median household income is about $54,338, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 23%. Federal data list 364 public schools in Hidalgo County, with a combined enrollment of about 212,859.
Nearest public school: IDEA Quest College Preparatory, about 0.2 miles away. The five-mile area around Elias Longoria Sr Middle School holds at least 8 other public schools. Elias Longoria Sr Middle School ranks 7th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 43.1% against a local average of 49.9%.
Federal data place Elias Longoria Sr Middle School in the Rural: Fringe locale, which means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment was 904 in 2020-21 and 770 in 2024-25, a decrease of 134 students.
Discussion on this page can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 EDINBURG CISD
- Economedes High SchoolHigh · 2,689 students
- Edinburg North High SchoolHigh · 2,542 students
- Edinburg High SchoolHigh · 2,267 students
- Robert R Vela High SchoolHigh · 2,101 students
- Betty Harwell Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,301 students
- South Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,246 students
Other schools in EDINBURG
- Economedes High SchoolHigh · 2,689 students
- Edinburg North High SchoolHigh · 2,542 students
- Edinburg High SchoolHigh · 2,267 students
- Robert R Vela High SchoolHigh · 2,101 students
- Vanguard BeethovenCombined · 1,782 students
- Betty Harwell Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,301 students
Nearby schools
- IDEA Quest College Preparatory0.2 mi · 667
- IDEA Quest Academy0.2 mi · 592
- R C Flores-Mark A Zapata Elementary School0.3 mi · 625
- Anne L Magee Elementary School0.9 mi · 460
- IDEA Tres Lagos Academy1.7 mi · 695
- IDEA Tres Lagos College Preparatory1.7 mi · 685
Frequently asked questions
About Elias Longoria Sr Middle SchoolHow many students attend Elias Longoria Sr Middle School?
Elias Longoria Sr Middle School enrolls approximately 770 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Elias Longoria Sr Middle School serve?
Elias Longoria Sr Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Elias Longoria Sr Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Elias Longoria Sr Middle School is approximately 12.2:1 (63 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Elias Longoria Sr Middle School?
At Elias Longoria Sr Middle School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 97% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Elias Longoria Sr Middle School public or private?
Elias Longoria Sr Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by EDINBURG CISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.