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What's something GUTIERREZ MIDDLE does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
747
Middle
DISTRICT 706 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARLINGEN CISD·NCES 482253007544
Gutierrez Middle School
3205 W WILSON RD, HARLINGEN, TX 78552 · (956) 430-4400 · Cameron County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL747 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
60 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
521 students
DISTRICT 80% · 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 | 234 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 251 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 262 | 35% |
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · 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
69.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +42.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
54.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +35.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 42 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 35 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 41.0% | 28.0% | 21.0% | 10.0% |
| Mathematics | 21.0% | 33.0% | 30.0% | 16.0% |
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 | 69.0% | 54.0% |
| 2024-25 | 65.0% | 51.0% |
| 2023-24 | 63.0% | 46.0% |
| 2022-23 | 54.0% | 38.0% |
| 2021-22 | 43.0% | 34.0% |
| 2020-21 | 27.0% | 19.0% |
% 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
48.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Gutierrez Middle School
Gutierrez Middle School's state test result (48.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gutierrez Middle School this school | 747 | 69.7% | 48.6% |
| Sharyland North Junior High School MCALLEN | 791 | 69.4% | 55.0% |
| San Felipe Memorial Middle School DEL RIO | 671 | 70.6% | 43.0% |
| Cathey Middle School MCALLEN | 827 | 70.0% | 55.4% |
| Resaca Middle School BROWNSVILLE | 870 | 71.0% | 47.4% |
| Moises Vela Middle School HARLINGEN | 761 | 66.4% | 51.9% |
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 Gutierrez Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Cameron County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.6% | #550 of 1,635 | #8 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #435 of 1,670 ▲ 47 | #6 of 30 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #303 of 1,670 ▲ 88 | #4 of 30 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +15.5pp | #470 of 1,570 | #10 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 747 | #665 of 1,749 | #9 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #240 of 1,542 | #10 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.8% | #1,413 of 1,543 | #8 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.7% | #722 of 1,648 | #27 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.2% | #592 of 942 | #17 of 23 |
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
747
-38 (-5%) vs 2020
-23% since 2000-01, when it was 970
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 747 | 60.1 | 12.4:1 | 70% (521) |
| 2023-24 | 806 | 55.9 | 14.4:1 | 72% (581) |
| 2022-23 | 819 | 57.5 | 14.3:1 | 71% (584) |
| 2020-21 | 785 | 61 | 12.9:1 | 80% (631) |
| 2017-18 | 841 | 55.5 | 15.2:1 | 80% (677) |
| 2015-16 | 803 | 55 | 14.6:1 | 79% (632) |
| 2010-11 | 743 | 57 | 13.0:1 | 80% (598) |
| 2000-01 | 970 | 67 | 14.5:1 | 64% (623) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gutierrez Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (841 to 747); teachers up 8% (55.5 to 60.1).
About Gutierrez Middle School
A mid-sized middle-grades school in HARLINGEN, Texas, Gutierrez Middle School is part of HARLINGEN CISD. It had 747 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 6 through 8.
Federal data list 31 schools in HARLINGEN CISD, with 17,506 students enrolled.
Of every 100 students at Gutierrez Middle School, about 96 are Hispanic. After that, the student body is 3% White. A diversity index of 8% means there is an 8% chance two randomly chosen students at Gutierrez Middle School are from different groups.
The school has 60.1 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 12.4 students per teacher. The average for middle schools in Texas is 14.4:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. The school reported 70% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Public schools in Cameron County average 84%.
The model predicts 43.9% for a school in Texas with Gutierrez Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Gutierrez Middle School posts 48.6%.
The county, Cameron County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $52,601 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and roughly 21% of residents are in poverty. Cameron County has 187 public schools with about 97,392 students, including Gutierrez Middle School.
Of the public schools around it, Gutierrez Middle School is closest to IDEA Harlingen College Preparatory, about 0.2 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Gutierrez Middle School at 1st of 9.
The school's locale code, City: Small, means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The school's student count decreased 5% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
The discussion board for Gutierrez Middle School is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Cameron County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
426,120
Census ACS
Median income
$52,601
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
21%
Below federal line
Schools in county
187
97,392 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HARLINGEN CISD
- Harlingen High SchoolHigh · 2,433 students
- Harlingen H S - SouthHigh · 2,019 students
- Dr Abraham P Cano Freshman AcademyCombined · 1,035 students
- Moises Vela Middle SchoolMiddle · 761 students
- Treasure Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 758 students
- Lee H Means Elementary SchoolElementary · 730 students
Other schools in HARLINGEN
- Harlingen High SchoolHigh · 2,433 students
- Harlingen H S - SouthHigh · 2,019 students
- Dr Abraham P Cano Freshman AcademyCombined · 1,035 students
- Moises Vela Middle SchoolMiddle · 761 students
- Treasure Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 758 students
- Lee H Means Elementary SchoolElementary · 730 students
Nearby schools
- IDEA Harlingen College Preparatory0.2 mi · 457
- IDEA Harlingen Academy0.2 mi · 651
- Dr Abraham P Cano Freshman Academy1.1 mi · 1,035
- Jubilee Harlingen1.4 mi · 377
- Crockett Elementary School1.6 mi · 234
- Wilson Elementary School2.0 mi · 373
Frequently asked questions
About Gutierrez Middle SchoolHow large is Gutierrez Middle School?
Gutierrez Middle School enrolls approximately 747 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Gutierrez Middle School serve?
Gutierrez Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Gutierrez Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Gutierrez Middle School is approximately 12.4:1 (60 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Gutierrez Middle School?
At Gutierrez Middle School, the student body is approximately 3% White, 96% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Gutierrez Middle School?
Gutierrez Middle School is overseen by HARLINGEN CISD in Cameron County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.