Enrollment
178
Middle
DISTRICT 273 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTE ALTO ISD·NCES 483123007357
Jose Borrego Middle School
25149 FIRST ST, MONTE ALTO, TX 78538 · (956) 262-1374 · Hidalgo County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL178 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 23% 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.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
10.4:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
158 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 55 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 63 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 60 | 34% |
Student demographics
0%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 1% · 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
Jose Borrego Middle School→Monte Alto High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within MONTE ALTO ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
56.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +42.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
25.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +15.0pp 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 25 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 15 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 30.0% | 26.0% | 22.0% | 22.0% |
| Mathematics | 4.0% | 21.0% | 32.0% | 43.0% |
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% | 25.0% |
| 2024-25 | 51.0% | 19.0% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 23.0% |
| 2022-23 | 49.0% | 26.0% |
| 2021-22 | 33.0% | 25.0% |
| 2020-21 | 14.0% | 10.0% |
% 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
30.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% 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 Jose Borrego Middle School
Jose Borrego Middle School's state test result (30.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Borrego Middle School this school | 178 | 88.8% | 30.9% |
| Jo Nelson Middle School SANTA ROSA | 206 | 89.3% | 37.6% |
| Tornillo Junior High School TORNILLO | 150 | 90.0% | 30.9% |
| Lucy Aragon Junior High School FREER | 146 | 86.3% | 33.8% |
| Ripley House Middle Campus HOUSTON | 164 | 91.5% | 26.5% |
| Ricardo L Trevino Junior High School TAFT | 173 | 86.7% | 23.0% |
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 Jose Borrego Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hidalgo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.9% | #1,357 of 1,635 | #50 of 54 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #1,541 of 1,670 ▲ 53 | #52 of 54 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #747 of 1,670 ▲ 168 | #23 of 54 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.0pp | #1,206 of 1,570 | #49 of 54 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 178 | #1,574 of 1,749 | #53 of 54 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.8% | #287 of 1,648 | #30 of 54 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.7% | #193 of 942 | #5 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
178
-50 (-22%) vs 2020
+31% since 2000-01, when it was 136
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 178 | 17.2 | 10.4:1 | 89% (158) |
| 2023-24 | 180 | 15 | 12.0:1 | 90% (162) |
| 2022-23 | 186 | 15.9 | 11.7:1 | 90% (167) |
| 2020-21 | 228 | 19 | 12.0:1 | 94% (215) |
| 2017-18 | 243 | 17.3 | 14.1:1 | 95% (232) |
| 2015-16 | 221 | 18 | 12.3:1 | 95% (209) |
| 2010-11 | 238 | 14 | 17.0:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 136 | 9 | 15.1:1 | 48% (65) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jose Borrego Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (243 to 178); teachers down 1% (17.3 to 17.2).
About Jose Borrego Middle School
Jose Borrego Middle School is a small middle school located in MONTE ALTO, Texas. The student body numbers 178 students, from grades 6 through 8. An average school in this group (middle schools in Texas) has about 643 students.
MONTE ALTO ISD (3 schools, 819 students) runs Jose Borrego Middle School.
The student body at Jose Borrego Middle School is 100% Hispanic. By comparison, Hidalgo County residents are about 92% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 0% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teacher staffing is 17.2 full-time equivalents, or about 10.4 students per teacher. This ratio sits 4.0 below the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 89%.
The allk12 Grade for Jose Borrego Middle School is C-. Compared with Texas public middle schools, the school scored higher than 23% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Jose Borrego Middle School is 35.8%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 30.9%.
In Hidalgo County (population about 891,977), 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%. There are 364 public schools in Hidalgo County, enrolling about 212,859 students in all.
Roberto Garate Elementary School is located less than a tenth of a mile from Jose Borrego Middle School. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Jose Borrego Middle School is ahead of the 30.6% nearby average, ranking 4th of 7.
The federal government classifies Jose Borrego Middle School's location as Rural: Distant.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 50 fewer students in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (10.4:1) than in 2020-21 (12.0:1).
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. 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 MONTE ALTO ISD
- Roberto Garate Elementary SchoolElementary · 386 students
- Monte Alto High SchoolHigh · 255 students
- Hidalgo Co J J Alternative Education ProgramElementary
Other schools in MONTE ALTO
- Roberto Garate Elementary SchoolElementary · 386 students
- Monte Alto High SchoolHigh · 255 students
Nearby schools
- Roberto Garate Elementary School0.0 mi · 386
- Monte Alto High School0.2 mi · 255
- Carlos F Truan Junior High School5.1 mi · 584
- David Ybarra Fine Arts Academy5.1 mi · 264
- John F Kennedy Elementary School5.1 mi · 383
- Edcouch-Elsa High School5.2 mi · 1,309
Frequently asked questions
About Jose Borrego Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Jose Borrego Middle School?
Jose Borrego Middle School enrolls approximately 178 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Jose Borrego Middle School serve?
Jose Borrego Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Jose Borrego Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Jose Borrego Middle School is approximately 10.4:1 (17 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Jose Borrego Middle School?
At Jose Borrego Middle School, the student body is approximately 100% Hispanic.
Is Jose Borrego Middle School public or private?
Jose Borrego Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by MONTE ALTO ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.