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What's one thing JUAN DE DIOS SALINAS MIDDLE gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
648
Middle
DISTRICT 610 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LA JOYA ISD·NCES 482613011374
Juan De Dios Salinas Middle School
6101 N BENTSEN PALM DR, MISSION, TX 78574 · (956) 323-2850 · Hidalgo County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL648 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 51% 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.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
13.2:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
630 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 201 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 226 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 221 | 34% |
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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
42.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +29.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
34.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +25.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 34 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 25 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 18.0% | 24.0% | 23.0% | 35.0% |
| Mathematics | 11.0% | 23.0% | 32.0% | 34.0% |
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 | 42.0% | 34.0% |
| 2024-25 | 38.0% | 34.0% |
| 2023-24 | 43.0% | 49.0% |
| 2022-23 | 41.0% | 41.0% |
| 2021-22 | 37.0% | 35.0% |
| 2020-21 | 13.0% | 9.0% |
% 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
40.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Juan De Dios Salinas Middle School
Juan De Dios Salinas Middle School's state test result (40.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Juan De Dios Salinas Middle School this school | 648 | 97.2% | 40.3% |
| Memorial Middle School LAREDO | 679 | 97.6% | 46.0% |
| Ringgold Middle School RIO GRANDE CITY | 639 | 96.1% | 40.4% |
| Jesus - Jesse - Vela Jr Middle School ALAMO | 654 | 96.0% | 42.1% |
| Dr Javier Saenz Middle School PENITAS | 601 | 98.5% | 35.4% |
| Grulla Middle School GRULLA | 632 | 94.9% | 35.2% |
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 Juan De Dios Salinas Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hidalgo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.3% | #930 of 1,635 | #37 of 54 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #1,202 of 1,670 ▼ 55 | #45 of 54 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #1,405 of 1,670 ▲ 48 | #49 of 54 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.0pp | #140 of 1,570 | #2 of 54 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 648 | #845 of 1,749 | #30 of 54 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #394 of 1,542 | #29 of 52 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 0.3% | #1,530 of 1,543 | #45 of 52 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.2% | #59 of 1,648 | #8 of 54 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.1% | #286 of 942 | #14 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
648
-193 (-23%) vs 2020
-20% since 2010-11, when it was 806
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
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 | 648 | 49.1 | 13.2:1 | 97% (630) |
| 2023-24 | 665 | 47.2 | 14.1:1 | 100% (663) |
| 2022-23 | 704 | 55.2 | 12.8:1 | 99% (699) |
| 2020-21 | 841 | 61 | 13.8:1 | 100% (837) |
| 2017-18 | 832 | 61.4 | 13.5:1 | 98% (817) |
| 2015-16 | 927 | 61 | 15.2:1 | 99% (917) |
| 2010-11 | 806 | 63 | 12.8:1 | 6% (49) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Juan De Dios Salinas Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (832 to 648); teachers down 20% (61.4 to 49.1).
About Juan De Dios Salinas Middle School
The public middle school Juan De Dios Salinas Middle School is located in MISSION, Texas. The school enrolls 648 students in grades 6 through 8.
Juan De Dios Salinas Middle School is one of 36 schools in LA JOYA ISD, which enrolls 22,942 students in total.
Of every 100 students at Juan De Dios Salinas Middle School, about 100 are Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 0, compared with 70 nationally.
Juan De Dios Salinas Middle School reported 49.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 13.2:1. Middle schools in Texas have an average ratio of 14.4:1. Roughly 97% of students at Juan De Dios Salinas Middle School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 85% average among public schools in Hidalgo County.
Juan De Dios Salinas Middle School holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 51% of Texas public middle schools.
Juan De Dios Salinas Middle School scores 40.3% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 32.2%.
The school is in Hidalgo County, where the median household earns about $54,338 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 23%. Juan De Dios Salinas Middle School shares Hidalgo County with 363 other public schools.
Diaz-Villarreal Elementary School sits about 0.8 miles from Juan De Dios Salinas Middle School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Juan De Dios Salinas Middle School comes in 4th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Juan De Dios Salinas Middle School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 23%, from 841 to 648.
Juan De Dios Salinas Middle School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 High SchoolHigh · 2,405 students
- La Joya Palmview High SchoolHigh · 2,073 students
- Juarez-Lincoln High SchoolHigh · 1,952 students
- Enrique Kiki Camarena Elementary SchoolElementary · 715 students
- John F Kennedy Elementary SchoolElementary · 676 students
- Ann Richards Middle SchoolMiddle · 665 students
Other schools in MISSION
- Mission High SchoolHigh · 2,154 students
- La Joya Palmview High SchoolHigh · 2,073 students
- Juarez-Lincoln High SchoolHigh · 1,952 students
- Veterans Memorial High SchoolHigh · 1,737 students
- Sharyland High SchoolHigh · 1,527 students
- Sharyland Pioneer High SchoolHigh · 1,511 students
Nearby schools
- Diaz-Villarreal Elementary School0.8 mi · 527
- Dr Americo Paredes Elementary School0.9 mi · 465
- Elodia R Chapa Elementary School0.9 mi · 445
- Domingo Trevino Middle School1.4 mi · 531
- Narciso Cavazos1.6 mi · 471
- Dr Maria Palmira Mendiola Elementary School1.8 mi · 583
Frequently asked questions
About Juan De Dios Salinas Middle SchoolHow many students attend Juan De Dios Salinas Middle School?
Juan De Dios Salinas Middle School enrolls approximately 648 students in grades 06-08.
Is Juan De Dios Salinas Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Juan De Dios Salinas Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Juan De Dios Salinas Middle School?
Approximately 13.2:1 students per teacher at Juan De Dios Salinas Middle School.
How diverse is Juan De Dios Salinas Middle School?
Juan De Dios Salinas Middle School reports a student body of 0% White, 100% Hispanic.
Is Juan De Dios Salinas Middle School public or private?
Juan De Dios Salinas Middle School 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.