LA VILLA MIDDLE

As an one-room-style intermediate school in LA VILLA, Texas, LA VILLA MIDDLE caters to 106 students from grades 6 through 8, run under LA VILLA ISD. Compared to the state average of about 643 students per school, that is 84% leaner than typical.

LA VILLA MIDDLE is one of 3 schools operated by LA VILLA ISD, a district that educates 512 students overall.

Looking at the student body, LA VILLA MIDDLE logs that 100% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. By comparison, Hidalgo County as a whole is about 92% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 7.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. About 93% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Hidalgo County (around 85%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, LA VILLA MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.1%; this one delivers 36.0%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Hidalgo County indicate median household income runs about $54,338, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. LA VILLA MIDDLE is one of 364 public schools in Hidalgo County (combined enrollment of about 212,859 students).

The closest other public school is JOSE BERNABE MUNOZ EL, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, LA VILLA MIDDLE comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 24.9%.

LA VILLA MIDDLE operates from a small-town location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 21%: 135 students in 2018 compared to 106 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 7.3:1 today.

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