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Enrollment
1,006
Middle
DISTRICT 729 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD·NCES 483486003919
Lyndon B Johnson Middle School
500 E SIOUX RD, PHARR, TX 78577 · (956) 354-2590 · Hidalgo County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,006 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
71 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
884 students
DISTRICT 94% · 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 | 339 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 318 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 349 | 35% |
Student demographics
2%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 2% · 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
52.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +33.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
43.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +29.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 33 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 29 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 29.0% | 23.0% | 22.0% | 26.0% |
| Mathematics | 22.0% | 21.0% | 24.0% | 33.0% |
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 | 52.0% | 43.0% |
| 2024-25 | 52.0% | 35.0% |
| 2023-24 | 51.0% | 43.0% |
| 2022-23 | 36.0% | 36.0% |
| 2021-22 | 39.0% | 30.0% |
| 2020-21 | 19.0% | 14.0% |
% 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
44.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% 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 Lyndon B Johnson Middle School
Lyndon B Johnson Middle School's state test result (44.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyndon B Johnson Middle School this school | 1,006 | 87.9% | 44.2% |
| Del Valle Middle School EL PASO | 969 | 86.3% | 39.5% |
| Memorial Junior High School EAGLE PASS | 927 | 86.4% | 38.0% |
| Bel Air Middle School EL PASO | 1,002 | 90.3% | 40.6% |
| Garcia Middle School BROWNSVILLE | 870 | 87.7% | 40.5% |
| Memorial Middle School EDINBURG | 1,045 | 90.9% | 43.1% |
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 Lyndon B Johnson Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hidalgo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.2% | #738 of 1,635 | #22 of 54 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #823 of 1,670 ▲ 284 | #27 of 54 ▲ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #962 of 1,670 ▼ 81 | #34 of 54 ▼ 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.5pp | #714 of 1,570 | #28 of 54 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,006 | #274 of 1,749 | #7 of 54 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #650 of 1,542 | #38 of 52 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 1.6% | #1,497 of 1,543 | #31 of 52 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.9% | #310 of 1,648 | #31 of 54 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.1% | #846 of 942 | #42 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
1,006
-104 (-9%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 1,057
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 1,006 | 70.9 | 14.2:1 | 88% (884) |
| 2023-24 | 971 | 72.1 | 13.5:1 | 89% (862) |
| 2022-23 | 1,003 | 76 | 13.2:1 | 90% (899) |
| 2020-21 | 1,110 | 75 | 14.8:1 | 86% (955) |
| 2017-18 | 1,038 | 65.8 | 15.8:1 | 87% (903) |
| 2015-16 | 1,015 | 63 | 16.1:1 | 85% (858) |
| 2010-11 | 903 | 56 | 16.1:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 939 | 61 | 15.4:1 | 65% (612) |
| 1990-91 | 1,057 | 72 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lyndon B Johnson Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (1,038 to 1,006); teachers up 8% (65.8 to 70.9).
About Lyndon B Johnson Middle School
Lyndon B Johnson Middle School is a large middle-grades school with an address in PHARR, Texas. It reports enrollment of 1,006 students in grades 6 through 8. On average, middle schools in Texas enroll around 643, and this school is 56% larger than that mark.
PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD runs Lyndon B Johnson Middle School along with 43 other schools, enrolling 29,749 students in total.
By race and ethnicity, Lyndon B Johnson Middle School is 99% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 2, compared with 70 nationally.
Lyndon B Johnson Middle School reported 70.9 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 14.2:1. The 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas is close to this figure. There are 884 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 88% of enrollment.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Lyndon B Johnson Middle School is +8.1 points: 44.2% actual, 36.2% predicted.
American Community Survey estimates for Hidalgo County show that median household income comes to about $54,338, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 23%. Hidalgo County counts 364 public schools with about 212,859 students.
Raul Longoria Elementary School is about 0.1 miles from Lyndon B Johnson Middle School, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Lyndon B Johnson Middle School places 4th of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Federal data place Lyndon B Johnson Middle School in the City: Small locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment fell by 9% across 4 years, from 1,110 in 2020-21 to 1,006 in 2024-25.
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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 PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD
- Psja Early College High SchoolHigh · 2,300 students
- Psja North Early College High SchoolHigh · 2,166 students
- Psja Memorial Early College High SchoolHigh · 1,997 students
- Psja Southwest Early College High SchoolHigh · 1,588 students
- Austin Middle SchoolMiddle · 833 students
- Audie Murphy Middle SchoolMiddle · 790 students
Other schools in PHARR
- Psja North Early College High SchoolHigh · 2,166 students
- Vanguard RembrandtCombined · 1,978 students
- Psja Southwest Early College High SchoolHigh · 1,588 students
- Vanguard Van GoghCombined · 1,048 students
- IDEA College Preparatory PharrHigh · 848 students
- Dr William Long Elementary SchoolElementary · 767 students
Other Lyndon B Johnson Middle schools
One other US public school is named Lyndon B Johnson Middle. Lyndon B Johnson Middle School is the largest of the 2.
- Lyndon B Johnson Middle SchoolJOHNSON CITY, TX · 142 students
Nearby schools
- Raul Longoria Elementary School0.1 mi · 568
- Dr William Long Elementary School0.7 mi · 767
- Psja North Early College High School0.9 mi · 2,166
- Allen & William Arnold Elementary School1.0 mi · 657
- Psja Early Start1.0 mi · 527
- Daniel Ramirez Elementary School1.0 mi · 516
Frequently asked questions
About Lyndon B Johnson Middle SchoolHow many students attend Lyndon B Johnson Middle School?
Lyndon B Johnson Middle School enrolls approximately 1,006 students in grades 06-08.
Is Lyndon B Johnson Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lyndon B Johnson Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Lyndon B Johnson Middle School have?
Lyndon B Johnson Middle School employs 71 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
How diverse is Lyndon B Johnson Middle School?
Lyndon B Johnson Middle School reports a student body of 1% White, 99% Hispanic, 0% Black.
Who oversees Lyndon B Johnson Middle School?
Lyndon B Johnson Middle School is overseen by PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD in Hidalgo County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.