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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
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
51.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +32.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
43.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +29.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 51 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 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 32 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 29 points.
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
47.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,006
-32 (-3%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 15.8:1
% White
1%
was 1%
% Hispanic
99%
was 99%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About LYNDON B JOHNSON MIDDLE
LYNDON B JOHNSON MIDDLE, a well-populated middle-grades school in PHARR, Texas, operated by PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD, enrolls 1,006 students, covering grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 56% bigger than the state mean of about 643.
Across the 44 schools in PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (29,749 students total), LYNDON B JOHNSON MIDDLE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On demographics, LYNDON B JOHNSON MIDDLE lists that nearly all students (99%) are Hispanic.
Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 71 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.2:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 88% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), LYNDON B JOHNSON MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 35.5%; this one delivers 47.1%.
Zooming out to the county, 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. In all, Hidalgo County runs 364 public schools (combined enrollment of about 212,859 students), of which LYNDON B JOHNSON MIDDLE is one.
Nearest neighbor: RAUL LONGORIA EL, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, LYNDON B JOHNSON MIDDLE comes 3rd of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 42.5%.
Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 3%: 1,038 students in 2018 compared to 1,006 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 in 2025.
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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 H SHigh · 2,300 students
- PSJA NORTH EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 2,166 students
- PSJA MEMORIAL EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 1,997 students
- PSJA SOUTHWEST EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 1,588 students
- AUSTIN MIDDLEMiddle · 833 students
- AUDIE MURPHY MIDDLEMiddle · 790 students
Other schools in PHARR
- PSJA NORTH EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 2,166 students
- VANGUARD REMBRANDTCombined · 1,978 students
- PSJA SOUTHWEST EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 1,588 students
- VANGUARD VAN GOGHCombined · 1,048 students
- IDEA COLLEGE PREPARATORY PHARRHigh · 848 students
- DR WILLIAM LONG ELElementary · 767 students
Nearby schools
- RAUL LONGORIA EL0.1 mi · 568
- DR WILLIAM LONG EL0.7 mi · 767
- PSJA NORTH EARLY COLLEGE H S0.9 mi · 2,166
- ALLEN & WILLIAM ARNOLD EL1.0 mi · 657
- PSJA EARLY START1.0 mi · 527
- DANIEL RAMIREZ EL1.0 mi · 516
Frequently asked questions
About LYNDON B JOHNSON MIDDLEHow many students attend LYNDON B JOHNSON MIDDLE?
LYNDON B JOHNSON MIDDLE enrolls approximately 1,006 students in grades 06-08.
Is LYNDON B JOHNSON MIDDLE an elementary, middle, or high school?
LYNDON B JOHNSON MIDDLE is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does LYNDON B JOHNSON MIDDLE have?
LYNDON B JOHNSON MIDDLE employs 71 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
How diverse is LYNDON B JOHNSON MIDDLE?
LYNDON B JOHNSON MIDDLE reports a student body of 1% White, 99% Hispanic, 0% Black.
Who oversees LYNDON B JOHNSON MIDDLE?
LYNDON B JOHNSON MIDDLE 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.