Enrollment
181
Middle
DISTRICT 280 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DILLEY ISD·NCES 481710001484
MARY HARPER MIDDLE
240 W FM 117, DILLEY, TX 78017 · (830) 965-2195 · Frio County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL181 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
144 students
DISTRICT 79% · 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
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
MARY HARPER MIDDLE→DILLEY H S
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within DILLEY ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
32.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +1.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
26.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +18.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 1 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 18 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
25.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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
181
-42 (-19%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
was 10.3:1
% White
7%
was 12%
% Hispanic
93%
was 87%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About MARY HARPER MIDDLE
Set in DILLEY, Texas, MARY HARPER MIDDLE is a micro-enrollment middle school, overseen by DILLEY ISD. It caters to 181 students across grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 643 students per school, that is 72% below typical.
Within DILLEY ISD, which oversees 3 schools and 841 students, MARY HARPER MIDDLE is one campus in the system.
In terms of who attends, MARY HARPER MIDDLE records that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (93%). Other groups include 7% White. The wider county runs roughly 78% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.4:1, putting MARY HARPER MIDDLE tighter than the state norm the norm. About 80% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
After controlling for student poverty, MARY HARPER MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 39.1%; this one delivers 25.7%.
Zooming out to the county, census data for Frio County shows median household income runs about $66,010, 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. MARY HARPER MIDDLE is one of 7 public schools in Frio County (combined enrollment of about 2,792 students).
The closest other public school is DILLEY H S, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MARY HARPER MIDDLE ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 28.7%.
The school occupies a rural site.
Looking at the recent track record. MARY HARPER MIDDLE's enrollment has shrank 19% since 2018, when it stood at 223 (now 181). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 12% to 7%.
Inside the community feed, members of the MARY HARPER MIDDLE community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Frio County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,582
Census ACS
Median income
$66,010
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
12%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
2,792 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DILLEY ISD
- DILLEY ELElementary · 402 students
- DILLEY H SHigh · 258 students
Other schools in DILLEY
- DILLEY ELElementary · 402 students
- DILLEY H SHigh · 258 students
Nearby schools
- DILLEY H S0.0 mi · 258
- DILLEY EL0.1 mi · 402
- PEARSALL J H16.1 mi · 434
- PEARSALL INT16.2 mi · 442
- TED FLORES EL16.2 mi · 503
- PEARSALL H S16.5 mi · 572
Frequently asked questions
About MARY HARPER MIDDLEWhat is the total enrollment at MARY HARPER MIDDLE?
MARY HARPER MIDDLE enrolls approximately 181 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does MARY HARPER MIDDLE serve?
MARY HARPER MIDDLE serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MARY HARPER MIDDLE?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MARY HARPER MIDDLE is approximately 9.8:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at MARY HARPER MIDDLE?
At MARY HARPER MIDDLE, the student body is approximately 7% White, 93% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Is MARY HARPER MIDDLE public or private?
MARY HARPER MIDDLE is a public K-12 school, overseen by DILLEY ISD.
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