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What's the most underrated thing about MARY HOGE MIDDLE that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
830
Middle
DISTRICT 861 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WESLACO ISD·NCES 484496008852
Mary Hoge Middle School
2302 N INTERNATIONAL BLVD, WESLACO, TX 78596 · (956) 969-6730 · Hidalgo County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL830 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 47% of Texas public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-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
16.1:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.1:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
754 students
DISTRICT 85% · 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 | 241 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 290 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 299 | 36% |
Student demographics
2%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 4% · 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
50.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +15.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
35.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +16.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 15 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 20.0% | 30.0% | 24.0% | 26.0% |
| Mathematics | 11.0% | 24.0% | 26.0% | 39.0% |
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 | 50.0% | 35.0% |
| 2024-25 | 47.0% | 33.0% |
| 2023-24 | 43.0% | 33.0% |
| 2022-23 | 34.0% | 23.0% |
| 2021-22 | 32.0% | 25.0% |
| 2020-21 | 35.0% | 19.0% |
% 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
36.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Mary Hoge Middle School
Mary Hoge Middle School's state test result (36.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Hoge Middle School this school | 830 | 90.8% | 36.3% |
| Austin Middle School SAN JUAN | 833 | 90.3% | 47.8% |
| Roma Middle School ROMA | 776 | 90.2% | 50.0% |
| Ricardo Molina Middle School LAREDO | 769 | 90.4% | 49.0% |
| Stell Middle School BROWNSVILLE | 733 | 91.7% | 38.0% |
| Lamar Bruni Vergara Middle School LAREDO | 757 | 92.7% | 45.8% |
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 Mary Hoge Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hidalgo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.3% | #1,116 of 1,635 | #46 of 54 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #1,170 of 1,670 ▲ 27 | #43 of 54 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #1,061 of 1,670 ▲ 59 | #38 of 54 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +14.0pp | #569 of 1,570 | #17 of 54 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 830 | #515 of 1,749 | #13 of 54 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #1,130 of 1,542 | #47 of 52 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 1.9% | #1,487 of 1,543 | #26 of 52 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.8% | #225 of 1,648 | #26 of 54 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.8% | #315 of 942 | #16 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
830
-117 (-12%) vs 2020
+45% since 2000-01, when it was 572
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 830 | 51.7 | 16.1:1 | 91% (754) |
| 2023-24 | 925 | 59.2 | 15.6:1 | 94% (868) |
| 2022-23 | 938 | 56.4 | 16.6:1 | 93% (873) |
| 2020-21 | 947 | 60 | 15.8:1 | 94% (894) |
| 2017-18 | 1,048 | 61.9 | 16.9:1 | 91% (956) |
| 2015-16 | 964 | 59 | 16.3:1 | 90% (866) |
| 2010-11 | 1,046 | 60 | 17.4:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 572 | 42 | 13.6:1 | 84% (479) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mary Hoge Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (1,048 to 830); teachers down 17% (61.9 to 51.7).
About Mary Hoge Middle School
Mary Hoge Middle School, located in WESLACO, Texas, is a mid-sized middle-grades school. Its enrollment is 830 students, spread over grades 6 through 8. Across middle schools in Texas, the average enrollment is about 643.
The district for Mary Hoge Middle School is WESLACO ISD, with 20 schools and 16,300 students.
Hispanic students account for 99% of the school's enrollment. A diversity index of 2% means there is a 2% chance two randomly chosen students at Mary Hoge Middle School are from different groups.
Mary Hoge Middle School lists 51.7 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 16.1 students per teacher. The school's 16.1:1 compares with an average of 14.4:1 for middle schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 91% of the student body.
Mary Hoge Middle School holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 47% of Texas public middle schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Mary Hoge Middle School is 1.4 points above its prediction. Actual: 36.3%. Predicted: 34.9%.
In the surrounding county, Hidalgo County, the median household earns about $54,338 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and roughly 23% of residents are in poverty. Hidalgo County has 364 public schools with about 212,859 students, including Mary Hoge Middle School.
Mary Hoge Middle School's closest public school neighbor is A N Rico Elementary School, about 0.3 miles away. The five-mile area around Mary Hoge Middle School holds at least 8 other public schools. Mary Hoge Middle School ranks 7th of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 36.3% against a local average of 40.9%.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 117 students, from 947 to 830.
This page is set up for the Mary Hoge Middle School community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 WESLACO ISD
- Weslaco High SchoolHigh · 2,699 students
- Weslaco East High SchoolHigh · 2,066 students
- Memorial Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,109 students
- Dr R E Margo Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,085 students
- Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,060 students
- Beatriz G Garza Middle SchoolMiddle · 919 students
Other schools in WESLACO
- Weslaco High SchoolHigh · 2,699 students
- Weslaco East High SchoolHigh · 2,066 students
- Memorial Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,109 students
- Dr R E Margo Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,085 students
- Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,060 students
- Beatriz G Garza Middle SchoolMiddle · 919 students
Nearby schools
- A N Rico Elementary School0.3 mi · 780
- IDEA College Prep Weslaco0.4 mi · 728
- IDEA Academy Weslaco0.4 mi · 649
- Premier H S of Weslaco0.9 mi · 112
- Texasworks - Weslaco0.9 mi · 29
- Pfc Mario Ybarra Elementary School1.5 mi · 503
Frequently asked questions
About Mary Hoge Middle SchoolHow large is Mary Hoge Middle School?
Mary Hoge Middle School enrolls approximately 830 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Mary Hoge Middle School serve?
Mary Hoge Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Mary Hoge Middle School?
Approximately 16.1:1 students per teacher at Mary Hoge Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mary Hoge Middle School?
At Mary Hoge Middle School, the student body is approximately 0% White, 99% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Two or more.
Is Mary Hoge Middle School public or private?
Mary Hoge Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by WESLACO ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.