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What advice would you give to incoming students at MEMORIAL MIDDLE?
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Enrollment
1,045
Middle
DISTRICT 1,077 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EDINBURG CISD·NCES 481818007350
MEMORIAL MIDDLE
3105 N DOOLITTLE RD, EDINBURG, TX 78539 · (956) 289-2470 · Hidalgo County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,045 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
84 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
950 students
DISTRICT 81% · 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 2024-25 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
55.0%
TX avg 53.3% . +28.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
43.0%
TX avg 43.3% . +32.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 55 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 53 and 43. Reading scores are up about 28 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 32 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
43.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,045
-194 (-16%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 13.6:1
% White
0%
was 0%
% Hispanic
100%
was 99%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About MEMORIAL MIDDLE
MEMORIAL MIDDLE, a roomy middle-grades school in EDINBURG, Texas, overseen by EDINBURG CISD, serves 1,045 students, covering grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 63% larger than the state mean of about 643.
Across the 44 schools in EDINBURG CISD (33,343 students total), MEMORIAL MIDDLE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
Demographically, MEMORIAL MIDDLE reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (100%).
In terms of school funding signals, On paper, MEMORIAL MIDDLE has 84 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.4:1, putting MEMORIAL MIDDLE tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 91% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
After controlling for student poverty, MEMORIAL MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 34.9%; this one delivers 43.1%.
Around the school, community-level numbers for Hidalgo County indicate median household income runs about $54,338, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 23%. Across Hidalgo County's 364 public schools (combined enrollment of about 212,859 students), MEMORIAL MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.
EISENHOWER EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around MEMORIAL MIDDLE. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MEMORIAL MIDDLE at 2nd of 5; the average score across the group is 40.6%.
The campus sits in a high-density setting.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MEMORIAL MIDDLE has ticked down 16%, going from 1,239 students in 2018 to 1,045 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 12.5:1 in 2025.
Inside the community feed, the feed for MEMORIAL MIDDLE typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 EDINBURG CISD
- ECONOMEDES H SHigh · 2,689 students
- EDINBURG NORTH H SHigh · 2,542 students
- EDINBURG H SHigh · 2,267 students
- ROBERT R VELA H SHigh · 2,101 students
- BETTY HARWELL MIDDLEMiddle · 1,301 students
- SOUTH MIDDLEMiddle · 1,246 students
Other schools in EDINBURG
- ECONOMEDES H SHigh · 2,689 students
- EDINBURG NORTH H SHigh · 2,542 students
- EDINBURG H SHigh · 2,267 students
- ROBERT R VELA H SHigh · 2,101 students
- VANGUARD BEETHOVENCombined · 1,782 students
- BETTY HARWELL MIDDLEMiddle · 1,301 students
Nearby schools
- EISENHOWER EL0.3 mi · 640
- MONTE CRISTO EL0.9 mi · 535
- VILLARREAL EL0.9 mi · 543
- LONE STAR H S SOUTH (TJJD)1.0 mi · 159
- HIDALGO CO J J A E P1.3 mi · 14
- HIDALGO CO J J A E P1.3 mi · 7
Frequently asked questions
About MEMORIAL MIDDLEHow large is MEMORIAL MIDDLE?
MEMORIAL MIDDLE enrolls approximately 1,045 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does MEMORIAL MIDDLE serve?
MEMORIAL MIDDLE serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MEMORIAL MIDDLE?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MEMORIAL MIDDLE is approximately 12.5:1 (84 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at MEMORIAL MIDDLE?
At MEMORIAL MIDDLE, the student body is approximately 0% White, 100% Hispanic, 0% Black.
What district is MEMORIAL MIDDLE in?
MEMORIAL MIDDLE is part of EDINBURG CISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.