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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the MEMORIAL MIDDLE administration to hear?
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Enrollment
663
Middle
DISTRICT 610 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LA JOYA ISD·NCES 482613017001
MEMORIAL MIDDLE
2610 N MOOREFIELD RD, MISSION, TX 78572 · (956) 323-2820 · Hidalgo County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL663 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
552 students
DISTRICT 92% · 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
58.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +34.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
58.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +40.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 34 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 40 points.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
56.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 38% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 19 points, placing it in Texas's top 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
663
-95 (-13%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 14.3:1
% White
0%
was 0%
% Hispanic
100%
was 100%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About MEMORIAL MIDDLE
Located at 2610 N MOOREFIELD RD, in MISSION, Texas, MEMORIAL MIDDLE is a mid-tier junior high that educates 663 students (grades 6 through 8), run under LA JOYA ISD.
LA JOYA ISD comprises 36 schools with combined enrollment of 22,942 students; MEMORIAL MIDDLE is among them.
For racial and ethnic makeup, MEMORIAL MIDDLE shows that 100% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority.
On the income-and-resources front, MEMORIAL MIDDLE records 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 83% of students at MEMORIAL MIDDLE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
After controlling for student poverty, MEMORIAL MIDDLE is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 37.5%; this one delivers 56.6%, a residual of +19.1 points.
Around the school, the surrounding county (Hidalgo County) reports that median household earnings sit near $54,338, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 23%. Across Hidalgo County's 364 public schools (combined enrollment of about 212,859 students), MEMORIAL MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is ENRIQUE KIKI CAMARENA EL, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MEMORIAL MIDDLE ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 49.1%.
MEMORIAL MIDDLE operates from a metropolitan location.
Over the past 7-year window. MEMORIAL MIDDLE's enrollment has edged down 13% since 2018, when it stood at 758 (now 663).
On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 LA JOYA ISD
- LA JOYA H SHigh · 2,405 students
- LA JOYA PALMVIEW H SHigh · 2,073 students
- JUAREZ-LINCOLN H SHigh · 1,952 students
- ENRIQUE KIKI CAMARENA ELElementary · 715 students
- JOHN F KENNEDY ELElementary · 676 students
- ANN RICHARDS MIDDLEMiddle · 665 students
Other schools in MISSION
- MISSION H SHigh · 2,154 students
- LA JOYA PALMVIEW H SHigh · 2,073 students
- JUAREZ-LINCOLN H SHigh · 1,952 students
- VETERANS MEMORIAL H SHigh · 1,737 students
- SHARYLAND H SHigh · 1,527 students
- SHARYLAND PIONEER H SHigh · 1,511 students
Nearby schools
- ENRIQUE KIKI CAMARENA EL0.2 mi · 715
- IRENE M GARCIA MIDDLE0.4 mi · 601
- E B REYNA EL0.7 mi · 523
- WHITE J H1.1 mi · 831
- OLLIE O'GRADY EL1.3 mi · 457
- PREMIER H S OF PALMVIEW1.4 mi · 108
Frequently asked questions
About MEMORIAL MIDDLEHow large is MEMORIAL MIDDLE?
MEMORIAL MIDDLE enrolls approximately 663 students in grades 06-08.
Is MEMORIAL MIDDLE an elementary, middle, or high school?
MEMORIAL MIDDLE is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MEMORIAL MIDDLE?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MEMORIAL MIDDLE is approximately 13.9:1 (48 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.
Who oversees MEMORIAL MIDDLE?
MEMORIAL MIDDLE is overseen by LA JOYA ISD in Hidalgo County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.