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What's the one class at MILLER JORDAN MIDDLE every student should take?
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Enrollment
477
Middle
DISTRICT 462 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN BENITO CISD·NCES 483879021156
Miller Jordan Middle School
700 N MCCULLOUGH, SAN BENITO, TX 78586 · (956) 361-6650 · Cameron County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL477 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 29% of Texas public middle schools
- DTest 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.
- A-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
11.7:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
451 students
DISTRICT 82% · 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 | 110 | 23% |
| Grade 7 | 182 | 38% |
| Grade 8 | 185 | 39% |
Student demographics
3%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
49.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +27.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
28.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +18.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 27 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 18 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 21.0% | 28.0% | 24.0% | 27.0% |
| Mathematics | 6.0% | 22.0% | 30.0% | 42.0% |
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 | 49.0% | 28.0% |
| 2024-25 | 37.0% | 25.0% |
| 2023-24 | 28.0% | 20.0% |
| 2022-23 | 25.0% | 15.0% |
| 2021-22 | 30.0% | 15.0% |
| 2020-21 | 22.0% | 10.0% |
% 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
29.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Miller Jordan Middle School
Miller Jordan Middle School's state test result (29.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miller Jordan Middle School this school | 477 | 94.5% | 29.2% |
| Travis Middle School MCALLEN | 505 | 95.4% | 41.8% |
| A Leal Jr Middle School SAN ANTONIO | 499 | 92.8% | 34.4% |
| Valley View Junior High School PHARR | 516 | 93.2% | 47.5% |
| De Zavala Middle School PASADENA | 457 | 94.1% | 28.7% |
| Kennedy Middle School PHARR | 519 | 96.7% | 44.9% |
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 Miller Jordan Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Cameron County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.2% | #1,412 of 1,635 | #28 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #1,449 of 1,670 ▲ 24 | #26 of 30 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #1,101 of 1,670 ▲ 382 | #26 of 30 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +18.5pp | #343 of 1,570 | #6 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 477 | #1,128 of 1,749 | #22 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #130 of 1,542 | #4 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 2.9% | #1,474 of 1,543 | #20 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.5% | #123 of 1,648 | #6 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -42.2% | #43 of 942 | #1 of 23 |
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
477
-311 (-39%) vs 2020
-52% since 2000-01, when it was 991
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 477 | 40.7 | 11.7:1 | 95% (451) |
| 2023-24 | 590 | 43.5 | 13.6:1 | 95% (559) |
| 2022-23 | 640 | 49.7 | 12.9:1 | 91% (581) |
| 2020-21 | 788 | 53 | 14.9:1 | 93% (730) |
| 2017-18 | 825 | 58.8 | 14.0:1 | 85% (701) |
| 2015-16 | 821 | 56 | 14.7:1 | 85% (695) |
| 2010-11 | 881 | 59 | 14.9:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 991 | 67 | 14.8:1 | 65% (645) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Miller Jordan Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 42% (825 to 477); teachers down 31% (58.8 to 40.7).
About Miller Jordan Middle School
Miller Jordan Middle School is a small middle school in SAN BENITO, Texas, one of the schools in SAN BENITO CISD. The student body numbers 477 students, from grades 6 through 8. An average school in this group (middle schools in Texas) has about 643 students.
Federal data list 23 schools in SAN BENITO CISD, with 9,137 students enrolled.
About 99% of the student body at Miller Jordan Middle School is Hispanic. County-wide, 89% of Cameron County residents are Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 3%, meaning two students picked at random have a 3% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reports 40.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 11.7 students per teacher. That is 2.6 students per teacher below the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 95% of students. The gap from the 84% average for public schools in Cameron County is 11 points.
The allk12 Grade for Miller Jordan Middle School is C. Compared with Texas public middle schools, the school scored higher than 29% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 33.3% for Miller Jordan Middle School. The school posts 29.2%, 4.1 points below the prediction.
Census Bureau estimates for Cameron County show that the median household income is $52,601, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 21% of people live in poverty. Miller Jordan Middle School is one of 187 public schools in the county.
Nearby, Cash Elementary School is about 0.2 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Miller Jordan Middle School ranks 6th of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 29.2% against a local average of 39.3%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Mid-size: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 311 fewer students in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (11.7:1) than in 2020-21 (14.9:1).
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Cameron County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
426,120
Census ACS
Median income
$52,601
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
21%
Below federal line
Schools in county
187
97,392 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SAN BENITO CISD
- San Benito High SchoolHigh · 2,057 students
- Berta Cabaza Middle SchoolMiddle · 695 students
- San Benito Veterans Memorial AcademyHigh · 645 students
- Cash Elementary SchoolElementary · 611 students
- San Benito Riverside Middle SchoolMiddle · 558 students
- La Encantada Elementary SchoolElementary · 488 students
Other schools in SAN BENITO
- San Benito High SchoolHigh · 2,057 students
- South Texas ISD Rising Scholars AcademyMiddle · 781 students
- IDEA College Preparatory San BenitoHigh · 780 students
- Berta Cabaza Middle SchoolMiddle · 695 students
- IDEA Academy San BenitoElementary · 685 students
- Liberty Memorial Middle SchoolMiddle · 673 students
Nearby schools
- Cash Elementary School0.2 mi · 611
- Downs Fine Arts Academy0.6 mi · 426
- Gateway to Graduation Academy0.8 mi · 64
- Roberts Elementary School1.0 mi · 303
- Raul Garza Jr Steam Academy1.1 mi · 437
- Fred Booth Global Leadership Academy1.2 mi · 441
Frequently asked questions
About Miller Jordan Middle SchoolHow large is Miller Jordan Middle School?
Miller Jordan Middle School enrolls approximately 477 students in grades 06-08.
Is Miller Jordan Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Miller Jordan Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Miller Jordan Middle School have?
Miller Jordan Middle School employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Miller Jordan Middle School?
Student demographics at Miller Jordan Middle School are roughly 1% White, 99% Hispanic.
What district is Miller Jordan Middle School in?
Miller Jordan Middle School is part of SAN BENITO CISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.