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Enrollment
711
Middle
DISTRICT 738 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MISSION CISD·NCES 483104003497
Mission Junior High School
415 E 14TH ST, MISSION, TX 78572 · (956) 323-3300 · Hidalgo County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL711 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 58% of Texas public middle schools
- B-Test 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
11.4:1
62 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
529 students
DISTRICT 87% · 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 | 225 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 267 | 38% |
| Grade 8 | 219 | 31% |
Student demographics
3%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 5% · 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
55.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +34.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
36.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +25.0pp 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 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 34 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 25 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 29.0% | 26.0% | 23.0% | 22.0% |
| Mathematics | 14.0% | 22.0% | 29.0% | 35.0% |
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 | 55.0% | 36.0% |
| 2024-25 | 54.0% | 41.0% |
| 2023-24 | 56.0% | 38.0% |
| 2022-23 | 41.0% | 28.0% |
| 2021-22 | 29.0% | 22.0% |
| 2020-21 | 21.0% | 11.0% |
% 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
43.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Mission Junior High School
Mission Junior High School's state test result (43.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mission Junior High School this school | 711 | 74.4% | 43.2% |
| William D Slider Middle School EL PASO | 627 | 74.8% | 47.7% |
| Capt Walter E Clarke Middle School EL PASO | 670 | 77.2% | 49.5% |
| George Washington Middle School LAREDO | 579 | 75.0% | 52.0% |
| Montwood Middle School EL PASO | 597 | 73.0% | 53.4% |
| Los Cuates Middle School LOS FRESNOS | 825 | 78.2% | 54.4% |
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 Mission Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hidalgo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.2% | #776 of 1,635 | #26 of 54 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #1,110 of 1,670 ▼ 273 | #41 of 54 ▼ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #812 of 1,670 ▼ 17 | #27 of 54 ▼ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.0pp | #731 of 1,570 | #30 of 54 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 711 | #727 of 1,749 | #24 of 54 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #96 of 1,542 | #6 of 52 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 3.3% | #1,467 of 1,543 | #19 of 52 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.4% | #635 of 1,648 | #46 of 54 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.0% | #489 of 942 | #25 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
711
-98 (-12%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 806
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 711 | 62.1 | 11.4:1 | 74% (529) |
| 2023-24 | 701 | 51.3 | 13.7:1 | 78% (549) |
| 2022-23 | 680 | 53.6 | 12.7:1 | 79% (534) |
| 2020-21 | 809 | 52 | 15.6:1 | 74% (599) |
| 2017-18 | 836 | 55.4 | 15.1:1 | 72% (603) |
| 2015-16 | 842 | 56 | 15.0:1 | 71% (602) |
| 2010-11 | 920 | 62 | 14.8:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 835 | 62 | 13.5:1 | 39% (328) |
| 1990-91 | 806 | 54 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mission Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (836 to 711); teachers up 12% (55.4 to 62.1).
About Mission Junior High School
Mission Junior High School is a middle school with a street address in MISSION, Texas. It enrolls 711 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 6 through 8.
Mission Junior High School is part of MISSION CISD, where 22 schools serve 13,765 students.
Mission Junior High School is 98% Hispanic by enrollment. The diversity index for Mission Junior High School is 3%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Teacher count: 62.1 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 11.4:1. The average for middle schools in Texas, 14.4:1, is higher. Roughly 74% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 85% for public schools in Hidalgo County.
Mission Junior High School earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 58% of Texas public middle schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Mission Junior High School is 1.3 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 43.2% actual, 41.9% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Texas.
For the population of Hidalgo County, the median household earns about $54,338 a year, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 23%. Across Hidalgo County, 364 public schools serve about 212,859 students.
A public school about 0.6 miles away, Mission High School, is the closest to Mission Junior High School. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Mission Junior High School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Small.
The school's student count fell 12% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 15.6:1 to 11.4:1.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Mission Junior High School. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 MISSION CISD
- Mission High SchoolHigh · 2,154 students
- Veterans Memorial High SchoolHigh · 1,737 students
- White Junior High SchoolMiddle · 831 students
- Alton Memorial Junior High SchoolMiddle · 819 students
- Mims Elementary SchoolElementary · 673 students
- Hurla M Midkiff Elementary SchoolElementary · 657 students
Other schools in MISSION
- Mission High SchoolHigh · 2,154 students
- La Joya Palmview High SchoolHigh · 2,073 students
- Juarez-Lincoln High SchoolHigh · 1,952 students
- Veterans Memorial High SchoolHigh · 1,737 students
- Sharyland High SchoolHigh · 1,527 students
- Sharyland Pioneer High SchoolHigh · 1,511 students
Nearby schools
- Mission High School0.6 mi · 2,154
- Mission Early Learning0.7 mi · 183
- Marcell Elementary School0.8 mi · 378
- Bryan Elementary School0.9 mi · 653
- Ollie O'Grady Elementary School0.9 mi · 457
- Pearson Elementary School1.1 mi · 307
Frequently asked questions
About Mission Junior High SchoolHow large is Mission Junior High School?
Mission Junior High School enrolls approximately 711 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Mission Junior High School serve?
Mission Junior High School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mission Junior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mission Junior High School is approximately 11.4:1 (62 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Mission Junior High School?
Student demographics at Mission Junior High School are roughly 1% White, 98% Hispanic, 0% Black.
Is Mission Junior High School public or private?
Mission Junior High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by MISSION CISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.