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Enrollment
761
Middle
DISTRICT 706 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARLINGEN CISD·NCES 482253010475
Moises Vela Middle School
801 S PALM BLVD, HARLINGEN, TX 78552 · (956) 427-3479 · Cameron County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL761 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
505 students
DISTRICT 80% · 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 | 260 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 255 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 246 | 32% |
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · 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
66.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +46.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
55.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +37.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 46 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 37 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 36.0% | 30.0% | 22.0% | 12.0% |
| Mathematics | 24.0% | 31.0% | 26.0% | 19.0% |
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 | 66.0% | 55.0% |
| 2024-25 | 63.0% | 51.0% |
| 2023-24 | 66.0% | 42.0% |
| 2022-23 | 56.0% | 32.0% |
| 2021-22 | 40.0% | 38.0% |
| 2020-21 | 20.0% | 18.0% |
% 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
51.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Moises Vela Middle School
Moises Vela Middle School's state test result (51.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moises Vela Middle School this school | 761 | 66.4% | 51.9% |
| Eastlake Middle School EL PASO | 787 | 65.7% | 57.3% |
| Sharyland North Junior High School MCALLEN | 791 | 69.4% | 55.0% |
| Brown Middle School EL PASO | 699 | 64.8% | 38.2% |
| Gutierrez Middle School HARLINGEN | 747 | 69.7% | 48.6% |
| Cathey Middle School MCALLEN | 827 | 70.0% | 55.4% |
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 Moises Vela Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Cameron County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.9% | #445 of 1,635 | #5 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #408 of 1,670 ▲ 75 | #5 of 30 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #372 of 1,670 ▲ 69 | #6 of 30 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +16.5pp | #433 of 1,570 | #9 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 761 | #641 of 1,749 | #8 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #406 of 1,542 | #15 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.9% | #1,383 of 1,543 | #6 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.4% | #803 of 1,648 | #29 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.2% | #593 of 942 | #18 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
761
-102 (-12%) vs 2020
-1% since 2010-11, when it was 769
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 761 | 57.4 | 13.3:1 | 66% (505) |
| 2023-24 | 744 | 55.5 | 13.4:1 | 65% (482) |
| 2022-23 | 742 | 54.9 | 13.5:1 | 67% (500) |
| 2020-21 | 863 | 55 | 15.7:1 | 73% (626) |
| 2017-18 | 857 | 51.4 | 16.7:1 | 70% (603) |
| 2015-16 | 862 | 54 | 16.0:1 | 64% (552) |
| 2010-11 | 769 | 53 | 14.5:1 | 67% (517) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Moises Vela Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (857 to 761); teachers up 12% (51.4 to 57.4).
About Moises Vela Middle School
Moises Vela Middle School is a medium-sized middle school that serves part of HARLINGEN, Texas. The school counts 761 students across grades 6 through 8.
Enrollment across the 31 schools in HARLINGEN CISD totals 17,506 students.
Federal enrollment data show Moises Vela Middle School is 94% Hispanic. After that, the student body is 5% White. The school's diversity index is 11%, meaning two students picked at random have an 11% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.3:1, with 57.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 1.1 students per teacher below the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 66% of enrollment. That rate is below the 84% average among public schools in Cameron County.
Moises Vela Middle School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (51.9%) and its predicted rate (45.4%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools.
Cameron County has about 426,120 residents, and the median household income is $52,601, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and about 21% of people live in poverty. Besides Moises Vela Middle School, Cameron County has 186 other public schools.
The shortest distance from Moises Vela Middle School to another public school is about 1.0 miles, to Stuart Place Elementary School. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Moises Vela Middle School is 1st among 9 schools close by.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Small.
Federal data show a 12% enrollment decrease, from 863 in 2020-21 to 761 in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 13.3:1, from 15.7:1.
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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 HARLINGEN CISD
- Harlingen High SchoolHigh · 2,433 students
- Harlingen H S - SouthHigh · 2,019 students
- Dr Abraham P Cano Freshman AcademyCombined · 1,035 students
- Treasure Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 758 students
- Gutierrez Middle SchoolMiddle · 747 students
- Lee H Means Elementary SchoolElementary · 730 students
Other schools in HARLINGEN
- Harlingen High SchoolHigh · 2,433 students
- Harlingen H S - SouthHigh · 2,019 students
- Dr Abraham P Cano Freshman AcademyCombined · 1,035 students
- Treasure Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 758 students
- Gutierrez Middle SchoolMiddle · 747 students
- Lee H Means Elementary SchoolElementary · 730 students
Nearby schools
- Stuart Place Elementary School1.0 mi · 578
- Jubilee Harlingen1.0 mi · 377
- Harlingen H S - South1.3 mi · 2,019
- Lamar Elementary School1.9 mi · 401
- IDEA Harlingen Academy2.1 mi · 651
- IDEA Harlingen College Preparatory2.1 mi · 457
Frequently asked questions
About Moises Vela Middle SchoolHow large is Moises Vela Middle School?
Moises Vela Middle School enrolls approximately 761 students in grades 06-08.
Is Moises Vela Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Moises Vela Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Moises Vela Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Moises Vela Middle School is approximately 13.3:1 (57 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Moises Vela Middle School?
At Moises Vela Middle School, the student body is approximately 5% White, 94% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Moises Vela Middle School in?
Moises Vela Middle School is part of HARLINGEN CISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.