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Enrollment
999
Middle
DISTRICT 728 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MCALLEN ISD·NCES 482967006142
Morris Middle School
1400 TRENTON RD, MCALLEN, TX 78504 · (956) 618-7300 · Hidalgo County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL999 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
67 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
450 students
DISTRICT 75% · 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 | 316 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 346 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 337 | 34% |
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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
79.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +48.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
64.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +22.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 64 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 48 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 22 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 54.0% | 25.0% | 12.0% | 9.0% |
| Mathematics | 37.0% | 27.0% | 19.0% | 17.0% |
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 | 79.0% | 64.0% |
| 2024-25 | 81.0% | 69.0% |
| 2023-24 | 81.0% | 68.0% |
| 2022-23 | 60.0% | 53.0% |
| 2021-22 | 55.0% | 51.0% |
| 2020-21 | 31.0% | 42.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
69.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 54% 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 15 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 →
Schools most like Morris Middle School
Morris Middle School's state test result (69.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morris Middle School this school | 999 | 45.0% | 69.5% |
| United Middle School LAREDO | 999 | 45.3% | 64.4% |
| Elias Herrera Middle School LAREDO | 1,146 | 46.4% | 61.0% |
| Connally Middle School SAN ANTONIO | 692 | 41.5% | 42.8% |
| Dr T C McCormick Jr Middle School BUDA | 1,198 | 53.1% | 42.8% |
| Tuloso-Midway Middle School CORPUS CHRISTI | 876 | 54.2% | 51.7% |
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 Morris Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hidalgo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.5% | #106 of 1,635 | #2 of 54 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #223 of 1,670 ▼ 81 | #4 of 54 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.0% | #129 of 1,670 ▼ 28 | #2 of 54 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +15.0pp | #508 of 1,570 | #13 of 54 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 999 | #282 of 1,749 | #8 of 54 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #841 of 1,542 | #43 of 52 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.1% | #1,298 of 1,543 | #2 of 52 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.0% | #1,238 of 1,648 | #54 of 54 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.2% | #341 of 437 | #5 of 6 |
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
999
-2 (0%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 1,032
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 999 | 67.2 | 14.9:1 | 45% (450) |
| 2023-24 | 1,036 | 62.3 | 16.6:1 | 48% (501) |
| 2022-23 | 1,016 | 59.8 | 17.0:1 | 52% (526) |
| 2020-21 | 1,001 | 60 | 16.7:1 | 55% (550) |
| 2017-18 | 959 | 68.3 | 14.0:1 | 51% (492) |
| 2015-16 | 1,012 | 64 | 15.8:1 | 58% (582) |
| 2010-11 | 737 | 56 | 13.2:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 713 | 54 | 13.2:1 | 28% (200) |
| 1990-91 | 1,032 | 55 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Morris Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (959 to 999); teachers down 2% (68.3 to 67.2).
About Morris Middle School
Morris Middle School is a middle school with a street address in MCALLEN, Texas. The school reports 999 students in grades 6 through 8. The school's enrollment is 55% above the 643 average for middle schools in Texas.
MCALLEN ISD is the district for Morris Middle School. It has 31 schools and 19,890 students.
Hispanic students are the large majority at Morris Middle School, with 89% of enrollment. Other groups include 8% White. The county population is about 92% Hispanic, within a few points of the school. By the diversity index, Morris Middle School comes in at 20%.
Teachers at Morris Middle School total 67.2 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 14.9:1. Middle schools in Texas average about 14.4:1, a similar figure. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 45%. Across public schools in Hidalgo County, the average is 85%.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Morris Middle School is +15.0 points, in the top 10% of Texas. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 69.5%, and the predicted rate is 54.5%.
In the county around the school, Hidalgo County, median household income is about $54,338, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Morris Middle School is among the 364 public schools in Hidalgo County.
The nearest public school is Dr Pablo Perez, at about 0.2 miles. Morris Middle School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Morris Middle School ranks 2nd on proficiency.
The school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Mid-size).
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 999, starting from 1,001. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 16.7:1 to 14.9:1.
If you have questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Morris Middle School, you can post them here. 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 MCALLEN ISD
- McAllen High SchoolHigh · 2,134 students
- Memorial High SchoolHigh · 2,021 students
- Rowe High SchoolHigh · 1,905 students
- Cathey Middle SchoolMiddle · 827 students
- Gonzalez Elementary SchoolElementary · 818 students
- Milam Elementary SchoolElementary · 811 students
Other schools in MCALLEN
- McAllen High SchoolHigh · 2,134 students
- Memorial High SchoolHigh · 2,021 students
- Cathey Middle SchoolMiddle · 827 students
- IDEA McAllen College PreparatoryHigh · 820 students
- Gonzalez Elementary SchoolElementary · 818 students
- Milam Elementary SchoolElementary · 811 students
Other Morris Middle schools
3 other US public schools in 3 states are named Morris Middle. Morris Middle School is the largest of the 4.
- Morris Middle SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 603 students
- Morris Middle SchoolHuntsville, AL · 397 students
- Morris Middle SchoolMorris, OK · 195 students
Nearby schools
- Dr Pablo Perez0.2 mi · 601
- Rayburn Elementary School0.3 mi · 530
- Gonzalez Elementary School1.2 mi · 818
- Garza Elementary School1.3 mi · 409
- Blanca E Sanchez1.4 mi · 502
- Michael E Fossum Middle School1.5 mi · 791
Frequently asked questions
About Morris Middle SchoolHow large is Morris Middle School?
Morris Middle School enrolls approximately 999 students in grades 06-08.
Is Morris Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Morris Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Morris Middle School have?
Morris Middle School employs 67 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
How diverse is Morris Middle School?
Morris Middle School reports a student body of 8% White, 89% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Morris Middle School public or private?
Morris Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by MCALLEN ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.