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What's something R YZAGUIRRE MIDDLE does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
736
Middle
DISTRICT 729 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD·NCES 483486008847
R YZAGUIRRE MIDDLE
605 E FM 495, SAN JUAN, TX 78589 · (956) 354-2630 · Hidalgo County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL736 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
61 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
700 students
DISTRICT 94% · 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
43.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +28.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
36.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +21.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 43 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 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 28 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 21 points.
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
40.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
736
-80 (-10%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 14.0:1
% White
1%
was 0%
% Hispanic
99%
was 100%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About R YZAGUIRRE MIDDLE
R YZAGUIRRE MIDDLE is a 6-8 campus of average-sized scale in SAN JUAN, Texas, run under PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD, teacheing 736 students in grades 6 through 8.
Within PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD, which oversees 44 schools and 29,749 students, R YZAGUIRRE MIDDLE is one campus in the system.
On the student-mix side, R YZAGUIRRE MIDDLE logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (99%).
On the income-and-resources front, On paper, R YZAGUIRRE MIDDLE has 61 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.1:1. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 95% of students at R YZAGUIRRE MIDDLE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Hidalgo County (around 85%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.
After controlling for student poverty, R YZAGUIRRE MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 32.4%; this one delivers 40.2%.
Around the school, ACS estimates for Hidalgo County put median household income runs about $54,338, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Hidalgo County runs 364 public schools (combined enrollment of about 212,859 students), of which R YZAGUIRRE MIDDLE is one.
AMANDA GARZA-PENA EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, R YZAGUIRRE MIDDLE comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 41.2%.
Geographically, the school is in a residential area.
Over the past 7-year window. R YZAGUIRRE MIDDLE's enrollment has edged down 10% since 2018, when it stood at 816 (now 736). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 12.1:1 today.
On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. 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 PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD
- PSJA EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 2,300 students
- PSJA NORTH EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 2,166 students
- PSJA MEMORIAL EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 1,997 students
- PSJA SOUTHWEST EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 1,588 students
- LYNDON B JOHNSON MIDDLEMiddle · 1,006 students
- AUSTIN MIDDLEMiddle · 833 students
Other schools in SAN JUAN
- PSJA EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 2,300 students
- AUSTIN MIDDLEMiddle · 833 students
- IDEA COLLEGE PREPARATORY SAN JUANHigh · 741 students
- EDITH & ETHEL CARMAN ELElementary · 686 students
- IDEA ACADEMY SAN JUANElementary · 617 students
- ARNOLDO CANTU SR ELElementary · 598 students
Nearby schools
- AMANDA GARZA-PENA EL0.2 mi · 557
- IDEA COLLEGE PREPARATORY SAN JUAN0.5 mi · 741
- IDEA ACADEMY SAN JUAN0.5 mi · 617
- JOHN DOEDYNS EL0.7 mi · 391
- SGT LEONEL TREVINO EL0.9 mi · 401
- DRS REED - MOCK EL1.0 mi · 509
Frequently asked questions
About R YZAGUIRRE MIDDLEWhat is the total enrollment at R YZAGUIRRE MIDDLE?
R YZAGUIRRE MIDDLE enrolls approximately 736 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does R YZAGUIRRE MIDDLE serve?
R YZAGUIRRE MIDDLE serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does R YZAGUIRRE MIDDLE have?
R YZAGUIRRE MIDDLE employs 61 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at R YZAGUIRRE MIDDLE?
At R YZAGUIRRE MIDDLE, the student body is approximately 1% White, 99% Hispanic.
Who oversees R YZAGUIRRE MIDDLE?
R YZAGUIRRE MIDDLE is overseen by PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD in Hidalgo County.
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