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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 School
605 E FM 495, SAN JUAN, TX 78589 · (956) 354-2630 · Hidalgo County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL736 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 59% of Texas public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 213 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 262 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 261 | 35% |
Student demographics
2%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 2% · 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
48.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +33.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
45.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +30.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 33 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 30 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 25.0% | 23.0% | 27.0% | 25.0% |
| Mathematics | 18.0% | 27.0% | 25.0% | 30.0% |
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 | 48.0% | 45.0% |
| 2024-25 | 44.0% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 43.0% | 36.0% |
| 2022-23 | 38.0% | 31.0% |
| 2021-22 | 38.0% | 28.0% |
| 2020-21 | 15.0% | 15.0% |
% 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
39.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% 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 R Yzaguirre Middle School
R Yzaguirre Middle School's state test result (39.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| R Yzaguirre Middle School this school | 736 | 95.1% | 39.6% |
| Veterans Middle School RIO GRANDE CITY | 734 | 95.1% | 41.6% |
| Oliveira Middle School BROWNSVILLE | 699 | 94.8% | 40.9% |
| Liberty Middle School PHARR | 742 | 93.9% | 43.5% |
| Jesus - Jesse - Vela Jr Middle School ALAMO | 654 | 96.0% | 42.1% |
| Lamar Bruni Vergara Middle School LAREDO | 757 | 92.7% | 45.8% |
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 R Yzaguirre Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hidalgo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.6% | #954 of 1,635 | #38 of 54 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #731 of 1,670 ▲ 147 | #22 of 54 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #1,150 of 1,670 ▲ 98 | #41 of 54 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.0pp | #683 of 1,570 | #25 of 54 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 736 | #679 of 1,749 | #23 of 54 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #187 of 1,542 | #17 of 52 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 1.6% | #1,496 of 1,543 | #30 of 52 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.1% | #108 of 1,648 | #14 of 54 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.8% | #630 of 942 | #32 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
736
-113 (-13%) vs 2020
-28% since 2000-01, when it was 1,028
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 736 | 60.8 | 12.1:1 | 95% (700) |
| 2023-24 | 782 | 60.5 | 12.9:1 | 95% (743) |
| 2022-23 | 775 | 62.1 | 12.5:1 | 94% (725) |
| 2020-21 | 849 | 62 | 13.7:1 | 97% (825) |
| 2017-18 | 816 | 58.1 | 14.0:1 | 92% (754) |
| 2015-16 | 783 | 53 | 14.8:1 | 85% (664) |
| 2010-11 | 906 | 58 | 15.6:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 1,028 | 65 | 15.8:1 | 63% (650) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for R Yzaguirre Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (816 to 736); teachers up 5% (58.1 to 60.8).
About R Yzaguirre Middle School
R Yzaguirre Middle School is a middle school located in SAN JUAN, Texas, in Hidalgo County. The grade span is 6 through 8, and enrollment is 736 students.
R Yzaguirre Middle School is part of a district of 44 schools: PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD, with 29,749 students.
Hispanic students make up 99% of enrollment at R Yzaguirre Middle School. R Yzaguirre Middle School's diversity index is 2%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its 60.8 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 12.1:1. This ratio sits 2.3 below the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 95%. That is higher than the 85% average for public schools in Hidalgo County.
Measured against Texas public middle schools, R Yzaguirre Middle School receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
After adjusting for student poverty, R Yzaguirre Middle School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 39.6%; the prediction is 33.1%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Hidalgo County, the median household income is $54,338, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and roughly 23% of residents are in poverty. R Yzaguirre Middle School is one of 364 public schools in the county.
Amanda Garza-Pena Elementary School is the public school closest to R Yzaguirre Middle School, about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, R Yzaguirre Middle School places 8th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
Federal data place R Yzaguirre Middle School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment dropped 13% from its 2020-21 level of 849. Its ratio of students to teachers was 13.7:1 in 2020-21, and 12.1:1 in 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at R Yzaguirre Middle School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 High SchoolHigh · 2,300 students
- Psja North Early College High SchoolHigh · 2,166 students
- Psja Memorial Early College High SchoolHigh · 1,997 students
- Psja Southwest Early College High SchoolHigh · 1,588 students
- Lyndon B Johnson Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,006 students
- Austin Middle SchoolMiddle · 833 students
Other schools in SAN JUAN
- Psja Early College High SchoolHigh · 2,300 students
- Austin Middle SchoolMiddle · 833 students
- IDEA College Preparatory San JuanHigh · 741 students
- Edith & Ethel Carman Elementary SchoolElementary · 686 students
- IDEA Academy San JuanElementary · 617 students
- Arnoldo Cantu Sr Elementary SchoolElementary · 598 students
Nearby schools
- Amanda Garza-Pena Elementary School0.2 mi · 557
- IDEA Academy San Juan0.5 mi · 617
- IDEA College Preparatory San Juan0.5 mi · 741
- John Doedyns Elementary School0.7 mi · 391
- Sgt Leonel Trevino Elementary School0.9 mi · 401
- Drs Reed - Mock Elementary School1.0 mi · 509
Frequently asked questions
About R Yzaguirre Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at R Yzaguirre Middle School?
R Yzaguirre Middle School enrolls approximately 736 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does R Yzaguirre Middle School serve?
R Yzaguirre Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does R Yzaguirre Middle School have?
R Yzaguirre Middle School 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 School?
At R Yzaguirre Middle School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 99% Hispanic.
Who oversees R Yzaguirre Middle School?
R Yzaguirre Middle School is overseen by PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD in Hidalgo County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.