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Enrollment
671
Middle
DISTRICT 1,009 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN FELIPE-DEL RIO CISD·NCES 483890004440
San Felipe Memorial Middle School
1207 W GARZA, DEL RIO, TX 78840 · (830) 778-4570 · Val Verde County
GRADES 06–06MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL671 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.
- BBeats 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
19.7:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.0:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
474 students
DISTRICT 71% · 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 | 671 | 100% |
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
San Felipe Memorial Middle School→Del Rio Middle School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within SAN FELIPE-DEL RIO CISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
50.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +39.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
32.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +12.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 39 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 23.0% | 27.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% |
| Mathematics | 9.0% | 23.0% | 30.0% | 38.0% |
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 | 50.0% | 32.0% |
| 2024-25 | 52.0% | 37.0% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 35.0% |
| 2022-23 | 23.0% | 26.0% |
| 2021-22 | 21.0% | 29.0% |
| 2020-21 | 11.0% | 20.0% |
% 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
43.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 San Felipe Memorial Middle School
San Felipe Memorial Middle School's state test result (43.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Felipe Memorial Middle School this school | 671 | 70.6% | 43.0% |
| Gutierrez Middle School HARLINGEN | 747 | 69.7% | 48.6% |
| Montwood Middle School EL PASO | 597 | 73.0% | 53.4% |
| Sharyland North Junior High School MCALLEN | 791 | 69.4% | 55.0% |
| Cathey Middle School MCALLEN | 827 | 70.0% | 55.4% |
| William D Slider Middle School EL PASO | 627 | 74.8% | 47.7% |
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 San Felipe Memorial Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #790 of 1,635 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #1,301 of 1,670 ▼ 279 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #1,056 of 1,670 ▼ 171 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +16.5pp | #438 of 1,570 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 671 | #807 of 1,749 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.7:1 | #1,505 of 1,542 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.8% | #1,354 of 1,543 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.6% | #692 of 1,648 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.0% | #540 of 942 |
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
671
-56 (-8%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 736
Student : Teacher
19.7:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 671 | 34.1 | 19.7:1 | 71% (474) |
| 2023-24 | 687 | 34.2 | 20.1:1 | 76% (520) |
| 2022-23 | 674 | 35.4 | 19.0:1 | 72% (483) |
| 2020-21 | 727 | 46 | 15.8:1 | 76% (552) |
| 2017-18 | 771 | 46.8 | 16.5:1 | 73% (562) |
| 2015-16 | 771 | 41 | 18.8:1 | 81% (621) |
| 2010-11 | 768 | 46 | 16.7:1 | 74% (566) |
| 2000-01 | 720 | 46 | 15.7:1 | 76% (549) |
| 1990-91 | 736 | 36 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for San Felipe Memorial Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (771 to 671); teachers down 27% (46.8 to 34.1).
About San Felipe Memorial Middle School
Students in DEL RIO, Texas, attend San Felipe Memorial Middle School, a medium-sized middle-grades school. Students in grade 6 attend the school, which enrolls 671 students.
San Felipe Memorial Middle School is one school in a 14-school district, SAN FELIPE-DEL RIO CISD, which enrolls 9,767 students.
San Felipe Memorial Middle School's enrollment is 93% Hispanic. The school is also 4% White. That is higher than the 81% Hispanic share among all Val Verde County residents. San Felipe Memorial Middle School's diversity index is 14%, against a US figure of 70%.
The teaching staff at San Felipe Memorial Middle School is 34.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 19.7:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. About 71% of students, or 474, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That tracks the 72% average for public schools in Val Verde County.
Measured against Texas public middle schools, San Felipe Memorial 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.
Test results at San Felipe Memorial Middle School are within a point of what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (43.0% actual, 43.5% predicted).
Among Val Verde County residents, the median household income is $66,100, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 14%. Besides San Felipe Memorial Middle School, Val Verde County has 19 other public schools.
The closest public school to San Felipe Memorial Middle School is Lamar Elementary School, about 0.3 miles away. San Felipe Memorial Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 35.0% proficiency; San Felipe Memorial Middle School posts 43.0%.
By NCES locale, the school is Town: Remote, or in a town far from an urbanized area.
San Felipe Memorial Middle School's enrollment dropped from 727 in 2020-21 to 671 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio rising from 15.8:1 to 19.7:1.
Topics for discussion here include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Val Verde County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
47,741
Census ACS
Median income
$66,100
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
10,448 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SAN FELIPE-DEL RIO CISD
- Del Rio High SchoolHigh · 2,447 students
- Del Rio Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,347 students
- Garfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 635 students
- Ceniza Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 629 students
- Dr Fermin Calderon Elementary SchoolElementary · 623 students
- Dr Lonnie Green Jr Elementary SchoolElementary · 591 students
Other schools in DEL RIO
- Del Rio High SchoolHigh · 2,447 students
- Del Rio Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,347 students
- Garfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 635 students
- Ceniza Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 629 students
- Dr Fermin Calderon Elementary SchoolElementary · 623 students
- Dr Lonnie Green Jr Elementary SchoolElementary · 591 students
Nearby schools
- Lamar Elementary School0.3 mi · 547
- Dr Fermin Calderon Elementary School1.1 mi · 623
- Del Rio Middle School1.2 mi · 1,347
- Garfield Elementary School1.3 mi · 635
- Blended Academy1.3 mi · 127
- Ruben Chavira Elementary School1.6 mi · 563
Frequently asked questions
About San Felipe Memorial Middle SchoolHow large is San Felipe Memorial Middle School?
San Felipe Memorial Middle School enrolls approximately 671 students in grades 06-06.
What age range does San Felipe Memorial Middle School serve?
San Felipe Memorial Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at San Felipe Memorial Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at San Felipe Memorial Middle School is approximately 19.7:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at San Felipe Memorial Middle School?
At San Felipe Memorial Middle School, the student body is approximately 4% White, 93% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is San Felipe Memorial Middle School public or private?
San Felipe Memorial Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by SAN FELIPE-DEL RIO CISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.