SAN PERLITA MIDDLE

SAN PERLITA MIDDLE, a rural-scale middle school in SAN PERLITA, Texas, one of the schools within SAN PERLITA ISD, instructs 40 students, covering grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 643 students per school, that is 94% leaner than typical.

SAN PERLITA MIDDLE is one of 3 schools operated by SAN PERLITA ISD, a district that hosts 187 students overall.

In terms of who attends, SAN PERLITA MIDDLE logs that 98% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority; the rest is composed of 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 87% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, SAN PERLITA MIDDLE has 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.3:1. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 85% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, SAN PERLITA MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 36.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 31.3%.

Across the wider county, Willacy County reports that median household earnings sit near $54,180, about 14% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 19% of residents live below the federal poverty line. SAN PERLITA MIDDLE is one of 15 public schools in Willacy County (combined enrollment of about 3,889 students).

Nearest neighbor: SAN PERLITA H S, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around SAN PERLITA MIDDLE. On composite proficiency, SAN PERLITA MIDDLE comes 7th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 50.4%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Looking at the recent track record. SAN PERLITA MIDDLE's enrollment has declined 37% since 2018, when it stood at 63 (now 40). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 10% to 0%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 8.3:1 today.

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