STERLING H FLY JR H S

STERLING H FLY JR H S is a close-knit middle school in CRYSTAL CITY, Texas, run under CRYSTAL CITY ISD. The school works with 355 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 45% leaner than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 643 students.

CRYSTAL CITY ISD comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 1,643 students; STERLING H FLY JR H S is among them.

On demographics, STERLING H FLY JR H S logs that nearly all students (100%) are Hispanic.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.8:1. The state averages about 14.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 76% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, STERLING H FLY JR H S tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 40.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 35.3%.

Around the school, Zavala County reports that median household earnings sit near $36,749, roughly 11% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 31% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Zavala County runs 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,174 students), of which STERLING H FLY JR H S is one.

CRYSTAL CITY H S is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around STERLING H FLY JR H S. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), STERLING H FLY JR H S ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 34.5%.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 26%: 282 students in 2018 compared to 355 in 2025. Class-load math has grew: from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.