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Enrollment
505
Middle
DISTRICT 728 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MCALLEN ISD·NCES 482967003343
Travis Middle School
600 HOUSTON ST, MCALLEN, TX 78501 · (956) 971-4242 · Hidalgo County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL505 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
482 students
DISTRICT 75% · 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 | 159 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 167 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 179 | 35% |
Student demographics
3%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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
56.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +33.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
48.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +35.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 48 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 35 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 28.0% | 28.0% | 23.0% | 21.0% |
| Mathematics | 23.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% | 27.0% |
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 | 56.0% | 48.0% |
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 46.0% |
| 2023-24 | 51.0% | 39.0% |
| 2022-23 | 40.0% | 33.0% |
| 2021-22 | 41.0% | 30.0% |
| 2020-21 | 23.0% | 13.0% |
% 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
41.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% 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 Travis Middle School
Travis Middle School's state test result (41.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Middle School this school | 505 | 95.4% | 41.8% |
| Miller Jordan Middle School SAN BENITO | 477 | 94.5% | 29.2% |
| Kennedy Middle School PHARR | 519 | 96.7% | 44.9% |
| Besteiro Middle School BROWNSVILLE | 558 | 94.4% | 45.1% |
| Domingo Trevino Middle School ALTON | 531 | 97.4% | 43.0% |
| Valley View Junior High School PHARR | 516 | 93.2% | 47.5% |
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 Travis Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hidalgo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.8% | #847 of 1,635 | #34 of 54 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #616 of 1,670 ▲ 36 | #17 of 54 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #743 of 1,670 ▲ 211 | #21 of 54 ▲ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +15.5pp | #474 of 1,570 | #10 of 54 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 505 | #1,087 of 1,749 | #47 of 54 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #103 of 1,542 | #8 of 52 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 3.1% | #1,471 of 1,543 | #20 of 52 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.4% | #98 of 1,648 | #12 of 54 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.7% | #739 of 942 | #36 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
505
-54 (-10%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 653
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 11.2:1
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 | 505 | 43.8 | 11.5:1 | 95% (482) |
| 2023-24 | 486 | 45 | 10.8:1 | 98% (478) |
| 2022-23 | 516 | 46.9 | 11.0:1 | 96% (496) |
| 2020-21 | 559 | 50 | 11.2:1 | 97% (540) |
| 2017-18 | 541 | 45.5 | 11.9:1 | 96% (520) |
| 2015-16 | 582 | 46 | 12.7:1 | 95% (550) |
| 2010-11 | 758 | 50 | 15.2:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 694 | 58 | 12.0:1 | 71% (491) |
| 1990-91 | 653 | 49 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Travis Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (541 to 505); teachers down 4% (45.5 to 43.8).
About Travis Middle School
Students in MCALLEN, Texas, attend Travis Middle School, a small middle school. A total of 505 students attend the school, which covers grades 6 through 8. The average for middle schools in Texas is about 643 students, so this school is 21% smaller than average.
Across its 31 schools, MCALLEN ISD enrolls 19,890 students. Travis Middle School is one of those schools.
Travis Middle School enrolls a student body that is 98% Hispanic. By the diversity index, Travis Middle School comes in at 3%.
Travis Middle School operates with 43.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 11.5:1. For comparison, middle schools in Texas average 14.4:1. About 95% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. The 85% average for public schools in Hidalgo County is 10 points lower.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Travis Middle School is +8.9 points: 41.8% actual, 32.9% predicted.
In Hidalgo County (population about 891,977), median household income is about $54,338, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Travis Middle School is one of 364 public schools in Hidalgo County, which together enroll about 212,859 students.
The closest other public school is Fields Elementary School, about 0.3 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Travis Middle School is behind the 49.0% nearby average, ranking 5th of 6.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Mid-size, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 10%, from 559 to 505.
Questions about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 MCALLEN ISD
- McAllen High SchoolHigh · 2,134 students
- Memorial High SchoolHigh · 2,021 students
- Rowe High SchoolHigh · 1,905 students
- Morris Middle SchoolMiddle · 999 students
- Cathey Middle SchoolMiddle · 827 students
- Gonzalez Elementary SchoolElementary · 818 students
Other schools in MCALLEN
- McAllen High SchoolHigh · 2,134 students
- Memorial High SchoolHigh · 2,021 students
- Morris Middle SchoolMiddle · 999 students
- Cathey Middle SchoolMiddle · 827 students
- IDEA McAllen College PreparatoryHigh · 820 students
- Gonzalez Elementary SchoolElementary · 818 students
Other Travis Middle schools
4 other US public schools in 1 state are named Travis Middle. Travis Middle School is the 4th largest of the 5.
- Travis Middle SchoolIRVING, TX · 936 students
- Travis Middle SchoolPORT LAVACA, TX · 693 students
- Travis Middle SchoolAMARILLO, TX · 571 students
- Travis Middle SchoolQUANAH, TX · 95 students
Nearby schools
- Fields Elementary School0.3 mi · 443
- Horizon Montessori - STEM Academy0.9 mi · 331
- Triumph Public High Schools-McAllen0.9 mi · 118
- Wilson Elementary School1.1 mi · 408
- Lamar Academy1.2 mi · 47
- Memorial High School1.2 mi · 2,021
Frequently asked questions
About Travis Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Travis Middle School?
Travis Middle School enrolls approximately 505 students in grades 06-08.
Is Travis Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Travis Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Travis Middle School have?
Travis Middle School employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Travis Middle School?
Student demographics at Travis Middle School are roughly 2% White, 98% Hispanic.
Who oversees Travis Middle School?
Travis Middle School is overseen by MCALLEN ISD in Hidalgo County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.