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Enrollment
734
Middle
DISTRICT 668 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD·NCES 483714011327
Veterans Middle School
2700 W EISENHOWER ST, RIO GRANDE CITY, TX 78582 · (956) 370-4828 · Starr County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL734 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 59% 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.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
12.9:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
698 students
DISTRICT 97% · 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 | 227 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 247 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 260 | 35% |
Student demographics
1%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 1% · 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
47.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +17.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
36.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +15.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 17 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 17.0% | 30.0% | 30.0% | 23.0% |
| Mathematics | 11.0% | 25.0% | 32.0% | 32.0% |
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 | 47.0% | 36.0% |
| 2024-25 | 42.0% | 32.0% |
| 2023-24 | 39.0% | 38.0% |
| 2022-23 | 41.0% | 32.0% |
| 2021-22 | 37.0% | 26.0% |
| 2020-21 | 30.0% | 21.0% |
% 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
41.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.6pp
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 Veterans Middle School
Veterans Middle School's state test result (41.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Veterans Middle School this school | 734 | 95.1% | 41.6% |
| R Yzaguirre Middle School SAN JUAN | 736 | 95.1% | 39.6% |
| 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 Veterans Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.6% | #861 of 1,635 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #1,116 of 1,670 ▲ 108 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #1,183 of 1,670 ▲ 139 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.0pp | #1,106 of 1,570 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 734 | #684 of 1,749 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #337 of 1,542 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 0.8% | #1,514 of 1,543 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.1% | #109 of 1,648 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.9% | #406 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
734
-60 (-8%) vs 2020
-16% since 2010-11, when it was 870
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 734 | 56.7 | 12.9:1 | 95% (698) |
| 2023-24 | 795 | 62.2 | 12.8:1 | 94% (749) |
| 2022-23 | 801 | 64 | 12.5:1 | 95% (757) |
| 2020-21 | 794 | 66 | 12.0:1 | 93% (742) |
| 2017-18 | 894 | 70.1 | 12.8:1 | 82% (729) |
| 2015-16 | 908 | 59 | 15.4:1 | 83% (750) |
| 2010-11 | 870 | 62 | 14.0:1 | 63% (544) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Veterans Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (894 to 734); teachers down 19% (70.1 to 56.7).
About Veterans Middle School
Veterans Middle School is a medium-sized middle school found in RIO GRANDE CITY, Texas. The latest federal count shows 734 students in grades 6 through 8.
RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD has 9,316 students spread across 15 schools.
Veterans Middle School's enrollment is 100% Hispanic. County-wide, about 97% of residents are Hispanic. Veterans Middle School's diversity index is 1%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its 56.7 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 12.9:1. This ratio sits 1.4 below the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 95%. That tracks the 93% average for public schools in Starr County.
allk12 grades Veterans Middle School a B. The grade compares the school only with Texas public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Compared with Texas schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Veterans Middle School's results are 8.6 points above predicted: 41.6% against 33.1%.
Among Starr County residents, the median household income is $37,639, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 31% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Veterans Middle School is one of 29 public schools in the county.
General Ricardo Sanchez Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles away. The five-mile area around Veterans Middle School holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 48.2% on proficiency, and Veterans Middle School is below that at 41.6%.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Distant, meaning it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment is down 8% from 2020-21, when Veterans Middle School had 794 students, to 2024-25, when it had 734.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Starr County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
66,067
Census ACS
Median income
$37,639
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
31%
Below federal line
Schools in county
29
16,900 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD
- Rio Grande City High SchoolHigh · 1,670 students
- Grulla High SchoolHigh · 716 students
- General Ricardo Sanchez Elementary SchoolElementary · 712 students
- Ringgold Middle SchoolMiddle · 639 students
- Grulla Middle SchoolMiddle · 632 students
- Roque Guerra Jr Elementary SchoolElementary · 604 students
Other schools in RIO GRANDE CITY
- Rio Grande City High SchoolHigh · 1,670 students
- IDEA Rio Grande City AcademyElementary · 717 students
- Grulla High SchoolHigh · 716 students
- General Ricardo Sanchez Elementary SchoolElementary · 712 students
- IDEA Rio Grande City College PreparatoryHigh · 695 students
- Ringgold Middle SchoolMiddle · 639 students
Other Veterans Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Veterans Middle. Veterans Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Veterans Middle SchoolDONNA, TX · 866 students
- Veterans Middle SchoolNorth Arlington, NJ · 426 students
Nearby schools
- General Ricardo Sanchez Elementary School0.4 mi · 712
- IDEA Rio Grande City Academy0.6 mi · 717
- IDEA Rio Grande City College Preparatory0.6 mi · 695
- Preparatory for Early College High School0.7 mi · 430
- Ringgold Middle School0.7 mi · 639
- Roque Guerra Jr Elementary School1.7 mi · 604
Frequently asked questions
About Veterans Middle SchoolHow many students attend Veterans Middle School?
Veterans Middle School enrolls approximately 734 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Veterans Middle School serve?
Veterans Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Veterans Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Veterans Middle School is approximately 12.9:1 (57 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Veterans Middle School?
At Veterans Middle School, the student body is approximately 0% White, 100% Hispanic, 0% Asian.
Who oversees Veterans Middle School?
Veterans Middle School is overseen by RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD in Starr County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.