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Enrollment
391
Middle
DISTRICT 389 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LA FERIA ISD·NCES 482604002926
W B Green Junior High School
501 N CANAL ST, LA FERIA, TX 78559 · (956) 797-8400 · Cameron County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL391 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 26% of Texas public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+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
11.7:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
313 students
DISTRICT 84% · 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 7 | 193 | 49% |
| Grade 8 | 198 | 51% |
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 7% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within LA FERIA ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
48.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +21.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
27.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +14.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 21 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 14 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 19.0% | 29.0% | 24.0% | 28.0% |
| Mathematics | 6.0% | 21.0% | 27.0% | 46.0% |
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 | 48.0% | 27.0% |
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 34.0% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 32.0% |
| 2022-23 | 35.0% | 28.0% |
| 2021-22 | 28.0% | 10.0% |
| 2020-21 | 27.0% | 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
33.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 W B Green Junior High School
W B Green Junior High School's state test result (33.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| W B Green Junior High School this school | 391 | 80.1% | 33.9% |
| Carrizo Springs Intermediate School CARRIZO SPRINGS | 437 | 78.9% | 33.5% |
| Pearsall Junior High School PEARSALL | 434 | 81.8% | 27.9% |
| IDEA Horizon Vista College Preparatory HORIZON CITY | 402 | 81.3% | 50.3% |
| Sterling H Fly Jr High School CRYSTAL CITY | 355 | 76.1% | 32.8% |
| Hereford Preparatory Academy HEREFORD | 322 | 80.1% | 33.2% |
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 W B Green Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Cameron County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.9% | #1,225 of 1,635 | #26 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #1,478 of 1,670 ▼ 333 | #27 of 30 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #1,141 of 1,670 ▼ 141 | #27 of 30 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.0pp | #1,035 of 1,570 | #27 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 391 | #1,277 of 1,749 | #26 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #121 of 1,542 | #3 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 5.5% | #1,438 of 1,543 | #13 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.1% | #514 of 1,648 | #22 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.4% | #276 of 942 | #7 of 23 |
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
391
-72 (-16%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 555
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 391 | 33.5 | 11.7:1 | 80% (313) |
| 2023-24 | 417 | 36 | 11.6:1 | 81% (336) |
| 2022-23 | 454 | 36.4 | 12.5:1 | 85% (385) |
| 2020-21 | 463 | 39 | 11.9:1 | 85% (393) |
| 2017-18 | 504 | 41.2 | 12.2:1 | 87% (437) |
| 2015-16 | 552 | 39 | 14.2:1 | 81% (445) |
| 2010-11 | 517 | 40 | 12.9:1 | 2% (10) |
| 2000-01 | 612 | 43 | 14.2:1 | 84% (515) |
| 1990-91 | 555 | 45 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for W B Green Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (504 to 391); teachers down 19% (41.2 to 33.5).
About W B Green Junior High School
W B Green Junior High School is a small middle school in LA FERIA, Texas. The school's enrollment of 391 students covers grades 7 through 8. Statewide, middle schools in Texas average about 643 students each.
W B Green Junior High School is one school in an 8-school district, LA FERIA ISD, which enrolls 2,861 students.
W B Green Junior High School enrolls a student body that is 97% Hispanic. By the diversity index, W B Green Junior High School comes in at 6%.
The school reported 33.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 11.7:1. The 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas is higher than this school's figure. Eligible students account for 80% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program.
W B Green Junior High School is graded C by allk12, scoring above 26% of Texas public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Compared with Texas schools that have similar shares of low-income students, W B Green Junior High School's results are 5.6 points below predicted: 33.9% against 39.5%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Cameron County, median household income is about $52,601, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 21%. W B Green Junior High School is one of 187 public schools in Cameron County, which together enroll about 97,392 students.
The school nearest to W B Green Junior High School is La Feria Academy, at a distance of about 0.2 miles. Within five miles of W B Green Junior High School, there are at least 8 other public schools. W B Green Junior High School is 6th of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Locale data from NCES put W B Green Junior High School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000 (Suburb: Mid-size).
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, W B Green Junior High School went from 463 students to 391.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Cameron County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
426,120
Census ACS
Median income
$52,601
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
21%
Below federal line
Schools in county
187
97,392 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LA FERIA ISD
- La Feria Early College High SchoolHigh · 901 students
- Sam Houston Elementary SchoolElementary · 456 students
- Noemi Dominguez Elementary SchoolMiddle · 387 students
- C E Vail Elementary SchoolElementary · 376 students
- David G Sanchez Elementary SchoolElementary · 330 students
- La Feria AcademyHigh · 19 students
Other schools in LA FERIA
- La Feria Early College High SchoolHigh · 901 students
- Sam Houston Elementary SchoolElementary · 456 students
- Noemi Dominguez Elementary SchoolMiddle · 387 students
- C E Vail Elementary SchoolElementary · 376 students
- David G Sanchez Elementary SchoolElementary · 330 students
- La Feria AcademyHigh · 19 students
Nearby schools
- La Feria Academy0.2 mi · 19
- La Feria Early College High School0.2 mi · 901
- Noemi Dominguez Elementary School0.6 mi · 387
- C E Vail Elementary School0.6 mi · 376
- David G Sanchez Elementary School1.2 mi · 330
- Sam Houston Elementary School1.3 mi · 456
Frequently asked questions
About W B Green Junior High SchoolHow many students attend W B Green Junior High School?
W B Green Junior High School enrolls approximately 391 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does W B Green Junior High School serve?
W B Green Junior High School serves grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at W B Green Junior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at W B Green Junior High School is approximately 11.7:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at W B Green Junior High School?
Student demographics at W B Green Junior High School are roughly 2% White, 97% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is W B Green Junior High School in?
W B Green Junior High School is part of LA FERIA ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.