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Enrollment
831
Middle
DISTRICT 738 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MISSION CISD·NCES 483104006760
White Junior High School
1101 W GRIFFIN PKWY, MISSION, TX 78572 · (956) 323-3600 · Hidalgo County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL831 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
61 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
713 students
DISTRICT 87% · 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 | 266 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 280 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 285 | 34% |
Student demographics
2%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 5% · 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% . +34.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
39.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +29.0pp 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 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 34 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 29 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% | 21.0% | 23.0% |
| Mathematics | 14.0% | 25.0% | 30.0% | 31.0% |
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% | 39.0% |
| 2024-25 | 53.0% | 37.0% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 33.0% |
| 2022-23 | 43.0% | 26.0% |
| 2021-22 | 35.0% | 21.0% |
| 2020-21 | 22.0% | 10.0% |
% 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
41.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 White Junior High School
White Junior High School's state test result (41.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Junior High School this school | 831 | 85.8% | 41.0% |
| Garcia Middle School BROWNSVILLE | 870 | 87.7% | 40.5% |
| Memorial Junior High School EAGLE PASS | 927 | 86.4% | 38.0% |
| Del Valle Middle School EL PASO | 969 | 86.3% | 39.5% |
| Zapata Middle School ZAPATA | 730 | 88.2% | 30.0% |
| Lyndon B Johnson Middle School PHARR | 1,006 | 87.9% | 44.2% |
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 White Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hidalgo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #887 of 1,635 | #36 of 54 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #971 of 1,670 ▲ 41 | #36 of 54 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #745 of 1,670 ▲ 92 | #22 of 54 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.0pp | #617 of 1,570 | #21 of 54 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 831 | #511 of 1,749 | #12 of 54 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #494 of 1,542 | #31 of 52 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 1.9% | #1,489 of 1,543 | #27 of 52 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.8% | #372 of 1,648 | #39 of 54 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.4% | #769 of 942 | #38 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
831
-60 (-7%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 854
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 831 | 61 | 13.6:1 | 86% (713) |
| 2023-24 | 867 | 61.5 | 14.1:1 | 88% (766) |
| 2022-23 | 847 | 60 | 14.1:1 | 90% (766) |
| 2020-21 | 891 | 60 | 14.8:1 | 89% (793) |
| 2017-18 | 878 | 60 | 14.6:1 | 89% (780) |
| 2015-16 | 857 | 62 | 13.8:1 | 91% (777) |
| 2010-11 | 929 | 72 | 12.9:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 858 | 63 | 13.6:1 | 30% (259) |
| 1990-91 | 854 | 42 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for White Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (878 to 831); teachers up 2% (60 to 61).
About White Junior High School
White Junior High School operates as a medium-sized middle-grades school in MISSION, Texas. The school's 831 students are in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 29% higher than the average for middle schools in Texas, which is about 643.
Across its 22 schools, MISSION CISD enrolls 13,765 students. White Junior High School is one of those schools.
Most students at White Junior High School are Hispanic: 99% of enrollment. By the diversity index, White Junior High School comes in at 2%.
With 61 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at White Junior High School was 13.6:1. The 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas is higher than this school's figure. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 86%. Across public schools in Hidalgo County, the average is about the same, 85%.
White Junior High School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 41.0%, compared with a predicted 37.0%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations.
Within Hidalgo County, median household income is about $54,338, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 23% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Hidalgo County number 364 and enroll about 212,859.
The nearest other public school, Ollie O'Grady Elementary School, is about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 42.5%; White Junior High School's is 41.0%, ranking 5th of 9.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Small.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 891 to 831. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (13.6:1) than in 2020-21 (14.8:1).
The White Junior High School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 MISSION CISD
- Mission High SchoolHigh · 2,154 students
- Veterans Memorial High SchoolHigh · 1,737 students
- Alton Memorial Junior High SchoolMiddle · 819 students
- Mission Junior High SchoolMiddle · 711 students
- Mims Elementary SchoolElementary · 673 students
- Hurla M Midkiff Elementary SchoolElementary · 657 students
Other schools in MISSION
- Mission High SchoolHigh · 2,154 students
- La Joya Palmview High SchoolHigh · 2,073 students
- Juarez-Lincoln High SchoolHigh · 1,952 students
- Veterans Memorial High SchoolHigh · 1,737 students
- Sharyland High SchoolHigh · 1,527 students
- Sharyland Pioneer High SchoolHigh · 1,511 students
Nearby schools
- Ollie O'Grady Elementary School0.2 mi · 457
- IDEA North Mission College Preparatory0.6 mi · 756
- IDEA North Mission Academy0.6 mi · 719
- Mission High School0.6 mi · 2,154
- Vanguard Monet0.8 mi · 198
- Marcell Elementary School0.9 mi · 378
Frequently asked questions
About White Junior High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at White Junior High School?
White Junior High School enrolls approximately 831 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does White Junior High School serve?
White Junior High School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does White Junior High School have?
White Junior High School employs 61 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
What is the student diversity at White Junior High School?
Student demographics at White Junior High School are roughly 1% White, 99% Hispanic, 0% Black.
What district is White Junior High School in?
White Junior High School is part of MISSION CISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.