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Enrollment
730
Middle
DISTRICT 548 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ZAPATA COUNTY ISD·NCES 484671005352
ZAPATA MIDDLE
702 E 17TH AVE, ZAPATA, TX 78076 · (956) 765-6542 · Zapata County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL730 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
61 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
644 students
DISTRICT 89% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
ZAPATA MIDDLE→ZAPATA H S
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within ZAPATA COUNTY ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
38.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +21.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
23.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +11.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 21 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 11 points.
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
24.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
730
-42 (-5%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 15.6:1
% White
0%
was 1%
% Hispanic
99%
was 99%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About ZAPATA MIDDLE
ZAPATA MIDDLE is a medium-sized middle school in ZAPATA, Texas, operated by ZAPATA COUNTY ISD. The school educates 730 students in grades 6 through 8.
Within ZAPATA COUNTY ISD, which oversees 6 schools and 3,290 students, ZAPATA MIDDLE is one campus in the system.
For racial and ethnic makeup, ZAPATA MIDDLE reports that nearly all students (99%) are Hispanic.
Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 61 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 88% of students at ZAPATA MIDDLE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), ZAPATA MIDDLE performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 35.4%, the actual is 24.7%, a residual of -10.7 points.
Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Zapata County indicate median household earnings sit near $39,239, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 36% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Zapata County runs 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,290 students), of which ZAPATA MIDDLE is one.
Nearest neighbor: ZAPATA NORTH EL, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. On composite proficiency, ZAPATA MIDDLE comes 8th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 44.1%.
The campus sits in a town-based setting.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ZAPATA MIDDLE has contracted 5%, going from 772 students in 2018 to 730 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 today.
On allk12, the feed for ZAPATA MIDDLE typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
Zapata County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
13,841
Census ACS
Median income
$39,239
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
36%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
3,290 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ZAPATA COUNTY ISD
- ZAPATA H SHigh · 1,065 students
- ZAPATA NORTH ELElementary · 571 students
- FIDEL AND ANDREA R VILLARREAL ELElementary · 445 students
- ZAPATA SOUTH ELElementary · 428 students
- BENAVIDES ELElementary · 51 students
Other schools in ZAPATA
- ZAPATA H SHigh · 1,065 students
- ZAPATA NORTH ELElementary · 571 students
- FIDEL AND ANDREA R VILLARREAL ELElementary · 445 students
- ZAPATA SOUTH ELElementary · 428 students
Nearby schools
- ZAPATA NORTH EL0.2 mi · 571
- FIDEL AND ANDREA R VILLARREAL EL0.7 mi · 445
- ZAPATA SOUTH EL0.9 mi · 428
- ZAPATA H S1.5 mi · 1,065
- BENAVIDES EL13.7 mi · 51
- KENNEDY ZAPATA EL31.9 mi · 336
Frequently asked questions
About ZAPATA MIDDLEHow large is ZAPATA MIDDLE?
ZAPATA MIDDLE enrolls approximately 730 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does ZAPATA MIDDLE serve?
ZAPATA MIDDLE serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does ZAPATA MIDDLE have?
ZAPATA MIDDLE employs 61 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
How diverse is ZAPATA MIDDLE?
ZAPATA MIDDLE reports a student body of 0% White, 99% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees ZAPATA MIDDLE?
ZAPATA MIDDLE is overseen by ZAPATA COUNTY ISD in Zapata County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.