Audie Murphy Middle School
Public middle school in Alamo, Texas · Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD · Grades 6–8
Audie Murphy Middle School serves 790 students in grades 6–8 in Alamo (Hidalgo County). It is one of 43 schools in Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD. By enrollment it is the 574th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 12.7 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas middle school (14.4).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 62.04 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD |
| County | Hidalgo County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483486012596 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 790 | 29,613 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 12.7 | 14.4 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 97.2% | 94% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 24% of Texas middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Audie Murphy Middle School in context
Size
Audie Murphy Middle School is the 3rd largest of Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD's 8 middle schools; its 790 students are 2.7% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 3.5 miles away and have a median of 739 students, so Audie Murphy Middle School is close to their typical size.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 6 with 286 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 252, against an average of 263 per grade. This year grade 8 has 12% fewer students than grade 6 (252 against 286). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
All of its students are reported as Hispanic.
97.2% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 94% across Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Audie Murphy Middle School has 62.04 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 790 students would have about 54.9 teachers, so Audie Murphy Middle School has 7.1 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
NCES classifies its location as suburb, large, which means it is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest other middle school is R Yzaguirre Middle School, 1.7 miles away in the same district. There are 8 middle schools within 5 miles and 27 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 99.5% |
| Black | 0.3% |
| White | 0.3% |
48.4% of students are girls and 51.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 286 |
| Grade 7 | 252 |
| Grade 8 | 252 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
924 W Sioux Rd, Alamo, TX 78516
Phone: (956)354-2530
Website: psjaisd.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Audie Murphy Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R Yzaguirre Middle School | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | 1.7 mi | 736 | 12.1 | 95.1% |
| Jesus - Jesse - Vela Jr. Middle School | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | 2.2 mi | 654 | 11.5 | 96% |
| Austin Middle School | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | 2.9 mi | 833 | 12.1 | 90.3% |
| Dora M Sauceda Middle School | Donna ISD | 3.3 mi | 553 | 11.2 | 98% |
| Lyndon B Johnson Middle School | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | 3.7 mi | 1,006 | 14.2 | 87.9% |
| Veterans Middle School | Donna ISD | 3.8 mi | 866 | 12.7 | 95.4% |
| Liberty Middle School | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | 4.5 mi | 742 | 11.8 | 93.9% |
| A P Solis Middle School | Donna ISD | 4.9 mi | 646 | 12.9 | 91.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.