B L Gray Junior High School
Public middle school in Mission, Texas · Sharyland ISD · Grades 7–8
B L Gray Junior High School serves 775 students in grades 7–8 in Mission (Hidalgo County). It is one of 13 schools in Sharyland ISD. By enrollment it is the 608th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 16.4 students per full-time teacher, it has more 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 ÷ 47.33 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 7–8 |
| District | Sharyland ISD |
| County | Hidalgo County |
| Area type | City, small |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483993004530 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Sharyland ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 775 | 9,844 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 16.4 | 15.8 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 60.8% | 65.1% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 79% 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.
B L Gray Junior High School in context
Size
B L Gray Junior High School is the smallest of Sharyland ISD's 2 middle schools; its 775 students are 7.9% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 5.4 miles away with a median enrollment of 608; B L Gray Junior High School is larger than most of them.
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 8 with 394 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 381, against an average of 388 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 381 in grade 7 and 394 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 93.4% here and 93.1% across Sharyland ISD. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
60.8% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 65.1% across Sharyland 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
With 47.33 full-time-equivalent teachers for 775 students, B L Gray Junior High School has 16.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 775 students would have about 53.8 teachers, so B L Gray Junior High School has 6.5 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
B L Gray Junior High School is inside a principal city of fewer than 100,000 people, which NCES calls city, small. The nearest other middle school is Brown Middle School, 3 miles away in McAllen ISD. Within 10 miles there are 25 other middle schools, 2 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 93.4% |
| White | 3.5% |
| Asian | 2.3% |
| Black | 0.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
49% of students are girls and 51% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 381 |
| Grade 8 | 394 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
4400 S Glasscock Rd, Mission, TX 78572
Phone: (956)580-5333
Website: blgjh.sharylandisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: B L Gray Junior High School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown Middle School | McAllen ISD | 3.0 mi | 580 | 11.5 | 87.2% |
| Mission Junior High School | Mission CISD | 4.4 mi | 711 | 11.5 | 74.4% |
| White Junior High School | Mission CISD | 5.3 mi | 831 | 13.6 | 85.8% |
| Travis Middle School | McAllen ISD | 5.4 mi | 505 | 11.5 | 95.4% |
| Diaz Junior High School | Hidalgo ISD | 5.5 mi | 615 | 11.9 | 87.5% |
| Memorial Middle School | La Joya ISD | 6.2 mi | 663 | 13.9 | 83.3% |
| Valley View Junior High School | Valley View ISD | 6.3 mi | 516 | 14.2 | 93.2% |
| Irene M Garcia Middle School | La Joya ISD | 6.4 mi | 601 | 14.1 | 86.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Sharyland ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donna Wernecke Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 631 |
| Harry Shimotsu Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 605 |
| Jessie L Jensen Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 615 |
| John H Shary Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 652 |
| Lloyd & Dolly Bentsen Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 611 |
| Olivero Garza Sr. Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 648 |
| Romulo D Martinez Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 525 |
| Ruben Hinojosa Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 472 |
| Sharyland Advanced Academic Academy | High | 9–12 | 481 |
| Sharyland High School | High | 9–12 | 1,527 |
| Sharyland North Junior High School | Middle | 7–8 | 791 |
| Sharyland Pioneer High School | High | 9–12 | 1,511 |