Betty Harwell Middle School
Public middle school in Edinburg, Texas · Edinburg CISD · Grades 6–8
Betty Harwell Middle School serves 1,301 students in grades 6–8 in Edinburg (Hidalgo County). It is one of 44 schools in Edinburg CISD. By enrollment it is the 72nd largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 13.5 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 ÷ 96.28 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Edinburg CISD |
| County | Hidalgo County |
| Area type | Rural, fringe |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481818012228 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Edinburg CISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,301 | 33,343 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 13.5 | 14.7 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 94.9% | 80.7% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 35% 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.
Betty Harwell Middle School in context
Size
Betty Harwell Middle School is the largest of Edinburg CISD's 6 middle schools; its 1,301 students are 3.9% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 8.5 miles away with a median enrollment of 919; Betty Harwell Middle 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 449 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 425, against an average of 434 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 425 in grade 6 and 449 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
All of its students are reported as Hispanic.
94.9% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 80.7% across Edinburg CISD 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 96.28 full-time-equivalent teachers for 1,301 students, Betty Harwell Middle School has 13.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 1,301 students would have about 90.3 teachers, so Betty Harwell Middle School has 6 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Betty Harwell Middle School is in rural territory within 5 miles of an urbanized area or 2.5 miles of a town, which NCES calls rural, fringe. The nearest other middle school is Memorial Middle School, 5.2 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 9 other middle schools, 0 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 | 99.6% |
| White | 0.4% |
48% of students are girls and 52% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 425 |
| Grade 7 | 427 |
| Grade 8 | 449 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
9207 N Avila Rd, Edinburg, TX 78542
Phone: (956)289-2440
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Betty Harwell Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial Middle School | Edinburg CISD | 5.2 mi | 1,045 | 12.5 | 90.9% |
| Jose Borrego Middle School | Monte Alto ISD | 6.9 mi | 178 | 10.4 | 88.8% |
| Francisco Barrientes Middle School | Edinburg CISD | 8.1 mi | 1,064 | 11.8 | 80.9% |
| B L Garza Middle School | Edinburg CISD | 8.4 mi | 1,035 | 12 | 78.6% |
| South Texas ISD Preparatory Academy | South Texas ISD | 8.5 mi | 802 | 13.9 | 45.4% |
| South Middle School | Edinburg CISD | 8.7 mi | 1,246 | 14.2 | 62.5% |
| Carlos F Truan Junior High School | Edcouch-Elsa ISD | 9.1 mi | 584 | 12.8 | 90.8% |
| Elias Longoria Sr. Middle School | Edinburg CISD | 9.6 mi | 770 | 12.2 | 81.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.