Cesar Chavez Middle School
Public middle school in Mission, Texas · La Joya ISD · Grades 6–8
Cesar Chavez Middle School serves 625 students in grades 6–8 in Mission (Hidalgo County). It is one of 36 schools in La Joya ISD. By enrollment it is the 884th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 15.4 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 ÷ 40.71 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | La Joya ISD |
| County | Hidalgo County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482613006737 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | La Joya ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 625 | 22,942 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 15.4 | 14.6 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 87.2% | 92.3% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 65% 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.
Cesar Chavez Middle School in context
Size
Cesar Chavez Middle School is the 4th largest of La Joya ISD's 8 middle schools; its 625 students are 2.7% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 3.6 miles away with a median enrollment of 625; Cesar Chavez 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 209 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 208, against an average of 208 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 209 in grade 6 and 208 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
All of its students are reported as Hispanic.
87.2% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 92.3% across La Joya 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 40.71 full-time-equivalent teachers for 625 students, Cesar Chavez Middle School has 15.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 625 students would have about 43.4 teachers, so Cesar Chavez Middle School has 2.7 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Cesar Chavez Middle School is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other middle school is Ann Richards Middle School, 1.2 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 16 other middle schools, 8 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 | 99.5% |
| Black | 0.3% |
| White | 0.2% |
48% of students are girls and 52% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 209 |
| Grade 7 | 208 |
| Grade 8 | 208 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
78 Showers Rd, Mission, TX 78572
Phone: (956)323-2800
Website: lajoyaisd.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Cesar Chavez Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ann Richards Middle School | La Joya ISD | 1.2 mi | 665 | 16.4 | 92.9% |
| Irene M Garcia Middle School | La Joya ISD | 3.4 mi | 601 | 14.1 | 86.4% |
| Lorenzo De Zavala Middle School | La Joya ISD | 3.4 mi | 545 | 12.7 | 91% |
| IDEA La Joya College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 3.5 mi | 344 | 11.4 | 91.3% |
| Memorial Middle School | La Joya ISD | 3.8 mi | 663 | 13.9 | 83.3% |
| IDEA Palmview College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 4.0 mi | 446 | 14.6 | 99.6% |
| White Junior High School | Mission CISD | 4.8 mi | 831 | 13.6 | 85.8% |
| Juan De Dios Salinas Middle School | La Joya ISD | 4.9 mi | 648 | 13.2 | 97.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.