Coakley Middle School
Public middle school in Harlingen, Texas · Harlingen CISD · Grades 6–8
Coakley Middle School serves 687 students in grades 6–8 in Harlingen (Cameron County). It is one of 28 schools in Harlingen CISD. By enrollment it is the 772nd largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 12.5 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 ÷ 54.87 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Harlingen CISD |
| County | Cameron County |
| Area type | City, small |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482253002280 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Harlingen CISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 687 | 16,471 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 12.5 | 14.3 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 82.8% | 76.7% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 22% 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.
Coakley Middle School in context
Size
Of the 5 middle schools in Harlingen CISD, Coakley Middle School is the 4th largest, with 4.2% of the district's students. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 3 miles away with a median enrollment of 700; Coakley 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 7 with 250 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 216, against an average of 229 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 216 in grade 6 and 221 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 92.3% here and 94.6% across Harlingen CISD. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
82.8% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 76.7% across Harlingen 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 54.87 full-time-equivalent teachers for 687 students, Coakley Middle School has 12.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 687 students would have about 47.7 teachers, so Coakley Middle School has 7.2 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Coakley Middle School is inside a principal city of fewer than 100,000 people, which NCES calls city, small. The nearest other middle school is Vernon Middle School, 0.9 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 14 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 | 92.3% |
| White | 6.4% |
| Asian | 0.4% |
| Black | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 0.4% |
49.3% of students are girls and 50.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 216 |
| Grade 7 | 250 |
| Grade 8 | 221 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1402 S 6th St, Harlingen, TX 78550
Phone: (956)427-3000
Website: hcisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Coakley Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vernon Middle School | Harlingen CISD | 0.9 mi | 631 | 10.8 | 86.5% |
| South Texas ISD Rising Scholars Academy | South Texas ISD | 2.5 mi | 781 | 15.9 | 57% |
| Memorial Middle School | Harlingen CISD | 2.5 mi | 705 | 12.2 | 89.2% |
| Berta Cabaza Middle School | San Benito CISD | 2.8 mi | 695 | 15 | 80% |
| Moises Vela Middle School | Harlingen CISD | 3.2 mi | 761 | 13.3 | 66.4% |
| Gutierrez Middle School | Harlingen CISD | 3.3 mi | 747 | 12.4 | 69.7% |
| IDEA Harlingen College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 3.4 mi | 457 | 13.1 | 88% |
| Collegiate Academy | San Benito CISD | 3.6 mi | 117 | 12.6 | 70.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.