Elias Longoria Sr. Middle School
Public middle school in Edinburg, Texas · Edinburg CISD · Grades 6–8
Elias Longoria Sr. Middle School serves 770 students in grades 6–8 in Edinburg (Hidalgo County). It is one of 44 schools in Edinburg CISD. By enrollment it is the 618th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 12.2 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 ÷ 63.16 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 | 481818012118 |
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 | 770 | 33,343 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 12.2 | 14.7 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 81.8% | 80.7% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 18% 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.
Elias Longoria Sr. Middle School in context
Size
Elias Longoria Sr. Middle School is the smallest of Edinburg CISD's 6 middle schools; its 770 students are 2.3% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 4.7 miles away and have a median of 901 students, so Elias Longoria Sr. 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 8 with 273 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 248, against an average of 257 per grade. This year grade 8 has 10% more students than grade 6 (273 against 249). 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
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 97.4% of enrollment, about the same share as across Edinburg CISD (97.9%). Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
81.8% of students qualify 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
Elias Longoria Sr. Middle School has 63.16 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 770 students would have about 53.5 teachers, so Elias Longoria Sr. Middle School has 9.7 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 rural, fringe, which means it is in rural territory within 5 miles of an urbanized area or 2.5 miles of a town. The nearest other middle school is B L Garza Middle School, 2.3 miles away in the same district. There are 5 middle schools within 5 miles and 20 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 97.4% |
| White | 0.9% |
| Black | 0.8% |
| Asian | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 0.3% |
50.6% of students are girls and 49.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 249 |
| Grade 7 | 248 |
| Grade 8 | 273 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
411 N 8th St, Edinburg, TX 78541
Phone: (956)289-2486
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Elias Longoria Sr. Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B L Garza Middle School | Edinburg CISD | 2.3 mi | 1,035 | 12 | 78.6% |
| Michael E Fossum Middle School | McAllen ISD | 4.2 mi | 791 | 14.7 | 60.2% |
| South Texas ISD Preparatory Academy | South Texas ISD | 4.2 mi | 802 | 13.9 | 45.4% |
| Morris Middle School | McAllen ISD | 4.5 mi | 999 | 14.9 | 45% |
| South Middle School | Edinburg CISD | 4.9 mi | 1,246 | 14.2 | 62.5% |
| Sharyland North Junior High School | Sharyland ISD | 5.6 mi | 791 | 16.1 | 69.4% |
| Francisco Barrientes Middle School | Edinburg CISD | 5.8 mi | 1,064 | 11.8 | 80.9% |
| Rafael a Cantu Junior High School | Mission CISD | 6.1 mi | 591 | 14.2 | 86.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.