Francisco Barrientes Middle School
Public middle school in Edinburg, Texas · Edinburg CISD · Grades 6–8
Francisco Barrientes Middle School serves 1,064 students in grades 6–8 in Edinburg (Hidalgo County). It is one of 44 schools in Edinburg CISD. By enrollment it is the 219th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 11.8 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 ÷ 90.1 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Edinburg CISD |
| County | Hidalgo County |
| Area type | City, midsize |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481818011432 |
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 | 1,064 | 33,343 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 11.8 | 14.7 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 80.9% | 80.7% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 14% 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.
Francisco Barrientes Middle School in context
Size
Of the 6 middle schools in Edinburg CISD, Francisco Barrientes Middle School is the 3rd largest, with 3.2% of the district's students. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 4.1 miles away with a median enrollment of 1,003; Francisco Barrientes 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 363 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 342, against an average of 355 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 359 in grade 6 and 363 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 98.5% here and 97.9% across Edinburg CISD. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
80.9% 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 90.1 full-time-equivalent teachers for 1,064 students, Francisco Barrientes Middle School has 11.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 1,064 students would have about 73.9 teachers, so Francisco Barrientes Middle School has 16.2 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Francisco Barrientes Middle School is inside a principal city of 100,000 to 250,000 people, which NCES calls city, midsize. The nearest other middle school is South Middle School, 1.1 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 23 other middle schools, 5 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 | 98.5% |
| White | 1.1% |
| Asian | 0.2% |
| Black | 0.1% |
| Two or more races | 0.1% |
48.8% of students are girls and 51.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 359 |
| Grade 7 | 342 |
| Grade 8 | 363 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1100 E Ebony, Edinburg, TX 78540
Phone: (956)289-2430
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Francisco Barrientes Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Middle School | Edinburg CISD | 1.1 mi | 1,246 | 14.2 | 62.5% |
| South Texas ISD Preparatory Academy | South Texas ISD | 1.7 mi | 802 | 13.9 | 45.4% |
| Memorial Middle School | Edinburg CISD | 3.0 mi | 1,045 | 12.5 | 90.9% |
| B L Garza Middle School | Edinburg CISD | 3.5 mi | 1,035 | 12 | 78.6% |
| Morris Middle School | McAllen ISD | 4.6 mi | 999 | 14.9 | 45% |
| Lyndon B Johnson Middle School | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | 5.1 mi | 1,006 | 14.2 | 87.9% |
| R Yzaguirre Middle School | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | 5.6 mi | 736 | 12.1 | 95.1% |
| Audie Murphy Middle School | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | 5.8 mi | 790 | 12.7 | 97.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.