Gutierrez Middle School
Public middle school in Harlingen, Texas · Harlingen CISD · Grades 6–8
Gutierrez Middle School serves 747 students in grades 6–8 in Harlingen (Cameron County). It is one of 28 schools in Harlingen CISD. By enrollment it is the 664th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 12.4 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 ÷ 60.1 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 | 482253007544 |
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 | 747 | 16,471 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 12.4 | 14.3 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 69.7% | 76.7% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 21% 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.
Gutierrez Middle School in context
Size
Gutierrez Middle School is the 2nd largest of Harlingen CISD's 5 middle schools; its 747 students are 4.5% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 3.4 miles away with a median enrollment of 691; Gutierrez 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 262 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 234, against an average of 249 per grade. This year grade 8 has 12% more students than grade 6 (262 against 234). 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
The largest group is Hispanic students: 96% here and 94.6% across Harlingen CISD. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
69.7% 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 60.1 full-time-equivalent teachers for 747 students, Gutierrez Middle School has 12.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 747 students would have about 51.9 teachers, so Gutierrez Middle School has 8.2 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Gutierrez Middle School is inside a principal city of fewer than 100,000 people, which NCES calls city, small. The nearest other middle school is IDEA Harlingen College Preparatory, 0.2 miles away in IDEA Public Schools. Within 10 miles there are 12 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 | 96% |
| White | 2.7% |
| Two or more races | 1.1% |
| Asian | 0.1% |
| Black | 0.1% |
49.7% of students are girls and 50.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 234 |
| Grade 7 | 251 |
| Grade 8 | 262 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3205 W Wilson Rd, Harlingen, TX 78552
Phone: (956)430-4400
Website: hcisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Gutierrez Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IDEA Harlingen College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 0.2 mi | 457 | 13.1 | 88% |
| Moises Vela Middle School | Harlingen CISD | 2.3 mi | 761 | 13.3 | 66.4% |
| Coakley Middle School | Harlingen CISD | 3.3 mi | 687 | 12.5 | 82.8% |
| Vernon Middle School | Harlingen CISD | 3.3 mi | 631 | 10.8 | 86.5% |
| Memorial Middle School | Harlingen CISD | 3.5 mi | 705 | 12.2 | 89.2% |
| South Texas ISD Rising Scholars Academy | South Texas ISD | 5.8 mi | 781 | 15.9 | 57% |
| Berta Cabaza Middle School | San Benito CISD | 6.1 mi | 695 | 15 | 80% |
| Jo Nelson Middle School | Santa Rosa ISD | 6.5 mi | 206 | 10.3 | 89.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.