Harold Cade Middle School
Public middle school in Victoria, Texas · Victoria ISD · Grades 6–8
Harold Cade Middle School serves 730 students in grades 6–8 in Victoria (Victoria County). It is one of 25 schools in Victoria ISD. By enrollment it is the 689th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 15.9 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 ÷ 45.82 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Victoria ISD |
| County | Victoria County |
| Area type | City, small |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 484415012287 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Victoria ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 730 | 12,919 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 15.9 | 14.3 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 48.5% | 69.9% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 72% 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.
Harold Cade Middle School in context
Size
Harold Cade Middle School is the largest of Victoria ISD's 4 middle schools; its 730 students are 5.7% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 19.3 miles away with a median enrollment of 375; Harold Cade Middle School is larger than most of them.
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 250 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 239, against an average of 243 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 241 in grade 6 and 250 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 52.5% here and 68.8% across Victoria ISD. White students are next, at 39.5%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
48.5% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 69.9% across Victoria 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 45.82 full-time-equivalent teachers for 730 students, Harold Cade Middle School has 15.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 730 students would have about 50.7 teachers, so Harold Cade Middle School has 4.9 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Harold Cade Middle School is inside a principal city of fewer than 100,000 people, which NCES calls city, small. The nearest other middle school is Howell Middle School, 3.2 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 3 other middle schools, 3 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 | 52.5% |
| White | 39.5% |
| Two or more races | 3% |
| Black | 2.5% |
| Asian | 2.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
49.3% of students are girls and 50.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 241 |
| Grade 7 | 239 |
| Grade 8 | 250 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
611 W Tropical Dr., Victoria, TX 77904
Phone: (361)788-2840
Website: visd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Harold Cade Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howell Middle School | Victoria ISD | 3.2 mi | 716 | 13.5 | 66.3% |
| STEM Middle School | Victoria ISD | 4.3 mi | 641 | 12.7 | 77.8% |
| Patti Welder Middle School | Victoria ISD | 4.9 mi | 566 | 12.3 | 83% |
| Bloomington Junior High School | Bloomington ISD | 16.9 mi | 135 | 13.7 | 83% |
| Cuero Junior High School | Cuero ISD | 21.7 mi | 439 | 10.6 | 41.9% |
| Edna Junior High School | Edna ISD | 24.8 mi | 310 | 10.5 | 69.7% |
| Goliad Middle School | Goliad ISD | 25.2 mi | 279 | 14.8 | 42.7% |
| Industrial Junior High School | Industrial ISD | 25.3 mi | 254 | 13.4 | 29.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.