Jesus - Jesse - Vela Jr. Middle School
Public middle school in Alamo, Texas · Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD · Grades 6–8
Jesus - Jesse - Vela Jr. Middle School serves 654 students in grades 6–8 in Alamo (Hidalgo County). It is one of 43 schools in Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD. By enrollment it is the 836th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 11.5 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 ÷ 56.68 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD |
| County | Hidalgo County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483486006597 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 654 | 29,613 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 11.5 | 14.4 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 96% | 94% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 12% 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.
Jesus - Jesse - Vela Jr. Middle School in context
Size
Of the 8 middle schools in Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD, Jesus - Jesse - Vela Jr. Middle School is the 6th largest, with 2.2% of the district's students. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 3.1 miles away and have a median of 766 students, so Jesus - Jesse - Vela Jr. 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 221 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 213, against an average of 218 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 220 in grade 6 and 221 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 99.2% of enrollment, about the same share as across Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD (98.8%).
96% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 94% across Pharr-San Juan-Alamo 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
Jesus - Jesse - Vela Jr. Middle School has 56.68 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 654 students would have about 45.4 teachers, so Jesus - Jesse - Vela Jr. Middle School has 11.3 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 suburb, large, which means it is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest other middle school is Austin Middle School, 1 miles away in the same district. There are 10 middle schools within 5 miles and 27 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 99.2% |
| White | 0.6% |
| Black | 0.2% |
49.1% of students are girls and 50.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 220 |
| Grade 7 | 213 |
| Grade 8 | 221 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1819 W Hwy 83, Alamo, TX 78516
Phone: (956)354-2550
Website: psjaisd.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Jesus - Jesse - Vela Jr. Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Middle School | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | 1.0 mi | 833 | 12.1 | 90.3% |
| R Yzaguirre Middle School | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | 1.7 mi | 736 | 12.1 | 95.1% |
| Audie Murphy Middle School | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | 2.2 mi | 790 | 12.7 | 97.2% |
| Liberty Middle School | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | 2.8 mi | 742 | 11.8 | 93.9% |
| Lyndon B Johnson Middle School | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | 3.3 mi | 1,006 | 14.2 | 87.9% |
| Dora M Sauceda Middle School | Donna ISD | 3.7 mi | 553 | 11.2 | 98% |
| Kennedy Middle School | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | 3.9 mi | 519 | 10.5 | 96.7% |
| Veterans Middle School | Donna ISD | 4.7 mi | 866 | 12.7 | 95.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.