Jo Nelson Middle School
Public middle school in Santa Rosa, Texas · Santa Rosa ISD · Grades 6–8
Jo Nelson Middle School serves 206 students in grades 6–8 in Santa Rosa (Cameron County). It is one of 3 schools in Santa Rosa ISD. By enrollment it is the 1531st largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 10.3 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 ÷ 19.94 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Santa Rosa ISD |
| County | Cameron County |
| Area type | Rural, fringe |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483936006324 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Santa Rosa ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 206 | 874 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 10.3 | 10.7 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 89.3% | 89% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 6% 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.
Jo Nelson Middle School in context
Size
Jo Nelson Middle School is the only middle school in Santa Rosa ISD. Its 206 students are 23.6% of the district's 874. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 6.9 miles away and have a median of 424 students, so Jo Nelson Middle School is smaller 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 7 with 74 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 64, against an average of 69 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 64 in grade 6 and 68 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
All of its students are reported as Hispanic.
89.3% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 89% across Santa Rosa 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
Jo Nelson Middle School has 19.94 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 10.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 206 students would have about 14.3 teachers, so Jo Nelson Middle School has 5.6 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 IDEA Harlingen College Preparatory, 6.4 miles away in IDEA Public Schools. There are 0 middle schools within 5 miles and 13 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 99.5% |
| Black | 0.5% |
38.3% of students are girls and 61.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 64 |
| Grade 7 | 74 |
| Grade 8 | 68 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
102 S Main, Santa Rosa, TX 78593
Phone: (956)636-9850
Website: santarosaisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Jo Nelson 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 | 6.4 mi | 457 | 13.1 | 88% |
| W B Green Junior High School | La Feria ISD | 6.4 mi | 391 | 11.7 | 80.1% |
| Gutierrez Middle School | Harlingen CISD | 6.5 mi | 747 | 12.4 | 69.7% |
| La Villa Middle School | La Villa ISD | 6.9 mi | 106 | 7.3 | 93.4% |
| Noemi Dominguez Elementary School | La Feria ISD | 7.0 mi | 387 | 16.4 | 87.3% |
| Moises Vela Middle School | Harlingen CISD | 7.3 mi | 761 | 13.3 | 66.4% |
| Sgt William G Harrell Middle School | Mercedes ISD | 7.4 mi | 390 | 12.5 | 97.7% |
| Sgt Manuel Chacon Middle School | Mercedes ISD | 8.6 mi | 518 | 14.2 | 85.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Santa Rosa ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elma E Barrera Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 377 |
| Santa Rosa High School | High | 9–12 | 291 |