Juan De Dios Salinas Middle School
Public middle school in Mission, Texas · La Joya ISD · Grades 6–8
Juan De Dios Salinas Middle School serves 648 students in grades 6–8 in Mission (Hidalgo County). It is one of 36 schools in La Joya ISD. By enrollment it is the 844th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 13.2 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 ÷ 49.07 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | La Joya ISD |
| County | Hidalgo County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482613011374 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | La Joya ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 648 | 22,942 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 13.2 | 14.6 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 97.2% | 92.3% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 30% 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.
Juan De Dios Salinas Middle School in context
Size
Juan De Dios Salinas Middle School is the 3rd largest of La Joya ISD's 8 middle schools; its 648 students are 2.8% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 3.7 miles away and have a median of 632 students, so Juan De Dios Salinas 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 7 with 226 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 201, against an average of 216 per grade. This year grade 8 has 10% more students than grade 6 (221 against 201). 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
All of its students are reported as Hispanic.
97.2% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 92.3% across La Joya 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
Juan De Dios Salinas Middle School has 49.07 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 648 students would have about 45 teachers, so Juan De Dios Salinas Middle School has 4.1 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 Domingo Trevino Middle School, 1.4 miles away in the same district. There are 9 middle schools within 5 miles and 20 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 99.8% |
| White | 0.2% |
47.7% of students are girls and 52.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 201 |
| Grade 7 | 226 |
| Grade 8 | 221 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
6101 N Bentsen Palm Dr., Mission, TX 78574
Phone: (956)323-2850
Website: lajoyaisd.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Juan De Dios Salinas Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domingo Trevino Middle School | La Joya ISD | 1.4 mi | 531 | 12 | 97.4% |
| Alton Memorial Junior High School | Mission CISD | 1.9 mi | 819 | 12.9 | 93.7% |
| IDEA Palmview College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 2.2 mi | 446 | 14.6 | 99.6% |
| Irene M Garcia Middle School | La Joya ISD | 3.7 mi | 601 | 14.1 | 86.4% |
| Ann Richards Middle School | La Joya ISD | 3.7 mi | 665 | 16.4 | 92.9% |
| Memorial Middle School | La Joya ISD | 3.7 mi | 663 | 13.9 | 83.3% |
| White Junior High School | Mission CISD | 4.5 mi | 831 | 13.6 | 85.8% |
| Rafael a Cantu Junior High School | Mission CISD | 4.5 mi | 591 | 14.2 | 86.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.