La Villa Middle School
Public middle school in La Villa, Texas · La Villa ISD · Grades 6–8
La Villa Middle School serves 106 students in grades 6–8 in La Villa (Hidalgo County). It is one of 3 schools in La Villa ISD. By enrollment it is the 1669th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 7.3 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 ÷ 14.47 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | La Villa ISD |
| County | Hidalgo County |
| Area type | Town, fringe |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482634021358 |
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 Villa ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 106 | 512 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 7.3 | 10.3 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 93.4% | 94.3% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 1% 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.
La Villa Middle School in context
Size
La Villa Middle School is the only middle school in La Villa ISD. Its 106 students are 20.7% of the district's 512. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 7.5 miles away and have a median of 487 students, so La Villa 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 8 with 44 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 29, against an average of 35 per grade. This year grade 8 has 33% more students than grade 6 (44 against 33). 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.
93.4% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 94.3% across La Villa 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
La Villa Middle School has 14.47 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 7.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 106 students would have about 7.4 teachers, so La Villa Middle School has 7.1 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 town, fringe, which means it is in a town no more than 10 miles from an urbanized area. The nearest other middle school is David Ybarra Fine Arts Academy, 2.6 miles away in Edcouch-Elsa ISD. There are 2 middle schools within 5 miles and 7 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 100% |
50.9% of students are girls and 49.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 33 |
| Grade 7 | 29 |
| Grade 8 | 44 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
500 E 9th St, La Villa, TX 78562
Phone: (956)262-4760
Website: lavillaisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: La Villa Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Ybarra Fine Arts Academy | Edcouch-Elsa ISD | 2.6 mi | 264 | 11.6 | 90.2% |
| Carlos F Truan Junior High School | Edcouch-Elsa ISD | 3.6 mi | 584 | 12.8 | 90.8% |
| Jose Borrego Middle School | Monte Alto ISD | 6.2 mi | 178 | 10.4 | 88.8% |
| Jo Nelson Middle School | Santa Rosa ISD | 6.9 mi | 206 | 10.3 | 89.3% |
| Mary Hoge Middle School | Weslaco ISD | 8.0 mi | 830 | 16.1 | 90.8% |
| Sgt William G Harrell Middle School | Mercedes ISD | 8.1 mi | 390 | 12.5 | 97.7% |
| Beatriz G Garza Middle School | Weslaco ISD | 9.1 mi | 919 | 17.6 | 78.6% |
| Central Middle School | Weslaco ISD | 10.5 mi | 1,060 | 18.9 | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in La Villa ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Bernabe Munoz Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 227 |
| La Villa Early College High School | High | 9–12 | 179 |