Memorial Middle School
Public middle school in Edinburg, Texas · Edinburg CISD · Grades 6–8
Memorial Middle School serves 1,045 students in grades 6–8 in Edinburg (Hidalgo County). It is one of 44 schools in Edinburg CISD. By enrollment it is the 240th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 12.5 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 ÷ 83.53 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Edinburg CISD |
| County | Hidalgo County |
| Area type | City, midsize |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481818007350 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Edinburg CISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,045 | 33,343 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 12.5 | 14.7 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 90.9% | 80.7% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 22% 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.
Memorial Middle School in context
Size
Memorial Middle School is the 4th largest of Edinburg CISD's 6 middle schools; its 1,045 students are 3.1% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 4.8 miles away with a median enrollment of 1,017; Memorial 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 365 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 334, against an average of 348 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 334 in grade 6 and 346 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
All of its students are reported as Hispanic. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
90.9% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 80.7% across Edinburg CISD 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 83.53 full-time-equivalent teachers for 1,045 students, Memorial Middle School has 12.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 1,045 students would have about 72.6 teachers, so Memorial Middle School has 10.9 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Memorial Middle School is inside a principal city of 100,000 to 250,000 people, which NCES calls city, midsize. The nearest other middle school is Francisco Barrientes Middle School, 3 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 18 other middle schools, 4 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 | 99.5% |
| White | 0.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
| Black | 0.1% |
48.7% of students are girls and 51.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 334 |
| Grade 7 | 365 |
| Grade 8 | 346 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3105 N Doolittle Rd, Edinburg, TX 78539
Phone: (956)289-2470
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Memorial Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francisco Barrientes Middle School | Edinburg CISD | 3.0 mi | 1,064 | 11.8 | 80.9% |
| South Middle School | Edinburg CISD | 3.6 mi | 1,246 | 14.2 | 62.5% |
| South Texas ISD Preparatory Academy | South Texas ISD | 3.7 mi | 802 | 13.9 | 45.4% |
| B L Garza Middle School | Edinburg CISD | 4.5 mi | 1,035 | 12 | 78.6% |
| Betty Harwell Middle School | Edinburg CISD | 5.2 mi | 1,301 | 13.5 | 94.9% |
| Elias Longoria Sr. Middle School | Edinburg CISD | 6.5 mi | 770 | 12.2 | 81.8% |
| Morris Middle School | McAllen ISD | 7.1 mi | 999 | 14.9 | 45% |
| Audie Murphy Middle School | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | 7.8 mi | 790 | 12.7 | 97.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.