Mission Junior High School
Public middle school in Mission, Texas · Mission CISD · Grades 6–8
Mission Junior High School serves 711 students in grades 6–8 in Mission (Hidalgo County). It is one of 22 schools in Mission CISD. By enrollment it is the 725th 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 ÷ 62.08 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Mission CISD |
| County | Hidalgo County |
| Area type | City, small |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483104003497 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Mission CISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 711 | 13,765 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 11.5 | 14 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 74.4% | 86.2% | 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.
Mission Junior High School in context
Size
Of the 4 middle schools in Mission CISD, Mission Junior High School is the 3rd largest, with 5.2% of the district's students. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 3.5 miles away and have a median of 632 students, so Mission Junior High 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 267 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 219, against an average of 237 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 225 in grade 6 and 219 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 98.3% of enrollment, about the same share as across Mission CISD (97.5%).
74.4% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 86.2% across Mission 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
Mission Junior High School has 62.08 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 711 students would have about 49.4 teachers, so Mission Junior High School has 12.7 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 city, small, which means it is inside a principal city of fewer than 100,000 people. The nearest other middle school is White Junior High School, 1.1 miles away in the same district. There are 11 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 | 98.3% |
| White | 1.4% |
| Black | 0.3% |
44.7% of students are girls and 55.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 225 |
| Grade 7 | 267 |
| Grade 8 | 219 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
415 E 14th St, Mission, TX 78572
Phone: (956)323-3300
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Mission Junior High School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Junior High School | Mission CISD | 1.1 mi | 831 | 13.6 | 85.8% |
| Memorial Middle School | La Joya ISD | 2.2 mi | 663 | 13.9 | 83.3% |
| Irene M Garcia Middle School | La Joya ISD | 2.6 mi | 601 | 14.1 | 86.4% |
| IDEA Palmview College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 3.4 mi | 446 | 14.6 | 99.6% |
| Rafael a Cantu Junior High School | Mission CISD | 3.6 mi | 591 | 14.2 | 86.8% |
| Brown Middle School | McAllen ISD | 4.2 mi | 580 | 11.5 | 87.2% |
| Sharyland North Junior High School | Sharyland ISD | 4.3 mi | 791 | 16.1 | 69.4% |
| B L Gray Junior High School | Sharyland ISD | 4.4 mi | 775 | 16.4 | 60.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Mission CISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alton Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 337 |
| Alton Memorial Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 819 |
| Bryan Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 653 |
| Cantu Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 521 |
| Carl C Waitz Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 361 |
| Castro Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 328 |
| Hilda C Escobar/Alicia C Rios Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 345 |
| Hurla M Midkiff Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 657 |
| Leal Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 436 |
| Marcell Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 378 |
| Mims Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 673 |
| Mission Collegiate High School | High | 9–12 | 399 |
| Mission Early Learning | Pre-K | Pre-K | 183 |
| Mission High School | High | 9–12 | 2,154 |
| Ollie O'Grady Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 457 |
| Pearson Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 307 |
| Rafael a Cantu Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 591 |
| Raquel Cavazos Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 521 |
| Salinas Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 366 |
| Veterans Memorial High School | High | 9–12 | 1,737 |
| White Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 831 |