Moises Vela Middle School
Public middle school in Harlingen, Texas · Harlingen CISD · Grades 6–8
Moises Vela Middle School serves 761 students in grades 6–8 in Harlingen (Cameron County). It is one of 28 schools in Harlingen CISD. By enrollment it is the 640th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 13.3 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 ÷ 57.4 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Harlingen CISD |
| County | Cameron County |
| Area type | City, small |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482253010475 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Harlingen CISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 761 | 16,471 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 13.3 | 14.3 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 66.4% | 76.7% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 32% 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.
Moises Vela Middle School in context
Size
Of the 5 middle schools in Harlingen CISD, Moises Vela Middle School is the largest, with 4.6% of the district's students. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 4.3 miles away and have a median of 691 students, so Moises Vela 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 6 with 260 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 246, against an average of 254 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 260 in grade 6 and 246 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 94.2% of enrollment, about the same share as across Harlingen CISD (94.6%). Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
66.4% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 76.7% across Harlingen 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
Moises Vela Middle School has 57.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 761 students would have about 52.8 teachers, so Moises Vela Middle School has 4.6 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 city, small, which means it is inside a principal city of fewer than 100,000 people. The nearest other middle school is IDEA Harlingen College Preparatory, 2.1 miles away in IDEA Public Schools. There are 5 middle schools within 5 miles and 14 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 94.2% |
| White | 5.1% |
| Asian | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 0.3% |
45.6% of students are girls and 54.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 260 |
| Grade 7 | 255 |
| Grade 8 | 246 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
801 S Palm Blvd, Harlingen, TX 78552
Phone: (956)427-3479
Website: hcisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Moises Vela 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 | 2.1 mi | 457 | 13.1 | 88% |
| Gutierrez Middle School | Harlingen CISD | 2.3 mi | 747 | 12.4 | 69.7% |
| Coakley Middle School | Harlingen CISD | 3.2 mi | 687 | 12.5 | 82.8% |
| Vernon Middle School | Harlingen CISD | 3.8 mi | 631 | 10.8 | 86.5% |
| Memorial Middle School | Harlingen CISD | 4.7 mi | 705 | 12.2 | 89.2% |
| South Texas ISD Rising Scholars Academy | South Texas ISD | 5.2 mi | 781 | 15.9 | 57% |
| Berta Cabaza Middle School | San Benito CISD | 5.5 mi | 695 | 15 | 80% |
| W B Green Junior High School | La Feria ISD | 5.6 mi | 391 | 11.7 | 80.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.