Morales Junior High School
Public middle school in Uvalde, Texas · Uvalde CISD · Grades 6–8
Morales Junior High School serves 718 students in grades 6–8 in Uvalde (Uvalde County). It is one of 8 schools in Uvalde CISD. By enrollment it is the 713th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 15.3 students per full-time teacher, it has more 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 ÷ 47.01 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Uvalde CISD |
| County | Uvalde County |
| Area type | Town, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 484372021533 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Uvalde CISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 718 | 4,019 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 15.3 | 16.4 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 85.2% | 84.4% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 63% 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.
Morales Junior High School in context
Size
Morales Junior High School is the only middle school in Uvalde CISD. Its 718 students are 17.9% of the district's 4,019. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 48.2 miles away with a median enrollment of 379; Morales Junior High School is larger 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 281 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 203, against an average of 239 per grade. This year grade 8 has 38% more students than grade 6 (281 against 203). 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
The largest group is Hispanic students: 90.8% here and 90.5% across Uvalde CISD. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
85.2% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 84.4% across Uvalde 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 47.01 full-time-equivalent teachers for 718 students, Morales Junior High School has 15.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 718 students would have about 49.9 teachers, so Morales Junior High School has 2.9 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Morales Junior High School is in a town more than 35 miles from an urbanized area, which NCES calls town, remote. The nearest other middle school is Sterling H Fly Junior High School, 37.2 miles away in Crystal City ISD. No other middle school is within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 90.8% |
| White | 7.7% |
| Two or more races | 0.8% |
| Asian | 0.6% |
| Black | 0.1% |
48.1% of students are girls and 51.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 203 |
| Grade 7 | 234 |
| Grade 8 | 281 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
615 Studer St, Uvalde, TX 78801
Phone: (830)591-2980
Website: mjh.uvaldecisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Morales Junior High School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling H Fly Junior High School | Crystal City ISD | 37.2 mi | 355 | 14.8 | 76.1% |
| Brackett Junior High School | Brackett ISD | 38.5 mi | 112 | 10.4 | 54.5% |
| McDowell Middle School | Hondo ISD | 39.2 mi | 403 | 13.3 | 67.2% |
| Pearsall Junior High School | Pearsall ISD | 47.6 mi | 434 | 14.6 | 81.8% |
| Carrizo Springs Intermediate School | Carrizo Springs CISD | 48.7 mi | 437 | 15.4 | 78.9% |
| Carrizo Springs Junior High School | Carrizo Springs CISD | 48.9 mi | 277 | 14 | 74.7% |
| Devine Middle School | Devine ISD | 52.4 mi | 431 | 15.8 | 54.5% |
| Mary Harper Middle School | Dilley ISD | 52.9 mi | 181 | 9.8 | 79.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Uvalde CISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Batesville School | Elementary | Pre-K–8 | 92 |
| Crossroads Academy | High | 9–12 | 59 |
| Dalton Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–2 | 815 |
| Ucisd Restorative Center | Other | 4–11 | 34 |
| Uvalde Dual Language Academy | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 561 |
| Uvalde El at Flores Campus | Elementary | 3–5 | 592 |
| Uvalde High School | High | 9–12 | 1,148 |