Patti Welder Middle School
Public middle school in Victoria, Texas · Victoria ISD · Grades 6–8
Patti Welder Middle School serves 566 students in grades 6–8 in Victoria (Victoria County). It is one of 25 schools in Victoria ISD. By enrollment it is the 984th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 12.3 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 ÷ 46.16 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Victoria ISD |
| County | Victoria County |
| Area type | City, small |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 484415005020 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Victoria ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 566 | 12,919 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 12.3 | 14.3 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 83% | 69.9% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 19% 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.
Patti Welder Middle School in context
Size
Of the 4 middle schools in Victoria ISD, Patti Welder Middle School is the smallest, with 4.4% of the district's students. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 17.2 miles away and have a median of 476 students, so Patti Welder 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 8 with 203 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 161, against an average of 189 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 202 in grade 6 and 203 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 78.1% of enrollment, a higher share than across Victoria ISD (68.8%). White students are next, at 16.1%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
83% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 69.9% across Victoria 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
Patti Welder Middle School has 46.16 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 566 students would have about 39.3 teachers, so Patti Welder Middle School has 6.9 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
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 STEM Middle School, 1.9 miles away in the same district. There are 3 middle schools within 5 miles and 3 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 78.1% |
| White | 16.1% |
| Black | 4.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |
48.6% of students are girls and 51.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 202 |
| Grade 7 | 161 |
| Grade 8 | 203 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1604 E N St, Victoria, TX 77901
Phone: (361)575-4553
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Patti Welder Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEM Middle School | Victoria ISD | 1.9 mi | 641 | 12.7 | 77.8% |
| Howell Middle School | Victoria ISD | 2.6 mi | 716 | 13.5 | 66.3% |
| Harold Cade Middle School | Victoria ISD | 4.9 mi | 730 | 15.9 | 48.5% |
| Bloomington Junior High School | Bloomington ISD | 12.0 mi | 135 | 13.7 | 83% |
| Industrial Junior High School | Industrial ISD | 22.4 mi | 254 | 13.4 | 29.1% |
| Edna Junior High School | Edna ISD | 23.9 mi | 310 | 10.5 | 69.7% |
| Travis Middle School | Calhoun County ISD | 24.9 mi | 693 | 16.6 | 73.3% |
| Goliad Middle School | Goliad ISD | 26.0 mi | 279 | 14.8 | 42.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.