Port Isabel Junior High School
Public middle school in Port Isabel, Texas · Point Isabel ISD · Grades 6–8
Port Isabel Junior High School serves 396 students in grades 6–8 in Port Isabel (Cameron County). It is one of 4 schools in Point Isabel ISD. By enrollment it is the 1263rd largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 12.2 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 ÷ 32.44 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Point Isabel ISD |
| County | Cameron County |
| Area type | Rural, fringe |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483525003990 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Point Isabel ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 396 | 1,786 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 12.2 | 13.5 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 84.3% | 85.5% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 18% 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.
Port Isabel Junior High School in context
Size
Port Isabel Junior High School is the only middle school in Point Isabel ISD. Its 396 students are 22.2% of the district's 1,786. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 16.1 miles away and have a median of 686 students, so Port Isabel Junior High School is smaller 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 7 with 149 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 114, against an average of 132 per grade. This year grade 8 has 17% more students than grade 6 (133 against 114). 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
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 92.7% of enrollment, about the same share as across Point Isabel ISD (91.7%). Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
84.3% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 85.5% across Point Isabel 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
Port Isabel Junior High School has 32.44 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 396 students would have about 27.5 teachers, so Port Isabel Junior High School has 4.9 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 rural, fringe, which means it is in rural territory within 5 miles of an urbanized area or 2.5 miles of a town. The nearest other middle school is Garcia Middle School, 14.5 miles away in Brownsville 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 | 92.7% |
| White | 6.3% |
| Two or more races | 0.5% |
| Asian | 0.3% |
| Black | 0.3% |
45.2% of students are girls and 54.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 114 |
| Grade 7 | 149 |
| Grade 8 | 133 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
17001 Hwy 100, Port Isabel, TX 78578
Phone: (956)943-0060
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Port Isabel Junior High School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garcia Middle School | Brownsville ISD | 14.5 mi | 870 | 14.8 | 87.7% |
| Lucio Middle School | Brownsville ISD | 15.2 mi | 627 | 13.5 | 99.7% |
| Resaca Middle School | Los Fresnos CISD | 15.8 mi | 870 | 17.1 | 71% |
| Perkins Middle School | Brownsville ISD | 16.0 mi | 480 | 12.1 | 98.3% |
| Los Cuates Middle School | Los Fresnos CISD | 16.1 mi | 825 | 16.6 | 78.2% |
| Vela Middle School | Brownsville ISD | 16.5 mi | 658 | 14.2 | 82.8% |
| Liberty Memorial Middle School | Los Fresnos CISD | 17.0 mi | 673 | 13.8 | 84% |
| Oliveira Middle School | Brownsville ISD | 17.3 mi | 699 | 12 | 94.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Point Isabel ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Derry Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 392 |
| Garriga Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 410 |
| Port Isabel Early College High School | High | 9–12 | 585 |