R Yzaguirre Middle School
Public middle school in San Juan, Texas · Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD · Grades 6–8
R Yzaguirre Middle School serves 736 students in grades 6–8 in San Juan (Hidalgo County). It is one of 43 schools in Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD. By enrollment it is the 678th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 12.1 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 ÷ 60.81 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD |
| County | Hidalgo County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483486008847 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 736 | 29,613 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 12.1 | 14.4 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 95.1% | 94% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 17% 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.
R Yzaguirre Middle School in context
Size
Of the 8 middle schools in Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD, R Yzaguirre Middle School is the 5th largest, with 2.5% of the district's students. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 2.6 miles away with a median enrollment of 766; R Yzaguirre 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 7 with 262 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 213, against an average of 245 per grade. This year grade 8 has 23% more students than grade 6 (261 against 213). 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: 99.2% here and 98.8% across Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD.
95.1% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 94% across Pharr-San Juan-Alamo 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
With 60.81 full-time-equivalent teachers for 736 students, R Yzaguirre Middle School has 12.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 736 students would have about 51.1 teachers, so R Yzaguirre Middle School has 9.7 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
R Yzaguirre Middle School is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other middle school is Jesus - Jesse - Vela Jr. Middle School, 1.7 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 25 other middle schools, 8 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 99.2% |
| White | 0.8% |
47.7% of students are girls and 52.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 213 |
| Grade 7 | 262 |
| Grade 8 | 261 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
605 E Fm 495, San Juan, TX 78589
Phone: (956)354-2630
Website: psjaisd.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: R Yzaguirre Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesus - Jesse - Vela Jr. Middle School | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | 1.7 mi | 654 | 11.5 | 96% |
| Audie Murphy Middle School | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | 1.7 mi | 790 | 12.7 | 97.2% |
| Austin Middle School | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | 1.7 mi | 833 | 12.1 | 90.3% |
| Lyndon B Johnson Middle School | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | 2.1 mi | 1,006 | 14.2 | 87.9% |
| Liberty Middle School | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | 3.0 mi | 742 | 11.8 | 93.9% |
| Kennedy Middle School | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | 4.3 mi | 519 | 10.5 | 96.7% |
| Cathey Middle School | McAllen ISD | 4.5 mi | 827 | 15.4 | 70% |
| Dora M Sauceda Middle School | Donna ISD | 4.6 mi | 553 | 11.2 | 98% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.