San Perlita Middle School
Public middle school in San Perlita, Texas · San Perlita ISD · Grades 6–8
San Perlita Middle School serves 40 students in grades 6–8 in San Perlita (Willacy County). It is one of 3 schools in San Perlita ISD. By enrollment it is the 1707th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 8.3 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 ÷ 4.8 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | San Perlita ISD |
| County | Willacy County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483900007485 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | San Perlita ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 40 | 187 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 8.3 | 8.5 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 85% | 84.5% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 1% 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.
San Perlita Middle School in context
Size
San Perlita Middle School is the only middle school in San Perlita ISD. Its 40 students are 21.4% of the district's 187. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 20 miles away with a median enrollment of 446; San Perlita Middle 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 6 with 16 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 12, against an average of 13 per grade. This year grade 8 has 25% fewer students than grade 6 (12 against 16). 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: 97.5% here and 92% across San Perlita ISD.
85% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 84.5% across San Perlita 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 4.8 full-time-equivalent teachers for 40 students, San Perlita Middle School has 8.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 40 students would have about 2.8 teachers, so San Perlita Middle School has 2 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
San Perlita Middle School is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town, which NCES calls rural, distant. The nearest other middle school is Myra Green Middle School, 8.5 miles away in Raymondville ISD. Within 10 miles there is 1 other middle school, 0 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 | 97.5% |
| Black | 2.5% |
35% of students are girls and 65% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 16 |
| Grade 7 | 12 |
| Grade 8 | 12 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1 Mi Nfm 2209, San Perlita, TX 78590
Phone: (956)248-5250
Website: spisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: San Perlita Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myra Green Middle School | Raymondville ISD | 8.5 mi | 399 | 12.8 | 89.5% |
| Lyford Middle School | Lyford CISD | 11.6 mi | 299 | 14 | 73.2% |
| Rio Hondo Middle School | Rio Hondo ISD | 19.3 mi | 434 | 14.9 | 86.9% |
| Memorial Middle School | Harlingen CISD | 19.6 mi | 705 | 12.2 | 89.2% |
| Jo Nelson Middle School | Santa Rosa ISD | 20.3 mi | 206 | 10.3 | 89.3% |
| Gutierrez Middle School | Harlingen CISD | 20.5 mi | 747 | 12.4 | 69.7% |
| IDEA Harlingen College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 20.7 mi | 457 | 13.1 | 88% |
| Vernon Middle School | Harlingen CISD | 21.2 mi | 631 | 10.8 | 86.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in San Perlita ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Perlita Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 80 |
| San Perlita High School | High | 9–12 | 67 |