Santa Maria Middle School
Public middle school in Santa Maria, Texas · Santa Maria ISD · Grades 6–8
Santa Maria Middle School serves 123 students in grades 6–8 in Santa Maria (Cameron County). It is one of 3 schools in Santa Maria ISD. By enrollment it is the 1645th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 9.8 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 ÷ 12.6 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Santa Maria ISD |
| County | Cameron County |
| Area type | Rural, fringe |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483933013399 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Santa Maria ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 123 | 512 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 9.8 | 9.5 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 98.4% | 98.7% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 4% 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.
Santa Maria Middle School in context
Size
Santa Maria Middle School is the only middle school in Santa Maria ISD. Its 123 students are 24% of the district's 512. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 7.6 miles away with a median enrollment of 455; Santa Maria 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 8 with 46 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 35, against an average of 41 per grade. This year grade 8 has 31% more students than grade 6 (46 against 35). 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 99% across Santa Maria ISD.
98.4% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 98.7% across Santa Maria 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 12.6 full-time-equivalent teachers for 123 students, Santa Maria Middle School has 9.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 123 students would have about 8.5 teachers, so Santa Maria Middle School has 4.1 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Santa Maria Middle School is in rural territory within 5 miles of an urbanized area or 2.5 miles of a town, which NCES calls rural, fringe. The nearest other middle school is Noemi Dominguez Elementary School, 5.3 miles away in La Feria ISD. Within 10 miles there are 7 other middle schools, 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 | 99.2% |
| Black | 0.8% |
40.7% of students are girls and 59.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 35 |
| Grade 7 | 42 |
| Grade 8 | 46 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
11142 Military Rd, Santa Maria, TX 78592
Phone: (956)565-5348
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Santa Maria Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noemi Dominguez Elementary School | La Feria ISD | 5.3 mi | 387 | 16.4 | 87.3% |
| Sgt Manuel Chacon Middle School | Mercedes ISD | 5.6 mi | 518 | 14.2 | 85.9% |
| W B Green Junior High School | La Feria ISD | 5.9 mi | 391 | 11.7 | 80.1% |
| Dorothy Thompson Middle School | Progreso ISD | 7.0 mi | 281 | 10.3 | 100% |
| Sgt William G Harrell Middle School | Mercedes ISD | 8.2 mi | 390 | 12.5 | 97.7% |
| Moises Vela Middle School | Harlingen CISD | 9.6 mi | 761 | 13.3 | 66.4% |
| Armando Cuellar Middle School | Weslaco ISD | 9.6 mi | 634 | 16 | 84.7% |
| Mary Hoge Middle School | Weslaco ISD | 10.0 mi | 830 | 16.1 | 90.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Santa Maria ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Maria High School | High | 9–12 | 165 |
| Tony Gonzalez Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 224 |