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Sharyland North Junior High School

Public middle school in McAllen, Texas · Sharyland ISD · Grades 7–8

Sharyland North Junior High School serves 791 students in grades 7–8 in McAllen (Hidalgo County). It is one of 13 schools in Sharyland ISD. By enrollment it is the 573rd largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 16.1 students per full-time teacher, it has more 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.

791
students
16.1
students per teacher
69.4%
free/reduced lunch eligible
7–8
grades

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 49.2 full-time-equivalent teachers.

School facts

School typeRegular School
LevelMiddle
Grades7–8
DistrictSharyland ISD
CountyHidalgo County
Area typeCity, midsize
School mealsFree meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision)
NCES school ID483993010823

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.

Compared with the district and Texas

This schoolSharyland ISDTexas middle schools (median)
Students7919,844639
Students per teacher16.115.814.4
Free or reduced-price lunch eligible69.4%65.1%65.6%

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 75% 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.

Sharyland North Junior High School in context

Size

Of the 2 middle schools in Sharyland ISD, Sharyland North Junior High School is the largest, with 8% of the district's students. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 3.5 miles away with a median enrollment of 805; Sharyland North Junior High 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 400 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 391, against an average of 396 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 391 in grade 7 and 400 in grade 8.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.

Students

The largest group is Hispanic students: 93.4% here and 93.1% across Sharyland ISD. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.

69.4% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 65.1% across Sharyland 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 49.2 full-time-equivalent teachers for 791 students, Sharyland North Junior High School has 16.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 791 students would have about 54.9 teachers, so Sharyland North Junior High School has 5.7 fewer.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).

Location

Sharyland North Junior High School is inside a principal city of 100,000 to 250,000 people, which NCES calls city, midsize. The nearest other middle school is De Leon Middle School, 1.5 miles away in McAllen ISD. Within 10 miles there are 31 other middle schools, 9 of them within 5 miles.

Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.

Students by race and ethnicity

Students by race and ethnicity
Hispanic
93.4%
White
6.3%
Asian
0.1%
Black
0.1%

51.8% of students are girls and 48.2% are boys.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.

Students by grade

Students by grade
Grade 7
391
Grade 8
400

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.

Location and contact

1500 Dove, McAllen, TX 78504
Phone: (956)686-1415
Website: snjh.sharylandisd.org

Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Red: Sharyland North Junior High School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.

Nearby middle schools

SchoolDistrictDistanceStudentsPer teacherFree/reduced lunch
De Leon Middle SchoolMcAllen ISD1.5 mi66411.987%
Michael E Fossum Middle SchoolMcAllen ISD1.7 mi79114.760.2%
Rafael a Cantu Junior High SchoolMission CISD1.7 mi59114.286.8%
Morris Middle SchoolMcAllen ISD2.8 mi99914.945%
Mission Junior High SchoolMission CISD4.3 mi71111.574.4%
Alton Memorial Junior High SchoolMission CISD4.4 mi81912.993.7%
Cathey Middle SchoolMcAllen ISD4.4 mi82715.470%
White Junior High SchoolMission CISD4.7 mi83113.685.8%

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.

Other schools in Sharyland ISD

SchoolLevelGradesStudents
B L Gray Junior High SchoolMiddle7–8775
Donna Wernecke Elementary SchoolElementaryPre-K–6631
Harry Shimotsu Elementary SchoolElementaryPre-K–6605
Jessie L Jensen Elementary SchoolElementaryPre-K–6615
John H Shary Elementary SchoolElementaryPre-K–6652
Lloyd & Dolly Bentsen Elementary SchoolElementaryPre-K–6611
Olivero Garza Sr. Elementary SchoolElementaryPre-K–6648
Romulo D Martinez Elementary SchoolElementaryPre-K–6525
Ruben Hinojosa Elementary SchoolElementaryPre-K–6472
Sharyland Advanced Academic AcademyHigh9–12481
Sharyland High SchoolHigh9–121,527
Sharyland Pioneer High SchoolHigh9–121,511