South Middle School
Public middle school in Edinburg, Texas · Edinburg CISD · Grades 6–8
South Middle School serves 1,246 students in grades 6–8 in Edinburg (Hidalgo County). It is one of 44 schools in Edinburg CISD. By enrollment it is the 98th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 14.2 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 87.96 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Edinburg CISD |
| County | Hidalgo County |
| Area type | City, midsize |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481818006102 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Edinburg CISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,246 | 33,343 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 14.2 | 14.7 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 62.5% | 80.7% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 46% 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.
South Middle School in context
Size
Of the 6 middle schools in Edinburg CISD, South Middle School is the 2nd largest, with 3.7% of the district's students. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 3.6 miles away and have a median of 1,003 students, so South 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 8 with 442 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 377, against an average of 415 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 427 in grade 6 and 442 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 95.5% of enrollment, about the same share as across Edinburg CISD (97.9%). Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
62.5% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 80.7% across Edinburg CISD 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
South Middle School has 87.96 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 1,246 students would have about 86.5 teachers, so South Middle School has 1.5 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 city, midsize, which means it is inside a principal city of 100,000 to 250,000 people. The nearest other middle school is South Texas ISD Preparatory Academy, 0.8 miles away in South Texas ISD. There are 8 middle schools within 5 miles and 23 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 95.5% |
| White | 2.2% |
| Asian | 0.8% |
| Two or more races | 0.7% |
| Black | 0.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
50.1% of students are girls and 49.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 427 |
| Grade 7 | 377 |
| Grade 8 | 442 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
601 W Freddy Gonzalez Dr., Edinburg, TX 78539
Phone: (956)289-2415
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: South Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Texas ISD Preparatory Academy | South Texas ISD | 0.8 mi | 802 | 13.9 | 45.4% |
| Francisco Barrientes Middle School | Edinburg CISD | 1.1 mi | 1,064 | 11.8 | 80.9% |
| B L Garza Middle School | Edinburg CISD | 2.7 mi | 1,035 | 12 | 78.6% |
| Morris Middle School | McAllen ISD | 3.6 mi | 999 | 14.9 | 45% |
| Memorial Middle School | Edinburg CISD | 3.6 mi | 1,045 | 12.5 | 90.9% |
| Michael E Fossum Middle School | McAllen ISD | 4.8 mi | 791 | 14.7 | 60.2% |
| Elias Longoria Sr. Middle School | Edinburg CISD | 4.9 mi | 770 | 12.2 | 81.8% |
| Lyndon B Johnson Middle School | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | 5.0 mi | 1,006 | 14.2 | 87.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.