Travis Middle School
Public middle school in McAllen, Texas · McAllen ISD · Grades 6–8
Travis Middle School serves 505 students in grades 6–8 in McAllen (Hidalgo County). It is one of 30 schools in McAllen ISD. By enrollment it is the 1086th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 11.5 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 ÷ 43.82 full-time-equivalent teachers.
McAllen ISD calendar 2026–2027
Travis Middle School follows the district calendar. First day Mon, Aug 17. Spring break Mon, Mar 15 – Fri, Mar 19. Last day Wed, Jun 2.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | McAllen ISD |
| County | Hidalgo County |
| Area type | City, midsize |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482967003343 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | McAllen ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 505 | 19,890 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 11.5 | 13.9 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 95.4% | 70% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 12% 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.
Travis Middle School in context
Size
Travis Middle School is the smallest of McAllen ISD's 6 middle schools; its 505 students are 2.5% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 3.4 miles away and have a median of 703 students, so Travis 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 179 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 159, against an average of 168 per grade. This year grade 8 has 13% more students than grade 6 (179 against 159). 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
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 98.4% of enrollment, about the same share as across McAllen ISD (93.8%).
95.4% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 70% across McAllen 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
Travis Middle School has 43.82 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 505 students would have about 35.1 teachers, so Travis Middle School has 8.7 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
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 Cathey Middle School, 1.8 miles away in the same district. There are 8 middle schools within 5 miles and 31 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 98.4% |
| White | 1.6% |
46.1% of students are girls and 53.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 159 |
| Grade 7 | 167 |
| Grade 8 | 179 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
600 Houston St, McAllen, TX 78501
Phone: (956)971-4242
Website: travis.mcallenisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Travis Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cathey Middle School | McAllen ISD | 1.8 mi | 827 | 15.4 | 70% |
| Brown Middle School | McAllen ISD | 2.5 mi | 580 | 11.5 | 87.2% |
| Kennedy Middle School | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | 2.8 mi | 519 | 10.5 | 96.7% |
| Liberty Middle School | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | 3.1 mi | 742 | 11.8 | 93.9% |
| Lyndon B Johnson Middle School | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | 3.6 mi | 1,006 | 14.2 | 87.9% |
| De Leon Middle School | McAllen ISD | 3.7 mi | 664 | 11.9 | 87% |
| Jaime Escalante Middle School | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | 4.8 mi | 554 | 11 | 98.2% |
| Austin Middle School | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | 4.9 mi | 833 | 12.1 | 90.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.