Vernon Middle School
Public middle school in Harlingen, Texas · Harlingen CISD · Grades 6–8
Vernon Middle School serves 631 students in grades 6–8 in Harlingen (Cameron County). It is one of 28 schools in Harlingen CISD. By enrollment it is the 875th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 10.8 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 ÷ 58.59 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Harlingen CISD |
| County | Cameron County |
| Area type | City, small |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482253002290 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Harlingen CISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 631 | 16,471 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 10.8 | 14.3 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 86.5% | 76.7% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 8% 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.
Vernon Middle School in context
Size
Vernon Middle School is the smallest of Harlingen CISD's 5 middle schools; its 631 students are 3.8% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 3.2 miles away with a median enrollment of 700; Vernon 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 7 with 221 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 199, against an average of 210 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 199 in grade 6 and 211 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 96.5% here and 94.6% across Harlingen CISD. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
86.5% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 76.7% across Harlingen 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
With 58.59 full-time-equivalent teachers for 631 students, Vernon Middle School has 10.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 631 students would have about 43.8 teachers, so Vernon Middle School has 14.8 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Vernon Middle School is inside a principal city of fewer than 100,000 people, which NCES calls city, small. The nearest other middle school is Coakley Middle School, 0.9 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 13 other middle schools, 8 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 | 96.5% |
| White | 2.9% |
| Two or more races | 0.5% |
| Black | 0.2% |
45% of students are girls and 55% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 199 |
| Grade 7 | 221 |
| Grade 8 | 211 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
125 S 13th St, Harlingen, TX 78550
Phone: (956)427-3040
Website: hcisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Vernon Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coakley Middle School | Harlingen CISD | 0.9 mi | 687 | 12.5 | 82.8% |
| Memorial Middle School | Harlingen CISD | 1.6 mi | 705 | 12.2 | 89.2% |
| South Texas ISD Rising Scholars Academy | South Texas ISD | 2.8 mi | 781 | 15.9 | 57% |
| Berta Cabaza Middle School | San Benito CISD | 3.2 mi | 695 | 15 | 80% |
| Gutierrez Middle School | Harlingen CISD | 3.3 mi | 747 | 12.4 | 69.7% |
| Collegiate Academy | San Benito CISD | 3.4 mi | 117 | 12.6 | 70.1% |
| IDEA Harlingen College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 3.5 mi | 457 | 13.1 | 88% |
| Moises Vela Middle School | Harlingen CISD | 3.8 mi | 761 | 13.3 | 66.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.