White Junior High School
Public middle school in Mission, Texas · Mission CISD · Grades 6–8
White Junior High School serves 831 students in grades 6–8 in Mission (Hidalgo County). It is one of 22 schools in Mission CISD. By enrollment it is the 511th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 13.6 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 ÷ 60.99 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Mission CISD |
| County | Hidalgo County |
| Area type | City, small |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483104006760 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Mission CISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 831 | 13,765 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 13.6 | 14 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 85.8% | 86.2% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 36% 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.
White Junior High School in context
Size
White Junior High School is the largest of Mission CISD's 4 middle schools; its 831 students are 6% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 3 miles away and have a median of 632 students, so White Junior High School is larger 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 285 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 266, against an average of 277 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 266 in grade 6 and 285 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 99% of enrollment, about the same share as across Mission CISD (97.5%).
85.8% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 86.2% across Mission 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
White Junior High School has 60.99 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 831 students would have about 57.7 teachers, so White Junior High School has 3.3 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, small, which means it is inside a principal city of fewer than 100,000 people. The nearest other middle school is Memorial Middle School, 1.1 miles away in La Joya ISD. There are 11 middle schools within 5 miles and 22 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 99% |
| White | 0.8% |
| Black | 0.1% |
48.9% of students are girls and 51.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 266 |
| Grade 7 | 280 |
| Grade 8 | 285 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1101 W Griffin Pkwy, Mission, TX 78572
Phone: (956)323-3600
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: White Junior High School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial Middle School | La Joya ISD | 1.1 mi | 663 | 13.9 | 83.3% |
| Mission Junior High School | Mission CISD | 1.1 mi | 711 | 11.5 | 74.4% |
| Irene M Garcia Middle School | La Joya ISD | 1.5 mi | 601 | 14.1 | 86.4% |
| IDEA Palmview College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 2.3 mi | 446 | 14.6 | 99.6% |
| Rafael a Cantu Junior High School | Mission CISD | 3.6 mi | 591 | 14.2 | 86.8% |
| Alton Memorial Junior High School | Mission CISD | 3.9 mi | 819 | 12.9 | 93.7% |
| Domingo Trevino Middle School | La Joya ISD | 4.0 mi | 531 | 12 | 97.4% |
| Ann Richards Middle School | La Joya ISD | 4.1 mi | 665 | 16.4 | 92.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Mission CISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alton Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 337 |
| Alton Memorial Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 819 |
| Bryan Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 653 |
| Cantu Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 521 |
| Carl C Waitz Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 361 |
| Castro Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 328 |
| Hilda C Escobar/Alicia C Rios Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 345 |
| Hurla M Midkiff Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 657 |
| Leal Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 436 |
| Marcell Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 378 |
| Mims Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 673 |
| Mission Collegiate High School | High | 9–12 | 399 |
| Mission Early Learning | Pre-K | Pre-K | 183 |
| Mission High School | High | 9–12 | 2,154 |
| Mission Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 711 |
| Ollie O'Grady Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 457 |
| Pearson Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 307 |
| Rafael a Cantu Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 591 |
| Raquel Cavazos Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 521 |
| Salinas Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 366 |
| Veterans Memorial High School | High | 9–12 | 1,737 |