📍 601 W Freddy Gonzalez Dr, Edinburg, Hidalgo County, 78539
South Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Edinburg, Hidalgo County. The school has 1,309 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Russen Vela. It is part of the Edinburg Cisd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 92.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1. 46% of students are proficient in reading. 23% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
South Middle enrolls 1,309 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 92.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 97% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% White and <1% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,272 | 97% |
| White | 15 | 1.1% |
| Asian | 10 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 8 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
860 of the school's 1,309 students (66%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 841 qualify for free lunch and 19 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
South Middle is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 20, state house district 40.
South Middle is one of 46 schools in EDINBURG CISD, based in EDINBURG, Texas. The district serves 33,343 students district-wide and employs 2,305 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,309 students, South Middle is larger than the district average of about 725 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize