📍 1402 S 6th St, Harlingen, Cameron County, 78550
Coakley Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Harlingen, Cameron County. The school has 660 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Elizabeth Minto-bauer. It is part of the Harlingen Cisd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 50.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1. 33% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Coakley Middle enrolls 660 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 50.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% Hispanic or Latino, 4.2% White and <1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 625 | 95% |
| White | 28 | 4.2% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
546 of the school's 660 students (83%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 529 qualify for free lunch and 17 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Coakley Middle is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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 27, state house district 38.
Coakley Middle is one of 31 schools in HARLINGEN CISD, based in HARLINGEN, Texas. The district serves 16,471 students district-wide and employs 1,197 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 660 students, Coakley Middle is larger than the district average of about 531 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small