📍 125 S 13th St, Harlingen, Cameron County, 78550
Vernon Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Harlingen, Cameron County. The school has 715 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Arely Tamez. It is part of the Harlingen Cisd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 58.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1. 31% of students are proficient in reading. 20% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Vernon Middle enrolls 715 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 58.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% Hispanic or Latino, 3.4% White and <1% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 686 | 96% |
| White | 24 | 3.4% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
641 of the school's 715 students (90%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 618 qualify for free lunch and 23 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Vernon 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 35.
Vernon 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 715 students, Vernon 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