📍 3205 W Wilson Rd, Harlingen, Cameron County, 78552
Gutierrez Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Harlingen, Cameron County. The school has 819 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Mike Reyes. It is part of the Harlingen Cisd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 57.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. 31% of students are proficient in reading. 26% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Gutierrez Middle enrolls 819 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 57.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% Hispanic or Latino, 5.4% White and <1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 758 | 93% |
| White | 44 | 5.4% |
| Two or more races | 7 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
584 of the school's 819 students (71%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 562 qualify for free lunch and 22 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Gutierrez 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.
Gutierrez 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 819 students, Gutierrez 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