📍 801 S Palm Blvd, Harlingen, Cameron County, 78552
Moises Vela Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Harlingen, Cameron County. The school has 742 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Venessa Acosta. It is part of the Harlingen Cisd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 54.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1. 30% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Moises Vela Middle enrolls 742 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 54.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% Hispanic or Latino, 6.2% White and <1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 691 | 93% |
| White | 46 | 6.2% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
500 of the school's 742 students (67%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 490 qualify for free lunch and 10 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Moises Vela 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.
Moises Vela 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 742 students, Moises Vela 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