📍 2610 N Moorefield Rd, Mission, Hidalgo County, 78572
Memorial Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Mission, Hidalgo County. The school has 700 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Daniel Villarreal. It is part of the La Joya Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 57.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1. 30% of students are proficient in reading. 24% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Memorial Middle enrolls 700 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 57.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 100% Hispanic or Latino and <1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 699 | 100% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
590 of the school's 700 students (84%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 578 qualify for free lunch and 12 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Memorial 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 20, state house district 36.
Memorial Middle is one of 37 schools in LA JOYA ISD, based in LA JOYA, Texas. The district serves 22,942 students district-wide and employs 1,792 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 700 students, Memorial Middle is close to the district average of about 620 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small