📍 600 Houston St, Mcallen, Hidalgo County, 78501
Travis Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Mcallen, Hidalgo County. The school has 516 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Aaron Gracia. It is part of the Mcallen Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 46.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.0:1. 28% of students are proficient in reading. 16% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Travis Middle enrolls 516 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 46.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 97% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% White and <1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 503 | 97% |
| White | 7 | 1.4% |
| Black or African American | 5 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
496 of the school's 516 students (96%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 496 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Travis Middle is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). 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 41.
Travis Middle is one of 30 schools in MCALLEN ISD, based in MCALLEN, Texas. The district serves 19,890 students district-wide and employs 1,505 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 516 students, Travis Middle is smaller than the district average of about 663 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize