📍 1400 Trenton Rd, Mcallen, Hidalgo County, 78504
Morris Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Mcallen, Hidalgo County. The school has 1,016 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Rebecca Bechtold. It is part of the Mcallen Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 59.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1. 61% of students are proficient in reading. 59% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Morris Middle enrolls 1,016 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 59.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% Hispanic or Latino, 8.2% White and <1% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 907 | 89% |
| White | 83 | 8.2% |
| Asian | 9 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 9 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 8 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
526 of the school's 1,016 students (52%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 526 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.
Morris 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 20, state house district 41.
Morris 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 1,016 students, Morris Middle is larger than the district average of about 663 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize