📍 1800 N Cynthia, Mcallen, Hidalgo County, 78501
Cathey Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Mcallen, Hidalgo County. The school has 821 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Miguel Herrera. It is part of the Mcallen Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 55.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 46% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Cathey Middle enrolls 821 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 55.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% Hispanic or Latino, 4.3% White and 1.5% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 763 | 93% |
| White | 35 | 4.3% |
| Asian | 12 | 1.5% |
| Black or African American | 6 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
565 of the school's 821 students (69%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 565 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.
Cathey 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.
Cathey 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 821 students, Cathey 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