📍 7800 N Ware Rd, Mcallen, Hidalgo County, 78504
Michael e Fossum Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Mcallen, Hidalgo County. The school has 780 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Nora Trevino. It is part of the Mcallen Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 54.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 40% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Michael e Fossum Middle enrolls 780 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 54.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% Hispanic or Latino, 2.6% White and <1% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 745 | 96% |
| White | 20 | 2.6% |
| Asian | 6 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 5 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
461 of the school's 780 students (59%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 461 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.
Michael e Fossum 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 35.
Michael e Fossum 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 780 students, Michael e Fossum 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
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