📍 5101 N Stewart Rd, Palmhurst, Hidalgo County, 78573
Rafael a Cantu J H is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Palmhurst, Hidalgo County. The school has 594 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Adan Ramirez. It is part of the Mission Cisd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 46.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1. 26% of students are proficient in reading. 16% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Rafael a Cantu J H enrolls 594 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 46.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 99% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% White and <1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 586 | 99% |
| White | 7 | 1.2% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
542 of the school's 594 students (91%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 526 qualify for free lunch and 16 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Rafael a Cantu J H is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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.
Rafael a Cantu J H is one of 24 schools in MISSION CISD, based in MISSION, Texas. The district serves 13,765 students district-wide and employs 971 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 594 students, Rafael a Cantu J H is close to the district average of about 574 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large