📍 102 S Main, Santa Rosa, Cameron County, 78593
Jo Nelson Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Santa Rosa, Cameron County. The school has 224 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Laura Garza. It is part of the Santa Rosa Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 24.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.0:1. 30% of students are proficient in reading. 13% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Jo Nelson Middle enrolls 224 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 59% male and 41% female. A teaching staff of 24.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 100% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 224 | 100% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
192 of the school's 224 students (86%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 190 qualify for free lunch and 2 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Jo Nelson Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 35.
Jo Nelson Middle is one of 3 schools in SANTA ROSA ISD, based in SANTA ROSA, Texas. The district serves 874 students district-wide and employs 88 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 224 students, Jo Nelson Middle is smaller than the district average of about 291 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe