📍 1201 S Bridge St, Weslaco, Hidalgo County, 78596
Armando Cuellar Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Weslaco, Hidalgo County. The school has 626 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Graciela Palacios. It is part of the Weslaco Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 46.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. 31% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Armando Cuellar Middle enrolls 626 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 46.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 98% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% Black or African American and <1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 616 | 98% |
| Black or African American | 7 | 1.1% |
| White | 2 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
552 of the school's 626 students (88%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 543 qualify for free lunch and 9 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Armando Cuellar Middle 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 27, state house district 39.
Armando Cuellar Middle is one of 22 schools in WESLACO ISD, based in WESLACO, Texas. The district serves 16,300 students district-wide and employs 1,021 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 626 students, Armando Cuellar Middle is smaller than the district average of about 741 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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