Summary:
There is one middle school, Morales J H, serving grades 6 through 8 in the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District, a district ranked in the bottom 2% of Texas, where the school enrolls 718 students and faces significant challenges with 85.24% of students economically disadvantaged.
Morales J H shows a stark contrast between a standout advanced math program and critically low performance in core subjects. The school's Algebra I End of Course exam is a clear bright spot, with 54.35% of students proficient—more than double the district average of 25.63% and matching the state average. However, general mathematics proficiency is alarmingly low, with only 8.48% of 6th graders and 8.33% of 7th graders meeting state standards, compared to state averages of 38.57% and 29.41%. Similarly, 8th-grade Social Studies proficiency is just 10.55%, far below the state's 31.69%. Reading scores also lag, with 6th-grade proficiency at 27.38% versus the state's 53.52%.
The school's overall performance is trending downward, dropping from the 11th percentile to the 6th percentile in state rankings over the last two years. A concerning 15-point decline in 6th-grade Reading proficiency occurred in a single year. While the school's dropout rate of 1.0% is better than the district's 2.9%, the achievement gap is extreme—6th-grade Math is 30 percentage points behind the state. The Algebra I success appears isolated to a select group of advanced students and does not reflect the broader math struggles. For parents, this school offers a specialized, high-performing advanced math program but requires significant support in core subjects for most students.
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