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Travis Middle

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Travis Middle ranks 1028 th of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1028^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,335 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 56% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Travis Middle in McAllen, TX, serves 505 students in grades 6-8 within the McAllen Independent School District (Isd), and it is a school in the midst of a remarkable turnaround, climbing from the 18th percentile statewide in 2021 to the 56th percentile in 2026.

Travis Middle stands out for its exceptional support of specific student groups, ranking in the 91st percentile for special education students and the 82nd percentile for migrant students—far outperforming nearby schools like Cathey Middle in these areas. The school also excels in advanced math: 97% of 8th graders taking Algebra I scored proficient, a rate that dwarfs the state average of 54% and surpasses peers like De Leon Middle (95%). However, this success creates a "math paradox"—while advanced students thrive, only 17% of 6th graders and 23% of 7th graders are proficient in grade-level math, a significant weakness compared to the district. Reading proficiency also lags behind the district average by 10-15 percentage points across all grades, a persistent gap despite overall improvement.

With a low student-to-teacher ratio of 11.5:1 and high per-student spending of $13,889, Travis Middle invests heavily in individualized attention, which appears to benefit its most vulnerable students. Its dropout rate is negligible at 0.3%, showing strong student engagement. While Cathey Middle remains the district's academic leader (77th percentile), Travis Middle's dramatic improvement trajectory—a 38-percentile-point gain in five years—is unmatched among local schools like Jaime Escalante Middle or Kennedy Middle. The next challenge for the school is to translate its targeted successes into broader gains in core subjects for all students.

505

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,107

Per pupil spending ?

95.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

600 Houston St
McAllen, TX 78501-9022

(956) 971-4242

District: McAllen Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Travis Middle usually attend:

High:

McAllen High School

Feeder schools for Travis Middle:

Elementary:	Fields Elementary
	Thigpen-Zavala Elementary
	Wilson Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.4%

White:

1.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 29th percentile in 2016 → 56th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 27 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Texas median (56th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of McAllen Independent School District (Isd)'s ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school45%

District avg57%

Texas avg47%

1,028^th of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Top 44%▲ up 27 pts since 2016

From bottom 29% (2016) to top 44% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 6Middle Schools in the McAllen Independent School District (Isd)

246^th of 951McAllen Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	50.7	1028 of 2335	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.1	1365 of 2344	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.0	1538 of 2372	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.2	1787 of 2330	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.3	1650 of 2254	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.7	1852 of 2252	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.1	1731 of 2193	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.1	1546 of 2080	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.0	1481 of 2027	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	36.5	1402 of 1987	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	13.4	1875 of 2043	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	11.4	1871 of 1987	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	13.7	1830 of 1973	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	23.7	1649 of 1951	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	16.3	1788 of 1895	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	31.6	1487 of 1803	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	35.0	1375 of 1763	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	27.8	1461 of 1718	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	20.6	1493 of 1684	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	16.7	1430 of 1585	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	20.9	1375 of 1582	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	18.3	1412 of 1573	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	51.7	830 of 2182	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.7	1396 of 2118	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.8	888 of 2058	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.1	996 of 2008	50.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	63.9	299 of 1390	78.5%	★★★★☆
2025	49.0	624 of 1428	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.7	859 of 1770	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.9	987 of 1720	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.9	655 of 1643	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.3	972 of 1592	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.1	433 of 1445	70.0%	★★★★☆
2018	46.9	565 of 1376	58.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	52.0	949 of 2240	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.2	971 of 1825	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.0	1235 of 2242	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.3	1756 of 2241	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.4	1583 of 2221	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.3	1772 of 2151	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	1764 of 2047	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.5	1470 of 2008	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	56.9	774 of 1497	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	53.4	707 of 1230	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.3	991 of 1481	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.1	817 of 1488	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.4	962 of 1501	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.9	855 of 1446	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.1	874 of 1430	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	58.2	710 of 2141	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.8	726 of 1731	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.0	1022 of 2119	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.5	1494 of 2116	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.3	1421 of 2077	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.9	1643 of 2043	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.1	1415 of 1935	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.7	1277 of 1895	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	62.9	600 of 2253	73.4%	★★★★☆
2025	54.8	690 of 1820	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.6	939 of 2235	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.1	1509 of 2251	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.6	1396 of 2220	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.0	1708 of 2172	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.5	1415 of 2073	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.6	1263 of 2039	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	48.4	1053 of 2253	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.2	960 of 1818	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.4	1338 of 2246	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.1	1727 of 2245	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	1712 of 2228	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.5	1799 of 2168	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.9	1499 of 2069	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.5	1589 of 2030	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	66.1	11 of 60	81.7%	★★★★☆
2025	64.3	11 of 59	81.4%	★★★★☆
2024	76.1	8 of 58	86.2%	★★★★☆
2023	47.7	40 of 76	47.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.9	14 of 68	79.4%	★★★★☆
2019	49.6	49 of 108	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.3	41 of 125	67.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	77.8	182 of 1956	90.7%	★★★★★
2025	69.2	254 of 1568	83.8%	★★★★☆
2024	69.6	301 of 1891	84.1%	★★★★☆
2023	37.7	1095 of 1815	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.5	1494 of 1757	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.0	1514 of 1712	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.7	1028 of 1626	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.7	470 of 1597	70.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	10.4	1621 of 1684	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.8	1321 of 1673	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2026)91st percentile+35 vs school

Migrant (2026)82nd percentile+26 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)78th percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)73rd percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2026)67th percentile+11 vs school

At Risk (2022)62nd percentile+35 vs school

Female (2026)58th percentile~ school

Male (2026)53rd percentile-3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)48th percentile-8 vs school

White (2019)4th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I97%+43 vs state

Reading52%-4 vs state

Mathematics38%~ state avg

Social Studies35%+4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)			STAAR Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Travis Middle	Public	6-8	600 Houston St	McAllen	78501	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 971-4242	505	44	11.5	95.4%	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	497 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50.7	1028^th of 2335 public middle schools	56.0%		41.1	1365^th of 2344 public middle schools	41.8%	337	97.1	52.0	50.7	52.9	16.7	23.0	64.9	35.3	$14,107
Cathey Middle	Public	6-8	1800 N Cynthia	McAllen	78501	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 971-4300	827	54	15.3	70.0%	35 (4.2%)	4 (0.5%)	773 (93.5%)	12 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	68.8	534^th of 2335 public middle schools	77.1%		69	561^st of 2344 public middle schools	76.1%	27	100.0	59.9	67.5	63.3	45.1	29.8	62.6	35.6	$9,669
Brown Middle	Public	6-8	2700 S Ware Rd	McAllen	78503	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 632-8700	580	51	11.4	87.2%	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	573 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61.2	722^nd of 2335 public middle schools	69.1%		62.3	735^th of 2344 public middle schools	68.6%	13	100.0	53.3	50.6	65.0	44.9	21.4	54.8	43.1	$12,606
Kennedy Middle	Public	6-8	600 W Hall Acres Rd	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2650	519	49	10.5	96.7%	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	514 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47.4	1127^th of 2335 public middle schools	51.7%		44.8	1229^th of 2344 public middle schools	47.6%	102	91.7	47.5	55.2	56.7	34.0	10.4	55.4	26.7	$17,012
Liberty Middle	Public	6-8	1212 S Fir St	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2610	742	63	11.8	93.9%	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	735 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45.4	1196^th of 2335 public middle schools	48.8%		44.6	1234^th of 2344 public middle schools	47.4%	38	94.6	55.4	49.1	52.8	28.3	14.0	48.5	30.0	$14,129
Lyndon B Johnson Middle	Public	6-8	500 E Sioux Rd	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2590	1,006	71	14.1	87.9%	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	998 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42.5	1307^th of 2335 public middle schools	44.0%		43.8	1266^th of 2344 public middle schools	46.0%	41	99.0	43.8	49.4	55.2	25.9	7.2	57.7	26.9	$13,156
De Leon Middle	Public	6-8	4201 N 29th St	McAllen	78504	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 632-8800	664	56	11.8	87.0%	12 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	641 (96.5%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	52.4	968^th of 2335 public middle schools	58.5%		54.5	934^th of 2344 public middle schools	60.2%	34	94.6	56.4	51.1	64.2	25.8	33.7	53.9	20.1	$12,521
R Yzaguirre Middle	Public	6-8	605 E Fm 495	San Juan	78589	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2630	736	61	12.1	95.1%	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	730 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41.2	1363^rd of 2335 public middle schools	41.6%		38.3	1448^th of 2344 public middle schools	38.2%	85	100.0	47.2	42.3	44.8	31.5	24.6	51.7	27.7	$13,926
Jaime Escalante Middle	Public	6-8	6123 S Cage	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2670	554	50	11.0	98.2%	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	551 (99.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42.8	1292^nd of 2335 public middle schools	44.7%		40.6	1382^nd of 2344 public middle schools	41.0%	90	91.3	45.6	46.2	56.4	35.5	4.4	47.5	28.3	$16,491
Austin Middle	Public	6-8	804 S Stewart Rd	San Juan	78589	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2570	833	69	12.1	90.3%	13 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	815 (97.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53.8	919^th of 2335 public middle schools	60.6%		55.7	901^st of 2344 public middle schools	61.6%	18	97.1	57.2	53.6	56.0	44.8	6.5	56.7	28.0	$13,285

Frequently Asked Questions about Travis Middle

What high school do graduates of Travis Middle attend?

Students who attend Travis Middle usually go on to attend McAllen High School

Is Travis Middle a good school?

Travis Middle ranks 1028^th of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Travis Middle?

Students at Travis Middle are 98% Hispanic, 2% White.

What district is Travis Middle in?

McAllen Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Travis Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 505 students attended Travis Middle.

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