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R Yzaguirre Middle

Q: Is R Yzaguirre Middle a good school?

R Yzaguirre Middle ranks 1448 th of 2344 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1448^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,344 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 38% of Texas middle schools

Summary

R Yzaguirre Middle is a public middle school in San Juan, Texas, serving 782 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District, which is ranked 399 out of 961 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, R Yzaguirre Middle has consistently underperformed compared to district and state averages on STAAR tests across various subjects and grade levels. The school's proficiency rates in reading, math, science, and social studies were all lower than the district and state averages in the 2024-2025 school year. R Yzaguirre Middle has a low statewide ranking, consistently placing in the bottom half of Texas middle schools, and its SchoolDigger rating has been 1 or 2 stars out of 5 for most of the past 10 years, indicating below-average performance. However, the school does have a bright spot in its 100% proficiency rate in Algebra I, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages.

When compared to other middle schools in the same district, such as Jaime Escalante Middle, Kennedy Middle, and Audie Murphy Middle, R Yzaguirre Middle generally performs worse, with lower test scores, rankings, and ratings. Interestingly, the school also performs significantly worse than middle schools in the neighboring Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District and McAllen Independent School District.

736

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,926

Per pupil spending ?

95.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

605 E Fm 495
San Juan, TX 78589

(956) 354-2630

District: Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend R Yzaguirre Middle usually attend:

High:

Psja Early College High School

Feeder schools for R Yzaguirre Middle:

Elementary:	Amanda Garza-Pena Elementary
	Arnoldo Cantu Senior Elementary
	John Doedyns Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.2%

White:

0.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 17th percentile in 2015 → 38th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (38% vs 45% meeting standards)

!Reading scores 13 pts below the Texas average

!Near the bottom of Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)'s ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg44%

Texas avg45%

1,448^th of 2,344

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 38%▲ up 22 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 8Middle Schools in the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)

399^th of 961Pharr-San Juan-Alamo 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
2025	38.3	1448 of 2344	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.3	1600 of 2372	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.3	1783 of 2330	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.8	1711 of 2254	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.8	2065 of 2252	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.2	1830 of 2193	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.8	1623 of 2080	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.2	1642 of 2027	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.6	1728 of 1987	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.7	1703 of 2043	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	12.7	1847 of 1987	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	10.1	1873 of 1973	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	10.1	1836 of 1951	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	26.6	1668 of 1895	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	36.3	1412 of 1803	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	41.3	1242 of 1763	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	40.6	1231 of 1718	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	26.4	1409 of 1684	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	30.7	1229 of 1585	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	35.3	1167 of 1582	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	26.8	1312 of 1573	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	41.5	1214 of 2182	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.5	1981 of 2118	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.1	1720 of 2058	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.0	1695 of 2008	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	50.3	594 of 1428	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.2	743 of 1770	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.2	976 of 1720	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.7	834 of 1643	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.6	1481 of 1592	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.4	1022 of 1445	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.7	898 of 1376	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	41.1	1072 of 1825	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.2	1360 of 2242	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.9	1706 of 2241	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.8	1697 of 2221	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.4	2013 of 2151	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.0	1679 of 2047	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.6	1521 of 2008	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	48.3	795 of 1230	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.0	676 of 1481	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.2	652 of 1488	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.4	1174 of 1501	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.2	776 of 1446	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.2	1119 of 1430	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	47.5	859 of 1731	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.7	1175 of 2119	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.9	1484 of 2116	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.0	1440 of 2077	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.9	1862 of 2043	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.6	1549 of 1935	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.2	1377 of 1895	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	54.0	713 of 1820	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.2	1107 of 2235	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.2	1569 of 2251	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.7	1428 of 2220	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.6	1945 of 2172	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.4	1579 of 2073	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.9	1401 of 2039	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	36.9	1157 of 1818	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.7	1586 of 2246	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	1768 of 2245	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.1	1695 of 2228	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.7	1969 of 2168	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.0	1806 of 2069	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.3	1702 of 2030	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	49.0	27 of 59	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	82.5	4 of 58	93.1%	★★★★★
2023	39.0	50 of 76	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.2	48 of 70	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.2	73 of 108	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.1	81 of 125	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	59.8	422 of 1568	73.1%	★★★★☆
2024	62.0	480 of 1891	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	31.0	1367 of 1815	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	1652 of 1757	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.7	1629 of 1712	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.2	1105 of 1626	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.6	1096 of 1597	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2025)73rd percentile+35 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)61st percentile+23 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)58th percentile+20 vs school

Migrant (2025)54th percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)50th percentile+12 vs school

At Risk (2022)44th percentile+20 vs school

Female (2025)41st percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)36th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)35th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+53 vs state

Science44%~ state avg

Reading41%-13 vs state

Mathematics33%-5 vs state

Social Studies25%-5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)			STAAR Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Science (2025)	STAAR Social Studies (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading 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 Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
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%)	38.3	1448^th of 2344 public middle schools	38.2%		34.3	1600^th of 2372 public middle schools	32.5%	152	100.0		42.6	38.9	42.9	24.9	26.1	45.3	44.4	24.9	$13,926
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%)	43.8	1266^th of 2344 public middle schools	46.0%		48.5	1119^th of 2372 public middle schools	52.8%	147	100.0		46.9	48.9	51.9	24.6	4.6	47.3	60.2	18.5	$13,156
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%)	55.7	901^st of 2344 public middle schools	61.6%		52.2	997^th of 2372 public middle schools	58.0%	96	100.0		54.1	48.1	55.0	34.4	17.4	68.6	58.3	24.4	$13,285
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%)	44.6	1234^th of 2344 public middle schools	47.4%		44.5	1258^th of 2372 public middle schools	47.0%	24	100.0		47.6	48.7	46.9	29.2	13.5	54.6	46.3	24.4	$14,129
Jesus - Jesse - Vela Junior Middle	Public	6-8	1819 W Hwy 83	Alamo	78516	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2550	654	57	11.5	96.0%	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	649 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41.6	1342^nd of 2344 public middle schools	42.7%		40.8	1373^rd of 2372 public middle schools	42.1%	31	100.0		46.3	45.3	46.2	31.5	14.8	46.6	44.8	27.6	$14,735
Audie Murphy Middle	Public	6-8	924 W Sioux Rd	Alamo	78516	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2530	790	62	12.7	97.2%	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	786 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54.2	945^th of 2344 public middle schools	59.7%		49.7	1075^th of 2372 public middle schools	54.7%	130	100.0		48.4	51.2	52.2	33.9	25.5	66.7	54.9	29.8	$13,982
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%)	69	561^st of 2344 public middle schools	76.1%		70.2	533^rd of 2372 public middle schools	77.5%	28	98.4		66.7	61.4	56.5	52.3	50.2	57.4	54.0	27.7	$9,669
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%)	44.8	1229^th of 2344 public middle schools	47.6%		46.5	1189^th of 2372 public middle schools	49.9%	40	95.5		46.3	42.1	47.5	31.9	8.3	61.3	46.4	28.4	$17,012
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%)	41.1	1365^th of 2344 public middle schools	41.8%		36	1538^th of 2372 public middle schools	35.2%	173	100.0		46.4	43.1	45.0	14.7	36.9	61.8	41.4	12.4	$14,107
Francisco Barrientes Middle	Public	6-8	1100 E Ebony	Edinburg	78540	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2430	1,064	90	11.8	80.9%	12 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1,048 (98.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	50	1073^rd of 2344 public middle schools	54.2%		47.4	1157^th of 2372 public middle schools	51.2%	84	93.0	99.1	60.7	55.4	46.8	30.3	36.1	42.5	46.5	18.9	$12,230

Frequently Asked Questions about R Yzaguirre Middle

Is R Yzaguirre Middle a good school?

R Yzaguirre Middle ranks 1448^th of 2344 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of R Yzaguirre Middle?

Students at R Yzaguirre Middle are 99% Hispanic.

What high school do graduates of R Yzaguirre Middle attend?

Students who attend R Yzaguirre Middle usually go on to attend Psja Early College High School

How many students attend R Yzaguirre Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 736 students attended R Yzaguirre Middle.

What district is R Yzaguirre Middle in?

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)

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