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Mary Hoge Middle

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Mary Hoge Middle ranks 1646 th of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1646^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,335 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 30% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Mary Hoge Middle in Weslaco, TX, is a public school serving approximately 830 students in grades 6-8 within the Weslaco Independent School District (Isd), where over 90% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

This school is a study in contrasts. On one hand, its advanced students achieve remarkable success: nearly all students taking Algebra I and English I for high school credit score proficient on end-of-course exams, with English I achieving a perfect 100% proficiency rate for four consecutive years. This performance matches or exceeds that of the district's top school, Central Middle. On the other hand, the general student body struggles significantly, especially in math. Only 11% of 7th graders and 16% of 6th graders are proficient in grade-level math—far below the district average and dramatically lower than Central Middle's 33% and 55% proficiency rates, respectively. This creates a "two schools" environment: an exceptional advanced track alongside a general education program that faces deep challenges.

There are bright spots for specific groups. The school is notably effective with English Language Learner and Migrant students, ranking in the 57th and 62nd percentiles statewide—a strong performance given its overall low ranking. However, the most critical concern is for Special Education students, whose performance has dropped to the 17th percentile. The school's overall state ranking has remained stuck in the bottom third for a decade, suggesting systemic issues that haven't been resolved despite pockets of excellence. For parents, this means your child's experience at Mary Hoge could vary dramatically depending on their academic track and specific needs.

830

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,659

Per pupil spending ?

90.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2302 N International Blvd
Weslaco, TX 78596

(956) 969-6730

District: Weslaco Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Mary Hoge Middle usually attend:

High:

Weslaco East High School

Feeder schools for Mary Hoge Middle:

Elementary:	A N Rico Elementary
	Pfc Mario Ybarra Elementary
	Raul A Gonzalez Junior Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.0%

White:

0.5%

Two or more races:

0.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 25th percentile in 2016 → 30th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (36% vs 48% meeting standards)

!Social Studies scores 20 pts below the Texas average

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg47%

Texas avg48%

1,646^th of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 30%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 25% (2016) to bottom 30% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Middle Schools in the Weslaco Independent School District (Isd)

521^st of 951Weslaco 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	32.4	1646 of 2335	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.9	1627 of 2344	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.5	1560 of 2372	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.9	1751 of 2330	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.6	1680 of 2254	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.0	1793 of 2252	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.2	1315 of 2193	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.9	1266 of 2080	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	28.3	1520 of 2027	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	32.9	1487 of 1987	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	39.3	1361 of 2043	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	38.0	1336 of 1987	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	38.0	1373 of 1973	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	49.1	1062 of 1951	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.8	1159 of 1895	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	48.4	1120 of 1803	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	54.7	904 of 1763	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	50.1	999 of 1718	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	55.6	828 of 1684	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	53.3	822 of 1585	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	44.2	1004 of 1582	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	40.0	1122 of 1573	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	57.6	661 of 2182	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.4	1659 of 2118	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.1	779 of 2058	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.4	817 of 2008	59.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	48.9	594 of 1390	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	38.4	869 of 1428	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.0	1112 of 1770	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.2	1001 of 1720	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.8	974 of 1643	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.5	1161 of 1592	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.2	469 of 1445	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.2	350 of 1376	74.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	35.1	1495 of 2240	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.3	1324 of 1825	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.0	1508 of 2242	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.2	1725 of 2241	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.7	1572 of 2221	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.5	1687 of 2151	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.7	1213 of 2047	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.8	1262 of 2008	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.9	1216 of 1497	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	50.7	760 of 1230	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.8	965 of 1481	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.9	678 of 1488	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.6	976 of 1501	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.3	540 of 1446	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.1	598 of 1430	58.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	37.9	1363 of 2141	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.9	1128 of 1731	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.7	1267 of 2119	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.6	1460 of 2116	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.0	1391 of 2077	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.9	1546 of 2043	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.6	994 of 1935	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.6	985 of 1895	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.5	1353 of 2253	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.9	1117 of 1820	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.1	1289 of 2235	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.6	1491 of 2251	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.3	1362 of 2220	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.2	1738 of 2172	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.8	983 of 2073	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.5	1096 of 2039	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.7	1676 of 2253	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.5	1349 of 1818	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.2	1637 of 2246	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	1682 of 2245	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	1764 of 2228	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.3	1752 of 2168	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.1	1285 of 2069	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.7	1255 of 2030	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	56.7	23 of 60	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.8	37 of 59	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.2	43 of 58	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	73 of 76	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	37.0	53 of 70	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.0	40 of 108	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.4	40 of 125	68.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	28.2	1622 of 1956	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.7	1480 of 1568	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	1803 of 1891	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	33.5	1265 of 1815	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.4	1100 of 1757	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.6	1546 of 1712	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.4	1311 of 1626	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.6	754 of 1597	52.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

At Risk (2022)70th percentile+44 vs school

Migrant (2026)62nd percentile+32 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)57th percentile+28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)40th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)36th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)33rd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)26th percentile-4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)19th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2026)17th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

English I Reading100%+45 vs state

Algebra I97%+43 vs state

Reading46%-10 vs state

Mathematics30%-9 vs state

Social Studies11%-20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (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 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 Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Mary Hoge Middle	Public	6-8	2302 N International Blvd	Weslaco	78596	Hidalgo County	Weslaco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 969-6730	830	52	16.0	90.8%	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	822 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	32.4	1646^th of 2335 public middle schools	29.5%		32.9	1627^th of 2344 public middle schools	30.6%	19	96.7	100.0	48.4	46.5	42.6	16.1	11.1	50.9	11.3	$10,659
Central Middle	Public	6-8	506 E 6th St	Weslaco	78596	Hidalgo County	Weslaco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 969-6710	1,060	56	18.9	65.6%	28 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1,026 (96.8%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	69.3	528^th of 2335 public middle schools	77.4%		67.9	580^th of 2344 public middle schools	75.3%	52	100.0	100.0	61.4	66.6	54.2	55.1	33.3	72.5	30.5	$9,579
Sgt William G Harrell Middle	Public	6-8	2825 N Fm 491	Mercedes	78570	Hidalgo County	Mercedes Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 514-2300	390	31	12.4	97.7%	10 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	378 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)										$14,089
Beatriz G Garza Middle	Public	6-8	1111 W Sugar Cane Dr	Weslaco	78596	Hidalgo County	Weslaco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 969-6774	919	52	17.6	78.6%	19 (2.1%)	4 (0.4%)	894 (97.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38.2	1453^rd of 2335 public middle schools	37.8%		50.6	1058^th of 2344 public middle schools	54.9%	395	96.4	100.0	50.2	53.8	44.7	29.0	10.1	47.1	14.9	$10,443
Armando Cuellar Middle	Public	6-8	1201 S Bridge St	Weslaco	78596	Hidalgo County	Weslaco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 969-6720	634	40	15.9	84.7%	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.5%)	625 (98.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	41.4	1356^th of 2335 public middle schools	41.9%		38.9	1425^th of 2344 public middle schools	39.2%	69	100.0	100.0	44.8	47.5	43.9	31.8	13.4	59.6	26.3	$12,106
Sgt Manuel Chacon Middle	Public	6-9	801 S Mile 1 E	Mercedes	78570	Hidalgo County	Mercedes Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 514-2200	518	37	14.1	85.9%	11 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	505 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15.8	2144^th of 2335 public middle schools	8.2%		16	2126^th of 2344 public middle schools	9.3%	18			24.2	30.7	39.4	8.2	3.3	33.8	13.2	$9,786
W A Todd Middle	Public	6-8	400 N Salinas Blvd	Donna	78537	Hidalgo County	Donna Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 464-1600	670	48	13.9	91.5%	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	667 (99.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43.5	1258^th of 2335 public middle schools	46.1%		43.5	1281^st of 2344 public middle schools	45.3%	23	85.0		42.9	48.3	51.9	26.2	37.6	46.4	25.6	$11,929
Dorothy Thompson Middle	Public	6-8	108 Business Fm 1015	Progreso	78579	Hidalgo County	Progreso Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 565-6539	281	27	10.3	100.0%	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	277 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31.9	1664^th of 2335 public middle schools	28.7%		41.1	1366^th of 2344 public middle schools	41.7%	298	88.6		36.8	46.2	51.1	31.2	26.1	14.0	17.0	$11,918
Veterans Middle	Public	6-8	2711 N Golie Rd	Donna	78537	Hidalgo County	Donna Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 464-1350	866	68	12.7	95.4%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	866 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40.1	1403^rd of 2335 public middle schools	39.9%		39.2	1420^th of 2344 public middle schools	39.4%	17	88.9		40.5	35.9	46.3	29.1	27.5	45.9	40.4	$10,471
A P Solis Middle	Public	6-8	700 S Ave	Donna	78537	Hidalgo County	Donna Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 464-1650	646	50	12.9	91.3%	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	644 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57.5	827^th of 2335 public middle schools	64.6%		63.7	695^th of 2344 public middle schools	70.3%	132	88.9		47.8	50.7	55.2	29.1	41.9	57.7	47.3	$12,832

Frequently Asked Questions about Mary Hoge Middle

How many students attend Mary Hoge Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 830 students attended Mary Hoge Middle.

What high school do graduates of Mary Hoge Middle attend?

Students who attend Mary Hoge Middle usually go on to attend Weslaco East High School

Is Mary Hoge Middle a good school?

Mary Hoge Middle ranks 1646^th of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Mary Hoge Middle in?

Weslaco Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Mary Hoge Middle?

Students at Mary Hoge Middle are 99% Hispanic.

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