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Armando Cuellar Middle

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Armando Cuellar Middle ranks 1356 th of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1356^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,335 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 42% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Armando Cuellar Middle in Weslaco, TX, serves 634 students in grades 6-8 and is part of the Weslaco Independent School District (Isd), with 84.7% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch. This school is on a clear upward trajectory, with its overall state ranking jumping from the 26th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 42nd percentile in 2025-2026, a 16-percentile-point improvement that outpaces nearby peers.

The school's standout strength is its exceptional performance in advanced coursework. An impressive 100% of students taking Algebra I and English I End-of-Course exams scored proficient, dramatically higher than district averages of 71.38% and 50.83%, respectively. This achievement is particularly notable when compared to Central Middle, located just 0.57 miles away, which serves a less economically disadvantaged population but does not quite match this perfect proficiency rate. Armando Cuellar also excels in supporting its Gifted and Talented students, who rank in the 84th percentile statewide, and shows strong 8th-grade math performance, with 59.55% proficient—the highest among all Weslaco ISD middle schools except Central Middle.

While the school faces challenges in foundational math for 6th and 7th graders, it effectively serves its core demographics, with Hispanic students and those from low socio-economic backgrounds performing significantly better than the school's overall rank. The school's consistent improvement in dropout rates, from 2.3% in 2020-2021 to 1.0% in 2023-2024, further underscores a stable and supportive environment. For parents seeking a school that accelerates high-achieving students while showing rapid, positive change, Armando Cuellar Middle offers a compelling option within the district.

634

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,106

Per pupil spending ?

84.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1201 S Bridge St
Weslaco, TX 78596-7905

(956) 969-6720

District: Weslaco Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Armando Cuellar Middle usually attend:

High:

Weslaco East High School

Feeder schools for Armando Cuellar Middle:

Elementary:

Dr R E Margo Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.6%

White:

0.6%

African American:

0.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 17th percentile in 2016 → 42nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 25 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (42% vs 48% meeting standards)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school42%

District avg47%

Texas avg48%

1,356^th of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 42%▲ up 25 pts since 2016

From bottom 17% (2016) to bottom 42% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	41.4	1356 of 2335	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.9	1425 of 2344	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.8	1752 of 2372	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.2	1740 of 2330	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.3	1724 of 2254	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.5	1810 of 2252	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.4	1274 of 2193	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.3	1258 of 2080	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.3	1266 of 2027	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	25.0	1647 of 1987	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	30.0	1574 of 2043	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	28.8	1546 of 1987	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	31.7	1525 of 1973	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.2	1548 of 1951	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	38.8	1433 of 1895	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.4	1493 of 1803	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	44.8	1166 of 1763	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	43.5	1159 of 1718	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	37.6	1226 of 1684	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	48.1	928 of 1585	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	43.9	1013 of 1582	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	39.9	1126 of 1573	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	39.3	1301 of 2182	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.5	1864 of 2118	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.7	1074 of 2058	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.1	1205 of 2008	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	45.7	675 of 1390	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.9	787 of 1428	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.4	1360 of 1770	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	1386 of 1720	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	1453 of 1643	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.6	1217 of 1592	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.0	589 of 1445	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.7	616 of 1376	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	38.8	1385 of 2240	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.5	1184 of 1825	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.7	1736 of 2242	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.2	1594 of 2241	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.3	1715 of 2221	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.8	1701 of 2151	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.7	1310 of 2047	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.0	1340 of 2008	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	73.9	241 of 1497	83.9%	★★★★☆
2025	74.3	192 of 1230	84.4%	★★★★☆
2023	59.3	761 of 1481	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	67.8	462 of 1488	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.8	489 of 1501	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.4	658 of 1446	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.7	707 of 1430	50.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	49.0	975 of 2141	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.3	904 of 1731	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.5	1423 of 2119	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.8	1423 of 2116	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.3	1464 of 2077	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.7	1553 of 2043	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.5	945 of 1935	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.0	942 of 1895	50.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	49.1	1050 of 2253	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.5	905 of 1820	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.6	1544 of 2235	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.3	1596 of 2251	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.9	1583 of 2220	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.5	1687 of 2172	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.0	1112 of 2073	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.8	1082 of 2039	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	43.8	1211 of 2253	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.0	1091 of 1818	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.3	1561 of 2246	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.5	1773 of 2245	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	1722 of 2228	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.5	1776 of 2168	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.8	1160 of 2069	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.3	1091 of 2030	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	26.1	69 of 76	9.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.1	68 of 108	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.6	109 of 125	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	39.2	1120 of 1956	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.5	1106 of 1568	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	1719 of 1891	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	35.5	1188 of 1815	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.6	914 of 1757	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.1	1199 of 1712	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.1	968 of 1626	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.9	1164 of 1597	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2018	7.7	1644 of 1673	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2026)84th percentile+42 vs school

Hispanic (2026)54th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)53rd percentile+11 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)51st percentile+10 vs school

Male (2026)46th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2026)43rd percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)40th percentile+17 vs school

Female (2026)38th percentile-4 vs school

Migrant (2023)9th percentile-16 vs school

White (2018)2nd percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I100%+46 vs state

English I Reading100%+45 vs state

Reading45%-10 vs state

Mathematics38%~ state avg

Social Studies26%-5 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Armando Cuellar Middle

Is Armando Cuellar Middle a good school?

Armando Cuellar Middle ranks 1356^th of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Armando Cuellar Middle in?

Weslaco Independent School District (Isd)

What high school do graduates of Armando Cuellar Middle attend?

Students who attend Armando Cuellar Middle usually go on to attend Weslaco East High School

How many students attend Armando Cuellar Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 634 students attended Armando Cuellar Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Armando Cuellar Middle?

Students at Armando Cuellar Middle are 99% Hispanic.

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