Betty Harwell Middle
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Edinburg, Texas
Betty Harwell Middle in Edinburg, Texas enrolled 1,301 students in 2024-25 with 96.3 full-time teachers, 13.5 students per teacher against the Texas middle-school median of 14.3. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 36% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 29% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Texas: 52% and 43.7%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 10% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
1,453 students in 2022-23, 1,330 students in 2023-24, 1,301 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 96.5 to 96.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,453 | 96.5 | 15.1 |
| 2023-24 | 1,330 | 100.5 | 13.2 |
| 2024-25 | 1,301 | 96.3 | 13.5 |
13.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 65 of every 100 Texas middle schools
Among the 1,666 Texas middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.3; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 384 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Betty Harwell Middle enrolled 1,345 students and had 3.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 173 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)3.5, one per 384 of the 1,345 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions173
- Chronically absent41.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
99.6% of students were Hispanic, 0.4% White in 2024-25.
- Hispanic99.6%
- White0.4%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Betty Harwell Middle scored proficient or above: 36% in reading in 2021-22 and 29% in math in 2022-23, against 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 43.7% in math in 2022-23 across Texas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Texas, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 36% | 53% | 52% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 29% | 41% (2021-22) | 43.7% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Edinburg
7 public middle schools in Edinburg report 2024-25 enrollment; Betty Harwell Middle is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Betty Harwell Middle | 1,301 | 13.5 | 94.3% |
| South Middle | 1,246 | 14.2 | 62.1% |
| Francisco Barrientes Middle | 1,064 | 11.8 | 80.0% |
| Memorial Middle | 1,045 | 12.5 | 90.1% |
| B L Garza Middle | 1,035 | 12.0 | 77.5% |
| South Texas ISD Preparatory Academy | 802 | 13.9 | 44.9% |
| Elias Longoria Sr Middle | 770 | 12.2 | 81.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Betty Harwell Middle
- Memorial MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 5.2 miles away: 1,045 students, 12.5 per teacher (2024-25).5.2 mi
- Jose Borrego MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 6.9 miles away: 178 students, 10.4 per teacher (2024-25).6.9 mi
- Compare Betty Harwell Middle with Memorial MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Edinburg CISD spends per student$13,129 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,129
- The largest public schools in TexasBetty Harwell Middle is the number 71 by size of 1,691 Texas middle schools open in 2024-25.#71 of 1,691
- Texas schools by students per teacher13.5 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.3 for middle schools.13.5:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Betty Harwell Middle
How many students attend Betty Harwell Middle?
1,301 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,453 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Edinburg, TX.What is the student-teacher ratio at Betty Harwell Middle?
13.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Texas median for middle schools is 14.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Betty Harwell Middle a Title I school?
Betty Harwell Middle ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Betty Harwell Middle do on state tests?
The students tested at Betty Harwell Middle scored proficient or above: 36% in reading in 2021-22 and 29% in math in 2022-23, against 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 43.7% in math in 2022-23 across Texas. Texas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Betty Harwell Middle in?
Edinburg CISD, NCES district ID 4818180. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 481818012228 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.