Los Cuates Middle
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Los Fresnos, Texas
Los Cuates Middle in Los Fresnos, Texas enrolled 825 students in 2024-25 with 49.5 full-time teachers, 16.6 students per teacher against the Texas middle-school median of 14.3. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 53-56% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 52% 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 rose 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 5%
809 students in 2022-23, 838 students in 2023-24, 825 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 51.9 to 49.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 809 | 51.9 | 15.6 |
| 2023-24 | 838 | 48.9 | 17.2 |
| 2024-25 | 825 | 49.5 | 16.6 |
16.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 81 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 424 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Los Cuates Middle enrolled 847 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 62 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 424 of the 847 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions62
- Chronically absent25.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
97.1% of students were Hispanic, 2.8% White, 0.1% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Hispanic97.1%
- White2.8%
- Two or more races0.1%
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 Los Cuates Middle scored proficient or above: 53-56% in reading in 2021-22 and 52% 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 | 53‑56% | 56% | 52% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 52% | 46% (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 Los Fresnos
2 public middle schools in Los Fresnos report 2024-25 enrollment; Los Cuates Middle is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Resaca Middle | 870 | 17.1 | 71.0% |
| Los Cuates Middle | 825 | 16.6 | 78.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Los Cuates Middle
- Resaca MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 0.2 miles away: 870 students, 17.1 per teacher (2024-25).0.2 mi
- Liberty Memorial MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 2.6 miles away: 673 students, 13.8 per teacher (2024-25).2.6 mi
- Compare Los Cuates Middle with Resaca MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Los Fresnos CISD spends per student$12,356 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,356
- The largest public schools in TexasLos Cuates Middle is the number 512 by size of 1,691 Texas middle schools open in 2024-25.#512 of 1,691
- Texas schools by students per teacher16.6 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.3 for middle schools.16.6:1
- 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 Los Cuates Middle
How many students attend Los Cuates Middle?
825 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 809 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Los Fresnos, TX.What is the student-teacher ratio at Los Cuates Middle?
16.6 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 Los Cuates Middle a Title I school?
Los Cuates Middle ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Los Cuates Middle do on state tests?
The students tested at Los Cuates Middle scored proficient or above: 53-56% in reading in 2021-22 and 52% 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 Los Cuates Middle in?
Los Fresnos CISD, NCES district ID 4828290. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 482829003164 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.