Mary Harper Middle

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Dilley, Texas

Mary Harper Middle in Dilley, Texas enrolled 181 students in 2024-25 with 18.4 full-time teachers, 9.8 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, 31-36% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 20-24% 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 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

168 students in 2022-23, 167 students in 2023-24, 181 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 18.4 to 18.4.

Students enrolled at Mary Harper Middle by school year2022-23: 168, 2023-24: 167, 2024-25: 1810501001502002022-231682023-241672024-25181
Students enrolled at Mary Harper Middle by school year2022-23: 168, 2023-24: 167, 2024-25: 1810501001502002022-231682023-241672024-25181
Students enrolled at Mary Harper Middle by school year2022-23: 168, 2023-24: 167, 2024-25: 1810501001502002022-231682023-241672024-25181
Students enrolled at Mary Harper Middle by school year2022-23: 168, 2023-24: 167, 2024-25: 1810501001502002022-231682023-241672024-25181
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2316818.49.1
2023-2416718.98.8
2024-2518118.49.8

9.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 96 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.

Students per teacher, Texas middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 77.4; Mary Harper Middle 9.8; state median 14.3.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherMary Harper Middle 9.8state median 14.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 77.4; Mary Harper Middle 9.8; state median 14.3.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherMary Harper Middle 9.8state median 14.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 77.4; Mary Harper Middle 9.8; state median 14.3.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherMary Harper Middle 9.8state median 14.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 77.4; Mary Harper Middle 9.8; state median 14.3.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherMary Harper Middle 9.8state median 14.3U.S. 14.6

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 200 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Mary Harper Middle enrolled 200 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 200 of the 200 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent30.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

92.8% of students were Hispanic, 6.6% White, 0.6% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic92.8%
  2. White6.6%
  3. Two or more races0.6%

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 Mary Harper Middle scored proficient or above: 31-36% in reading in 2021-22 and 20-24% 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.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtTexas
Reading and language arts, 2021-2231‑36%36‑41%52%
Math, 2022-2320‑24%19‑25% (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.

What to look at next about Mary Harper Middle

  1. Pearsall Junior HighThe nearest public middle school, 16 miles away: 434 students, 14.6 per teacher (2024-25).16 mi
  2. Frank Newman MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 17 miles away: 259 students, 11.0 per teacher (2024-25).17 mi
  3. Compare Mary Harper Middle with Pearsall Junior HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Dilley ISD spends per student$15,836 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,836
  5. The largest public schools in TexasMary Harper Middle is the number 1,524 by size of 1,691 Texas middle schools open in 2024-25.#1,524 of 1,691
  6. Texas schools by students per teacher9.8 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.3 for middle schools.9.8:1
  7. 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 Mary Harper Middle

  1. How many students attend Mary Harper Middle?
    181 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 168 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Dilley, TX.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Mary Harper Middle?
    9.8 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.
  3. Is Mary Harper Middle a Title I school?
    Mary Harper Middle ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Mary Harper Middle do on state tests?
    The students tested at Mary Harper Middle scored proficient or above: 31-36% in reading in 2021-22 and 20-24% 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.
  5. What district is Mary Harper Middle in?
    Dilley ISD, NCES district ID 4817100. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 481710001484 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.

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