Vernon Middle

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

Vernon Middle in Harlingen, Texas enrolled 631 students in 2024-25 with 58.6 full-time teachers, 10.8 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, 45-49% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 25% 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 12% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

715 students in 2022-23, 696 students in 2023-24, 631 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 58.1 to 58.6.

Students enrolled at Vernon Middle by school year2022-23: 715, 2023-24: 696, 2024-25: 63102004006008002022-237152023-246962024-25631
Students enrolled at Vernon Middle by school year2022-23: 715, 2023-24: 696, 2024-25: 63102004006008002022-237152023-246962024-25631
Students enrolled at Vernon Middle by school year2022-23: 715, 2023-24: 696, 2024-25: 63102004006008002022-237152023-246962024-25631
Students enrolled at Vernon Middle by school year2022-23: 715, 2023-24: 696, 2024-25: 63102004006008002022-237152023-246962024-25631
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2371558.112.3
2023-2469657.112.2
2024-2563158.610.8

10.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 92 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; Vernon Middle 10.8; state median 14.3.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherVernon Middle 10.8state median 14.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 77.4; Vernon Middle 10.8; state median 14.3.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherVernon Middle 10.8state median 14.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 77.4; Vernon Middle 10.8; state median 14.3.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherVernon Middle 10.8state median 14.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 77.4; Vernon Middle 10.8; state median 14.3.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherVernon Middle 10.8state 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 324 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Vernon Middle enrolled 745 students and had 2.3 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 35 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.3, one per 324 of the 745 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions35
  • Chronically absent27.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

96.5% of students were Hispanic, 2.9% White, 0.5% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic96.5%
  2. White2.9%
  3. Two or more races0.5%
  4. Black0.2%

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 Vernon Middle scored proficient or above: 45-49% in reading in 2021-22 and 25% 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, 2021-2245‑49%49%52%
Math, 2022-2325%36% (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 Harlingen

6 public middle schools in Harlingen report 2024-25 enrollment; Vernon Middle is number 5 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Moises Vela Middle76113.366.0%
Gutierrez Middle74712.469.2%
Memorial Middle70512.288.8%
Coakley Middle68712.582.1%
Vernon Middle63110.885.6%
Idea Harlingen College Preparatory45713.187.3%

All public schools in Harlingen →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Vernon Middle

  1. Coakley MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 0.9 miles away: 687 students, 12.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
  2. Memorial MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 1.6 miles away: 705 students, 12.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
  3. Compare Vernon Middle with Coakley MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Harlingen CISD spends per student$13,586 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,586
  5. The largest public schools in TexasVernon Middle is the number 857 by size of 1,691 Texas middle schools open in 2024-25.#857 of 1,691
  6. Texas schools by students per teacher10.8 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.3 for middle schools.10.8:1
  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 Vernon Middle

  1. How many students attend Vernon Middle?
    631 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 715 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Harlingen, TX.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Vernon Middle?
    10.8 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 Vernon Middle a Title I school?
    Vernon Middle ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Vernon Middle do on state tests?
    The students tested at Vernon Middle scored proficient or above: 45-49% in reading in 2021-22 and 25% 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 Vernon Middle in?
    Harlingen CISD, NCES district ID 4822530. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 482253002290 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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