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Jaime Escalante Middle Middle School
6123 South Cage
Pharr TX, 78577, Hidalgo County
Phone: 956-354-2670
Ranking: 
(5,999 out of 6,018, bottom 0%)*
(5,999 out of 6,018, bottom 0%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | |||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 47 | 41 | 44 | 41 | ||||
| Total Students: | 635 | 630 | 632 | 577 | ||||
| Grade 6: | 222 | 35.0% | 208 | 33.0% | 207 | 32.8% | 170 | 29.5% |
| Grade 7: | 213 | 33.5% | 207 | 32.9% | 197 | 31.2% | 216 | 37.4% |
| Grade 8: | 200 | 31.5% | 215 | 34.1% | 228 | 36.1% | 191 | 33.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||
| Male: | 323 | 50.9% | 338 | 53.7% | 335 | 53.0% | 310 | 53.7% |
| Female: | 312 | 49.1% | 292 | 46.3% | 297 | 47.0% | 267 | 46.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 634 | 99.8% | 628 | 99.7% | 623 | 98.6% | 567 | 98.3% |
| Black: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| White: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 8 | 1.3% | 9 | 1.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 613 | 96.5% | 608 | 96.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.48 | 15.37 | 14.43 | 14.09 | ||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| STAAR | ||||||
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 62% | 56% | 77% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 49% | 57% | 74% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 48% | 51% | 75% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 35% | 50% | 71% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 48% | 49% | 71% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 43% | 40% | 71% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 53% | 55% | 76% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 53% | 52% | 77% |
| 2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 46% | 50% | 71% |
| 2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 42% | 44% | 70% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 57% | 50% | 76% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 44% | 47% | 77% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 47% | 58% | 80% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 53% | 66% | 84% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 43% | 49% | 70% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 39% | 55% | 75% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 24% | 32% | 59% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 29% | 37% | 63% |
| STAAR EOC | ||||||
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 95% | 66% | 83% |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 93% | 55% | 78% |
| 2012 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 100% | 93% | 98% |
| 2013 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 92% | 73% | 86% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Jaime Escalante Middle Middle School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.