South Middle School
- Middle school or junior high school in Edinburg CISD
- Edinburg, TX
- 6th grade - 8th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Edinburg CISD: N/A
Total students
1,235
Avg. teacher experience
13.7 years
Edinburg CISD: 14.9 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Edinburg CISD: 93.9%
Statewide: 90.3%
South Middle School is a middle school or junior high school in Edinburg, TX, in the Edinburg CISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 1,235 students. 43.1% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 20.2% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
The school received an accountability rating of None for the 2023-2024 school year.
As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $63,984, which is $1,510 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 13.7 years of experience.
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Principal
- Russen Vela
- russen.vela@ecisd.us
- (956) 289-2415
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in South Middle School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 01. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.5 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 01.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
1,235
African American
6 (0.5%)
Edinburg CISD: 0.4%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
1 (0.1%)
Edinburg CISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
10 (0.8%)
Edinburg CISD: 0.6%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
1,186 (96%)
Edinburg CISD: 97.8%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Edinburg CISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
22 (1.8%)
Edinburg CISD: 0.9%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
10 (0.8%)
Edinburg CISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 3.1%
Risk factors
A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.
At-risk students
43.1 %
Edinburg CISD: 59%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
65.7 %
Edinburg CISD: 83.2%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
21.2 %
Edinburg CISD: 37.8%
Statewide: 24.4%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
20.2 %
Edinburg CISD: 37.4%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
19 %
Edinburg CISD: 6.9%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
8.8 %
Edinburg CISD: 8.9%
Statewide: 13.9%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall (2023-2024)
N/A
Edinburg CISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Edinburg CISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Edinburg CISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Edinburg CISD: N/A
The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).
For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2024 Accountability Manual.
Chronic absenteeism
The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.
All students
27.1 %
Edinburg CISD: 28.1%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
25 %
Edinburg CISD: 17.9%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
N/A
Edinburg CISD: 33.3%
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
0 %
Edinburg CISD: 10.6%
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
27.2 %
Edinburg CISD: 28.3%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Edinburg CISD: Masked
Statewide: 23.7%
White
44.4 %
Edinburg CISD: 23.5%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
Masked
Edinburg CISD: 29.2%
Statewide: 18.7%
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.
Total teacher FTEs
88.6
African American
0 (0%)
Edinburg CISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Edinburg CISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Edinburg CISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
84.6 (95.5%)
Edinburg CISD: 96.4%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Edinburg CISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
4 (4.5%)
Edinburg CISD: 2.8%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Edinburg CISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 1.3%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
0 (0%)
Edinburg CISD: 0.9%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
69.5 (78.5%)
Edinburg CISD: 74.9%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
19.1 (21.5%)
Edinburg CISD: 24.1%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Edinburg CISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.8%
Students per teacher
The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.
Students per teacher
13.9
Edinburg CISD: 14.7
Statewide: 14.7
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2023-2024 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.
Avg. teacher experience
13.7 years
Edinburg CISD: 14.9 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Teacher salaries
The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.
Base average
$63,984
Edinburg CISD: $65,649
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
N/A
Edinburg CISD: $56,922
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$57,286
Edinburg CISD: $58,373
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$60,849
Edinburg CISD: $61,431
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$65,208
Edinburg CISD: $65,774
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$72,325
Edinburg CISD: $72,830
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
$78,301
Edinburg CISD: $80,189
Statewide: $74,014