Vernon Middle School
- Middle school or junior high school in Harlingen CISD
- Harlingen, TX
- 6th grade - 8th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Harlingen CISD: N/A
Total students
696
Avg. teacher experience
10.6 years
Harlingen CISD: 11.8 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Harlingen CISD: 94.6%
Statewide: 90.3%
Vernon Middle School is a middle school or junior high school in Harlingen, TX, in the Harlingen CISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 696 students. 71.4% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 24.7% 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 $59,184, which is $3,290 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 10.6 years of experience.
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Website
Address
125 S 13th StHarlingen, TX 78550-7113
Office phone number
Principal
- Arely Tamez
- arely.tamez@hcisd.org
- (956) 427-3040
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Vernon 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
696
African American
2 (0.3%)
Harlingen CISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
1 (0.1%)
Harlingen CISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
1 (0.1%)
Harlingen CISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
668 (96%)
Harlingen CISD: 94.5%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Harlingen CISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
21 (3%)
Harlingen CISD: 4.4%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
3 (0.4%)
Harlingen CISD: 0.4%
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
71.4 %
Harlingen CISD: 58.4%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
88.4 %
Harlingen CISD: 79%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
25.1 %
Harlingen CISD: 15.5%
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
24.7 %
Harlingen CISD: 18.9%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
7.5 %
Harlingen CISD: 7.6%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
16.5 %
Harlingen CISD: 13.2%
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
Harlingen CISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Harlingen CISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Harlingen CISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Harlingen 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
24.4 %
Harlingen CISD: 21.7%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
N/A
Harlingen CISD: 25%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
Masked
Harlingen CISD: 44.4%
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
Masked
Harlingen CISD: 5.2%
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
24.5 %
Harlingen CISD: 22%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Harlingen CISD: Masked
Statewide: 23.7%
White
27.6 %
Harlingen CISD: 18.3%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
Masked
Harlingen CISD: 12.7%
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
57.1
African American
0 (0%)
Harlingen CISD: 0.4%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Harlingen CISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Harlingen CISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
51.4 (90%)
Harlingen CISD: 87%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Harlingen CISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
5.7 (10%)
Harlingen CISD: 12.2%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Harlingen 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
0.1 (0.1%)
Harlingen CISD: 3.7%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
50.1 (87.7%)
Harlingen CISD: 70.9%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
7 (12.2%)
Harlingen CISD: 25.3%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Harlingen CISD: 0.2%
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
12.2
Harlingen CISD: 13.8
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
10.6 years
Harlingen CISD: 11.8 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
$59,184
Harlingen CISD: $59,939
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$54,956
Harlingen CISD: $54,520
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$55,412
Harlingen CISD: $55,650
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$57,517
Harlingen CISD: $57,610
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$60,903
Harlingen CISD: $61,789
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$65,782
Harlingen CISD: $66,205
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
$73,690
Harlingen CISD: $72,283
Statewide: $74,014