Coakley Middle

Summary:

Coakley Middle is a public middle school in Harlingen, Texas, serving around 660 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District, which is ranked 452 out of 968 districts in Texas and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Coakley Middle faces significant challenges, with a predominantly Hispanic student population (94.7%) and a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students (82.73%). The school consistently underperforms the district and state averages on STAAR tests, with only 42.97% of 6th graders proficient in reading compared to 58.41% for the district and 54.45% for the state. Coakley Middle's statewide ranking has declined over the years, from 837 out of 2,193 Texas middle schools in 2018-2019 to 1,885 out of 2,361 in 2023-2024, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school also struggles to support its student subgroups, with lower rankings for female, male, Hispanic, English Language Learner, Special Education, and Gifted and Talented students compared to their peers statewide.

Interestingly, Coakley Middle's performance is generally lower than the other middle schools in the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District, such as Moises Vela Middle, Gutierrez Middle, and Memorial Middle, which have higher academic achievement and statewide rankings. Additionally, the nearby Idea Harlingen College Preparatory, a public charter school, outperforms Coakley Middle on most academic measures, despite serving a similar demographic of students.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 1402 S 6th St
       Harlingen, TX  78550-7738


(956) 427-3000

District: Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1885th of 2,361 Texas Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,048 Help


Students who attend Coakley Middle usually attend:

High:    Harlingen Collegiate High School
    Harlingen H S - South

Feeder schools for Coakley Middle:

Elementary:    Ben Milam Elementary
    Bowie Elementary
    Treasure Hills Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  12.9 Help
Number of students:  660

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
94.7%
White:
4.2%
Two or more races:
0.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  82.7% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Coakley Middle ranks worse than 79.8% of middle schools in Texas. It also ranks last among 5 ranked middle schools in the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 24.93. (See more...)
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Coakley Middle has the smallest middle school student body size in the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (94.7%), White (4.2%), two or more races (0.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 82.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Coakley Middle is 12.9, which is the 2nd best among 5 middle schools in the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Coakley Middle is $11,048, which is the 2nd highest among 5 middle schools in the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District.
Schooldigger Rankings:

Coakley Middle was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.
SchoolDigger ranks Coakley Middle 1885th of 2361 Texas public middle schools. (See Coakley Middle in the ranking list.)

Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District 452nd of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Coakley Middle

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Rank History for all students at Coakley Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 52.36 839th 1573 46.7%
2005 51.82 840th 1582 46.9%
2006 45.67 987th 1585 37.7%
2007 45.92 1059th 1684 37.1%
2008 49.88 1006th 1718 41.4%
2009 41.31 1243rd 1763 29.5%
2010 46.05 1185th 1803 34.3%
2011 43.07 1325th 1895 30.1%
2012 47.98 1094th 1951 43.9%
2013 43.34 1233rd 1973 37.5%
2014 39.79 1292nd 1987 35.0%
2015 47.62 1156th 2043 43.4%
2016 48.65 1103rd 1987 44.5%
2017 47.70 950th 2027 53.1%
2018 50.84 909th 2080 56.3%
2019 54.95 837th 2193 61.8%
2021 30.37 1574th 2252 30.1%
2022 30.96 1597th 2254 29.1%
2023 34.49 1580th 2330 32.2%
2024 24.93 1885th 2361 20.2%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Coakley Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.52 930th 1376 32.4%
2019 49.41 576th 1445 60.1%
2021 33.07 1143rd 1592 28.2%
2022 36.71 1057th 1643 35.7%
2023 35.69 1128th 1720 34.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Coakley Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.72 901st 1597 43.6%
2019 27.43 1348th 1626 17.1%
2021 29.68 1332nd 1712 22.2%
2022 32.31 1273rd 1757 27.5%
2023 36.26 1157th 1815 36.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Coakley Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.87 842nd 2039 58.7%
2019 58.66 667th 2073 67.8%
2021 34.39 1496th 2172 31.1%
2022 32.95 1620th 2220 27.0%
2023 34.74 1545th 2251 31.4%
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Rank History for Migrant students at Coakley Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.55 49th 125 60.8%
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Rank History for Female students at Coakley Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.97 935th 2008 53.4%
2019 55.46 798th 2047 61.0%
2021 29.89 1566th 2151 27.2%
2022 35.48 1463rd 2221 34.1%
2023 31.70 1640th 2241 26.8%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Coakley Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.59 962nd 1430 32.7%
2019 56.02 781st 1446 46.0%
2021 43.33 1005th 1501 33.0%
2022 18.10 1338th 1488 10.1%
2023 21.86 1327th 1481 10.4%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Coakley Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.79 1423rd 2008 29.1%
2019 49.53 874th 2058 57.5%
2021 22.61 1905th 2118 10.1%
2022 32.69 1580th 2182 27.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Coakley Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.54 909th 2030 55.2%
2019 53.23 816th 2069 60.6%
2021 31.60 1493rd 2168 31.1%
2022 27.84 1703rd 2228 23.6%
2023 37.50 1404th 2245 37.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Coakley Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.86 672nd 1895 64.5%
2019 62.24 553rd 1935 71.4%
2021 37.38 1276th 2043 37.5%
2022 36.78 1331st 2077 35.9%
2023 39.11 1321st 2116 37.6%
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Rank History for White students at Coakley Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.88 513th 1673 69.3%
2019 52.03 749th 1684 55.5%
2021 27.49 1383rd 1700 18.6%
2022 45.94 944th 1723 45.2%
2023 58.13 672nd 1749 61.6%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Coakley Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 143 8 4 687 1 n/a n/a 0 843
1989 190 11 1 631 1 n/a n/a 0 834
1990 192 4 0 619 0 n/a n/a 0 815
1991 151 5 2 659 0 n/a n/a 0 817
1992 161 7 5 642 0 n/a n/a 0 815
1993 195 7 9 650 0 n/a n/a 0 861
1994 166 5 7 635 0 n/a n/a 0 813
1995 156 6 9 654 0 n/a n/a 0 825
1996 156 6 9 654 0 n/a n/a 0 825
1997 139 5 10 607 1 n/a n/a 0 762
1998 174 3 19 624 1 n/a n/a 0 821
1999 187 5 13 616 0 n/a n/a 0 821
2000 189 8 14 623 0 n/a n/a 0 834
2001 189 8 12 604 2 n/a n/a 0 815
2002 160 11 19 655 0 n/a n/a 0 845
2003 160 11 19 655 0 n/a n/a 0 845
2004 135 11 19 699 0 n/a n/a 0 864
2005 132 11 19 703 0 n/a n/a 0 865
2006 129 10 21 741 0 n/a n/a 0 901
2007 120 9 17 721 0 n/a n/a 0 867
2008 102 6 25 739 0 n/a n/a 0 872
2009 92 8 24 692 0 n/a n/a 0 816
2010 65 8 23 737 0 n/a n/a 0 833
2011 69 7 17 742 1 0 4 0 840
2012 75 4 18 745 1 0 5 0 848
2013 66 5 15 781 1 1 1 0 870
2014 61 5 10 768 3 0 1 0 848
2015 55 4 10 731 3 1 1 0 805
2016 69 4 10 734 3 0 2 0 822
2017 53 2 6 694 1 0 3 0 759
2018 40 5 4 687 0 0 1 0 737
2019 40 5 7 705 2 0 2 0 761
2020 25 4 6 744 1 0 2 0 782
2021 27 9 8 700 0 0 2 0 746
2022 27 1 1 662 1 0 3 0 695
2023 28 2 1 625 1 0 3 0 660

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Coakley Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 843 47.0 17.9 n/a
1989 834 n/a n/a n/a
1990 815 50.0 16.3 n/a
1991 817 93.0 8.7 n/a
1992 815 51.0 15.9 46
1993 861 50.0 17.2 51.2
1994 813 56.0 14.5 49.8
1995 825 58.2 14.2 49.1
1996 825 58.2 14.2 49.1
1997 762 54.0 14.1 48.2
1998 821 59.3 13.8 46
1999 821 54.9 15.0 43.1
2000 834 59.3 14.1 54.2
2001 815 57.9 14.1 55.7
2002 845 61.6 13.7 60.6
2003 845 61.6 13.7 60.6
2004 864 58.3 14.8 61.7
2005 865 56.4 15.3 62.1
2006 901 59.2 15.2 69.4
2007 867 59.3 14.6 67.5
2008 872 60.9 14.3 70.3
2009 816 61.3 13.3 67.6
2010 833 61.3 13.5 73.5
2011 840 61.0 13.7 72.1
2012 848 62.4 13.5 73.1
2013 870 63.3 13.7 76.8
2014 848 65.0 13.0 78.2
2015 805 65.0 12.3 73.2
2016 822 63.0 13.0 73.4
2017 759 60.1 12.6 78.8
2018 737 51.9 14.1 79.8
2019 761 53.2 14.2 79.2
2020 782 52.6 14.8 80.3
2021 746 55.6 13.4 82.2
2022 695 55.3 12.5 80.7
2023 660 50.9 12.9 82.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Coakley Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 843 47.0 17.9 n/a
1989 834 n/a n/a n/a
1990 815 50.0 16.3 n/a
1991 817 93.0 8.7 n/a
1992 815 51.0 15.9 46
1993 861 50.0 17.2 51.2
1994 813 56.0 14.5 49.8
1995 825 58.2 14.2 49.1
1996 825 58.2 14.2 49.1
1997 762 54.0 14.1 48.2
1998 821 59.3 13.8 46
1999 821 54.9 15.0 43.1
2000 834 59.3 14.1 54.2
2001 815 57.9 14.1 55.7
2002 845 61.6 13.7 60.6
2003 845 61.6 13.7 60.6
2004 864 58.3 14.8 61.7
2005 865 56.4 15.3 62.1
2006 901 59.2 15.2 69.4
2007 867 59.3 14.6 67.5
2008 872 60.9 14.3 70.3
2009 816 61.3 13.3 67.6
2010 833 61.3 13.5 73.5
2011 840 61.0 13.7 72.1
2012 848 62.4 13.5 73.1
2013 870 63.3 13.7 76.8
2014 848 65.0 13.0 78.2
2015 805 65.0 12.3 73.2
2016 822 63.0 13.0 73.4
2017 759 60.1 12.6 78.8
2018 737 51.9 14.1 79.8
2019 761 53.2 14.2 79.2
2020 782 52.6 14.8 80.3
2021 746 55.6 13.4 82.2
2022 695 55.3 12.5 80.7
2023 660 50.9 12.9 82.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Coakley Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,364 (12.6%) $9,497 (87.4%) $10,861
2020 $2,155 (20.8%) $8,220 (79.2%) $10,376
2021 $1,693 (15.3%) $9,355 (84.7%) $11,048

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Coakley Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 837th of 2193 Middle schoolsRanks 1580th of 2330 Middle schools
 29.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Reading (Coakley Middle)3242
 10%
   6th Grade Reading (Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District)3045
 15%
   6th Grade Reading (Texas)3550
 15%
6th Grade Mathematics (Coakley Middle)4717
 30%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District)4622
 24%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4537
 8%
7th Grade Reading (Coakley Middle)4638
 8%
   7th Grade Reading (Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District)4451
 7%
   7th Grade Reading (Texas)4752
 5%
7th Grade Mathematics (Coakley Middle)3924
 15%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District)4132
 9%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4135
 6%
8th Grade Reading (Coakley Middle)5253
 1%
   8th Grade Reading (Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District)5063
 13%
   8th Grade Reading (Texas)5356
 3%
8th Grade Mathematics (Coakley Middle)5523
 32%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District)4427
 17%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5544
 11%
8th Grade Science (Coakley Middle)4854
 6%
   8th Grade Science (Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District)4844
 4%
   8th Grade Science (Texas)4945
 4%
8th Grade Social Studies (Coakley Middle)4117
 24%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District)3627
 9%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Texas)3531
 4%
End of Course Algebra I (Coakley Middle)8939
 50%
   End of Course Algebra I (Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District)7646
 30%
   End of Course Algebra I (Texas)6245
 17%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students761660
 13.3%
African American52
 60%
American Indian21
 50%
Asian71
 85.7%
Hispanic705625
 11.3%
Pacific Islander00
White4028
 30%
Two or More Races23
 50%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients79.2%82.7%
 3.5%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Coakley Middle

Students who attend Coakley Middle usually go on to attend Harlingen Collegiate High School

Students at Coakley Middle are 95% Hispanic, 4% White.

Coakley Middle ranks in the bottom 20.2% of Texas middle schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 660 students attended Coakley Middle.


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