Diaz J H

Summary:

Diaz J H is a public middle school in Hidalgo, TX that serves 565 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Hidalgo Independent School District (ISD), which is ranked 273 out of 968 districts in Texas and has a 4-star rating.

Diaz J H faces significant challenges, with consistently low academic performance compared to the state and nearby schools. The school's STAAR proficiency rates in reading and math are well below state averages, and it has been ranked in the bottom 10-20% of Texas middle schools for the past 10 years. Diaz J H's low rankings extend to specific student subgroups, such as Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and Special Education students. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students (87.96%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage.

In comparison, nearby schools like Austin Middle (Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD), Cathey Middle (McAllen ISD), and B.L. Gray J.H. (Sharyland ISD) generally outperform Diaz J H on academic measures, suggesting that the school faces unique challenges that the nearby schools have been more successful in addressing. Addressing the systemic issues at Diaz J H, particularly the stark underperformance of its student subgroups, will be critical to improving outcomes and providing equitable educational opportunities for the community it serves.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 1312 E Pirate Dr
       Hidalgo, TX  78557-3004


(956) 843-4351

District: Hidalgo Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
1614th of 2,361 Texas Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,070 Help


Students who attend Diaz J H usually attend:

High:    Hidalgo Early College High School

Feeder schools for Diaz J H:

Elementary:    Dr Alejo Salinas Junior Elementary
    Hidalgo Elementary
    Hidalgo Park Elementary
    Jc Kelly Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  11.6 Help
Number of students:  579

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
100.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients:  90.3% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Diaz J H ranks worse than 68.4% of middle schools in Texas. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 33.75. (See more...)
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Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (100%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 90.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Diaz J H is 11.6. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Diaz J H is $11,070.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Diaz J H:

SchoolDigger ranks Diaz J H 1614th of 2361 Texas public middle schools. (See Diaz J H in the ranking list.)

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Hidalgo Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Hidalgo Independent School District (Isd) 273rd of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Diaz J H

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Rank History for all students at Diaz J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 43.35 1058th 1573 32.7%
2005 31.44 1224th 1582 22.6%
2006 18.87 1408th 1585 11.2%
2007 23.74 1455th 1684 13.6%
2008 28.65 1453rd 1718 15.4%
2009 27.31 1512th 1763 14.2%
2010 33.91 1443rd 1803 20.0%
2011 29.71 1617th 1895 14.7%
2012 31.18 1479th 1951 24.2%
2013 28.14 1588th 1973 19.5%
2014 21.06 1709th 1987 14.0%
2015 31.14 1547th 2043 24.3%
2016 27.18 1610th 1987 19.0%
2017 33.79 1375th 2027 32.2%
2018 40.26 1231st 2080 40.8%
2019 43.59 1189th 2193 45.8%
2021 8.88 2198th 2252 2.4%
2022 42.21 1250th 2254 44.5%
2023 32.57 1641st 2330 29.6%
2024 33.75 1614th 2361 31.6%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Diaz J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.00 762nd 1376 44.6%
2019 53.00 496th 1445 65.7%
2021 27.44 1316th 1592 17.3%
2022 52.18 585th 1643 64.4%
2023 41.52 961st 1720 44.1%
2024 39.04 1042nd 1760 40.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Diaz J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.80 1016th 1597 36.4%
2019 47.34 670th 1626 58.8%
2022 67.94 267th 1757 84.8%
2023 51.79 632nd 1815 65.2%
2024 37.20 1244th 1881 33.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Diaz J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.76 1000th 2039 51.0%
2019 53.44 811th 2073 60.9%
2021 10.81 2128th 2172 2.0%
2022 49.77 992nd 2220 55.3%
2023 41.44 1323rd 2251 41.2%
2024 39.00 1361st 2224 38.8%
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Rank History for Migrant students at Diaz J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.44 91st 125 27.2%
2019 29.49 86th 108 20.4%
2022 33.65 58th 70 17.1%
2023 60.46 16th 76 78.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Diaz J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.19 1250th 2008 37.7%
2019 41.35 1198th 2047 41.5%
2022 40.38 1310th 2221 41.0%
2023 35.57 1503rd 2241 32.9%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Diaz J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.12 988th 1430 30.9%
2019 38.81 1075th 1446 25.7%
2022 67.00 492nd 1488 66.9%
2023 57.29 807th 1481 45.5%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Diaz J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.74 1261st 2008 37.2%
2019 49.66 868th 2058 57.8%
2021 23.08 1878th 2118 11.3%
2022 56.51 686th 2182 68.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Diaz J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.93 1217th 2030 40.0%
2019 45.40 1037th 2069 49.9%
2021 11.73 2076th 2168 4.2%
2022 43.23 1202nd 2228 46.1%
2023 30.36 1641st 2245 26.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Diaz J H

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.62 884th 1895 53.4%
2019 51.25 843rd 1935 56.4%
2021 11.23 1993rd 2043 2.4%
2022 50.37 904th 2077 56.5%
2023 40.26 1279th 2116 39.6%
2024 40.35 1243rd 2108 41.0%
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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.

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Enrollment information for Diaz J H

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 0 0 0 531 0 n/a n/a 0 531
1990 0 0 0 543 0 n/a n/a 0 543
1991 1 0 0 542 0 n/a n/a 0 543
1992 8 0 0 661 0 n/a n/a 0 669
1993 7 0 1 592 0 n/a n/a 0 600
1994 9 0 1 588 0 n/a n/a 0 598
1995 3 0 0 564 0 n/a n/a 0 567
1996 3 0 0 564 0 n/a n/a 0 567
1997 4 0 4 523 0 n/a n/a 0 531
1998 5 0 3 516 0 n/a n/a 0 524
1999 5 0 3 509 0 n/a n/a 0 517
2000 4 0 2 576 1 n/a n/a 0 583
2001 2 0 3 556 1 n/a n/a 0 562
2002 0 0 2 615 0 n/a n/a 0 617
2003 0 0 2 615 0 n/a n/a 0 617
2004 1 0 2 650 0 n/a n/a 0 653
2005 1 0 2 659 1 n/a n/a 0 663
2006 0 0 1 691 0 n/a n/a 0 692
2007 1 0 1 684 0 n/a n/a 0 686
2008 2 1 0 693 0 n/a n/a 0 696
2009 1 1 0 738 0 n/a n/a 0 740
2010 3 2 0 720 0 n/a n/a 0 725
2011 2 0 0 678 0 0 0 0 680
2012 3 0 1 685 0 0 0 0 689
2013 0 1 0 689 0 0 0 0 690
2014 0 1 0 690 0 0 0 0 691
2015 1 1 0 696 0 0 0 0 698
2016 1 0 1 694 0 0 0 0 696
2017 1 1 1 670 0 0 0 0 673
2018 0 1 0 635 0 0 0 0 636
2019 0 0 0 637 0 0 0 0 637
2020 0 0 0 660 0 0 0 0 660
2021 0 0 0 648 0 0 0 0 648
2022 0 0 0 586 0 0 0 0 586
2023 0 0 0 565 0 0 0 0 565
2024 0 0 0 579 0 0 0 0 579

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Diaz J H

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 531 n/a n/a n/a
1990 543 38.0 14.2 n/a
1991 543 38.1 14.2 n/a
1992 669 40.0 16.7 84.3
1993 600 41.0 14.6 81.7
1994 598 40.7 14.7 74.7
1995 567 46.1 12.3 82.9
1996 567 46.1 12.3 82.9
1997 531 44.9 11.8 75
1998 524 46.4 11.3 69.1
1999 517 44.3 11.7 65.6
2000 583 45.0 13.0 61.4
2001 562 43.0 13.1 53.6
2002 617 51.0 12.1 22.5
2003 617 51.0 12.1 22.5
2004 653 52.4 12.5 9.6
2005 663 51.8 12.8 0.8
2006 692 49.3 14.0 0.4
2007 686 52.1 13.2 0.6
2008 696 54.8 12.7 0.6
2009 740 52.2 14.2 0.5
2010 725 55.4 13.0 0
2011 680 52.4 12.9 0
2012 689 56.1 12.2 0
2013 690 53.0 12.9 89.1
2014 691 56.9 12.1 87.7
2015 698 57.0 12.2 89
2016 696 56.0 12.4 88.5
2017 673 53.5 12.5 87.7
2018 636 50.1 12.6 90.4
2019 637 47.1 13.5 91.4
2020 660 45.1 14.6 87.7
2021 648 47.2 13.7 88.7
2022 586 47.4 12.3 88.1
2023 565 47.6 11.8 88
2024 579 49.5 11.6 90.3

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 Diaz J H

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 531 n/a n/a n/a
1990 543 38.0 14.2 n/a
1991 543 38.1 14.2 n/a
1992 669 40.0 16.7 84.3
1993 600 41.0 14.6 81.7
1994 598 40.7 14.7 74.7
1995 567 46.1 12.3 82.9
1996 567 46.1 12.3 82.9
1997 531 44.9 11.8 75
1998 524 46.4 11.3 69.1
1999 517 44.3 11.7 65.6
2000 583 45.0 13.0 61.4
2001 562 43.0 13.1 53.6
2002 617 51.0 12.1 22.5
2003 617 51.0 12.1 22.5
2004 653 52.4 12.5 9.6
2005 663 51.8 12.8 0.8
2006 692 49.3 14.0 0.4
2007 686 52.1 13.2 0.6
2008 696 54.8 12.7 0.6
2009 740 52.2 14.2 0.5
2010 725 55.4 13.0 0
2011 680 52.4 12.9 0
2012 689 56.1 12.2 0
2013 690 53.0 12.9 89.1
2014 691 56.9 12.1 87.7
2015 698 57.0 12.2 89
2016 696 56.0 12.4 88.5
2017 673 53.5 12.5 87.7
2018 636 50.1 12.6 90.4
2019 637 47.1 13.5 91.4
2020 660 45.1 14.6 87.7
2021 648 47.2 13.7 88.7
2022 586 47.4 12.3 88.1
2023 565 47.6 11.8 88
2024 579 49.5 11.6 90.3

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 Diaz J H

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $735 (6.8%) $10,051 (93.2%) $10,785
2020 $1,044 (10.2%) $9,144 (89.8%) $10,188
2021 $741 (6.7%) $10,329 (93.3%) $11,070

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Diaz J H

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1189th of 2193 Middle schoolsRanks 1641st of 2330 Middle schools
 16.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Reading (Diaz J H)2440
 16%
   6th Grade Reading (Hidalgo Independent School District (Isd))2440
 16%
   6th Grade Reading (Texas)3550
 15%
6th Grade Mathematics (Diaz J H)4931
 18%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Hidalgo Independent School District (Isd))4931
 18%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4537
 8%
7th Grade Reading (Diaz J H)3646
 10%
   7th Grade Reading (Hidalgo Independent School District (Isd))3646
 10%
   7th Grade Reading (Texas)4752
 5%
7th Grade Mathematics (Diaz J H)4633
 13%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Hidalgo Independent School District (Isd))4633
 13%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4135
 6%
8th Grade Reading (Diaz J H)4650
 4%
   8th Grade Reading (Hidalgo Independent School District (Isd))4650
 4%
   8th Grade Reading (Texas)5356
 3%
8th Grade Mathematics (Diaz J H)7114
 57%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Hidalgo Independent School District (Isd))7114
 57%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5544
 11%
8th Grade Science (Diaz J H)3530
 5%
   8th Grade Science (Hidalgo Independent School District (Isd))3530
 5%
   8th Grade Science (Texas)4945
 4%
8th Grade Social Studies (Diaz J H)2614
 12%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Hidalgo Independent School District (Isd))2614
 12%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Texas)3531
 4%
End of Course Algebra I (Diaz J H)10053
 47%
   End of Course Algebra I (Hidalgo Independent School District (Isd))4735
 12%
   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 Students637565
 11.3%
African American00
American Indian00
Asian00
Hispanic637565
 11.3%
Pacific Islander00
White00
Two or More Races00
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients91.4%88%
 3.4%


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Students at Diaz J H are 100% Hispanic.

In the 2023-24 school year, 579 students attended Diaz J H.

Diaz J H ranks 1614th of 2361 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.


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