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Cathey Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
1800 N Cynthia
Mcallen, TX 78501
Phone
(956) 971-4300
District
MCALLEN ISD
County
HIDALGO COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
821
Classroom Teachers
56

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Texas

8

(10 is best)

Better than 73.2% of all TX schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Cathey Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
46%
43%
55%
50%
36%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

80 60 40 20 0
57%
42%
66%
52%
47%
32%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

80 60 40 20 0
66%
49%
70%
55%
61%
43%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
15
14
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 256 31.2%
Grade 7 265 32.3%
Grade 8 300 36.5%
Total 821 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 4.3% 4.5% 26.7%
Black 0.7% 0.4% 13.3%
Hispanic 93.2% 93.9% 54.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.5% 1.2% 5.3%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.1% 0.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 68.8% 72.5% 61.3%
Free lunch eligible 68.8% 72.5% 56.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 4.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 119,486 30,029,572
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 3,393.4 113
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.3% 6.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 23.2% 21.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 34.8% 35.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 21.8% 23.5%
65 OR OLDER 14.0% 12.9%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 40,192 10,490,553
Single Parent Households With Children 11.8% 9.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 78.3% 85.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 31.0% 32.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 11.7% 19.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 13.8% 16.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 10.5% 12.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.2% 16.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 16.4% 14.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 16.9% 10.9%
$15,000 or less 13.4% 8.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,322 $149,358,000 54.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $821 $16,741,000 6.1%
Staff $616 $12,563,000 4.6%
General Administration $97 $1,971,000 0.7%
School Administration $674 $13,756,000 5.0%
Operation $1,339 $27,317,000 10.0%
Transportation $160 $3,269,000 1.2%
Other $590 $12,031,000 4.4%
Total Support $4,297 $87,648,000 32.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,741 $35,518,000 13.0%
Total Expenditures $13,360 $272,524,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,347 $35,048,825,000 44.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $595 $3,283,730,000 4.2%
Staff $570 $3,149,949,000 4.0%
General Administration $155 $857,955,000 1.1%
School Administration $625 $3,451,541,000 4.4%
Operation $1,151 $6,357,339,000 8.1%
Transportation $273 $1,508,668,000 1.9%
Other $536 $2,961,595,000 3.8%
Total Support $3,906 $21,570,777,000 27.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,883 $21,441,869,000 27.5%
Total Expenditures $14,137 $78,061,471,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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