MICHAEL E FOSSUM MIDDLE

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Regular School · MCALLEN, TX

MICHAEL E FOSSUM MIDDLE is a regular school school in MCALLEN, Texas, serving grades 06–08 with 791 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 14.7:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

791

Teachers (FTE)

53.9

Student–Teacher Ratio

14.7:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	758	96%
White	19	2%
Black or African American	6	1%
Asian	5	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	2	0%
Two or more races	1	0%
Total enrollment	791	378M / 413F

English Language Learners: 236 (30% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	40.0% +3.6pp	36.4%	376
Reading Proficiency	45.0% +3.7pp	41.3%	325
Science Proficiency	55-59%	—	78

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.13 grade levels

Math

+0.06 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

127 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

2.7% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

5.1% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	791	100%

Contact & Location

7800 N WARE RD

MCALLEN, TX 78504

Phone: (956)971-1105

http://fossum.mcallenisd.org

District

MCALLEN ISD

Per-pupil expenditure: $15,597

District enrollment: 20,399

Other Schools in District

ALVAREZ EL Elementary
BLANCA E SANCHEZ Elementary
CASTANEDA EL Elementary
DR PABLO PEREZ Elementary
ESCANDON EL Elementary
FIELDS EL Elementary
GARZA EL Elementary
GONZALEZ EL Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 78504) → CensusDepth.com
Texas population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Texas teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

482967011515

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD