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B−

McDowell Middle

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

1602 27th St S, Hondo, TX 78861 · (830) 426-2261 · Part of Hondo Independent School District

Hondo’s School Grade C+ better than 40% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
403
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
67%
Setting
Town
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about McDowell Middle

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 50% of Texas’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 8 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Hondo kids: Hondo H S

On the path

Where Hondo kids come from and go next. The whole path →

3–5Newell E Woolls Int375 students
6–8McDowell MiddleYou are here
9–12Hondo H S518 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency37%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts34%
State average 41.8%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among Texas’s 7,796 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1602 27th St S, Hondo

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6137
Grade 7116
Grade 8150
Enrollment over time
410’20
413’21
420’22
394’23
403’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 63%White 34%Two or more races 1%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about McDowell Middle from Hondo families.

Other schools in Hondo Independent School District

The district →
Meyer El
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Hondo
431 students17:1
Newell E Woolls Int
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Hondo
C+
375 students16:1
Hondo H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Hondo
B+
518 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Texas’s other public schools; Hondo’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.