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Michael E Fossum Middle

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

7800 N Ware Rd, McAllen, TX 78504 · (956) 971-1105 · Part of McAllen Independent School District

McAllen’s School Grade B+ better than 73% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
791
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
60%
Setting
City
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Michael E Fossum Middle

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 65% of Texas’s public schools
  • Enrollment down 12.6% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for McAllen kids: 4 high schools

On the path

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

PK–518 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Michael E Fossum MiddleYou are here
9–124 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency40%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts45%
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 ↗

7800 N Ware Rd, McAllen

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6237
Grade 7299
Grade 8255
Enrollment over time
905’20
833’21
780’22
818’23
791’24

Down 12.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 96%White 2%Black <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Two or more races <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Michael E Fossum Middle from McAllen families.

Other schools in McAllen Independent School District

The district →
Gonzalez El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · McAllen
A+
818 students16:1
Milam El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · McAllen
A
811 students16:1
Dr. Pablo Perez
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · McAllen
A−
601 students17:1
Jackson El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · McAllen
C−
548 students14:1
Rayburn El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · McAllen
B+
530 students15:1
Seguin El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · McAllen
C−
530 students14:1

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; McAllen’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.