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McAllen HS

Hidalgo County · Region 01: Edinburg · 2,080 students

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Current score
92/1002025-26
Change
+12 ptssince 2021-22
Score vs similar economic context
+11.2 ptsvs 80.8 average · 1,922 rated schools serving a similar economic context
Similar economic-disadvantage rate placement
152 of 1,922tied with 47 others
A92

At a glance

Under TEA’s current rules, the available rating history is moving up; under the rules in force back then it scored 84 in 2021-22. The current score is above the 80.8 average for 1,922 rated schools serving a similar economic context.

Evidence worth noticing

Strengths and momentum

STAAR result

Math above similar-context averages at Meets and Masters

Meets
54%vs 43.7% avg · +10.3 pts
Masters
18%vs 17% avg · +1 pts

Among 1,829 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.

See the full measure

STAAR result

Science above similar-context averages at Meets and Masters

Meets
63%vs 48.1% avg · +14.9 pts
Masters
27%vs 21.8% avg · +5.2 pts

Among 1,684 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.

See the full measure

Selected positive signals, not a summary of performance. The same rules choose them on every page: only the latest one-year gain, results meaningfully better than the currently selected comparison with broad reporting, and distinctive top-three placements. Demographics, staffing and spending cannot become academic “wins.” The overall rating and the full results below remain the complete picture for this school.

Read the full rating context and placement

McAllen HS is rated A by TEA, scoring 92 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 80.8 average for 1,922 rated schools serving a similar economic context. It is up 12 points since 2021-22.

Ranks 152nd of 1,922 rated schools serving a similar economic context (tied with 47 others).

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  1. Overview
  2. 5 years of ratings
  3. Where the score comes from
  4. Student outcomes
  5. After high school: the following fall
  6. Who this school serves
  7. Student counts behind the percentages
  8. Enrollment over time
  9. Discipline and removal from class
  10. Spending per student
  11. Teachers and actual class size
  12. Where this school ranks best
  13. Where this comes from

5 years of ratings

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Compare against
908070 Similar economic-disadvantage rateTexas averageMcAllen HS 8086939292 2021-222022-232023-242024-252025-26

2021-22 is shown under the refreshed methodology TEA adopted in 2023, so it is comparable with later years. Under the original scoring it was rated B with 84 that year.

Comparison lines follow the current rated cohort backward through time. The table gives the number in that fixed cohort that reported a score each year; it can be smaller than cohort membership.

View the yearly scores and comparisons
Rating history with comparisons
YearRatingScoreSelected comparisonSimilar economic-disadvantage rateStateTexas average
2025-26A9280.8 1,922 reporting81.3 7,646 reporting
2024-25A9280.6 1,898 reporting81.2 7,554 reporting
2023-24A9378.6 1,877 reporting78.9 7,466 reporting
2022-23B8679.2 1,843 reporting79.1 7,377 reporting
2021-22B8082.5 1,818 reporting83.7 7,283 reporting

Where the score comes from

Texas builds the overall rating from the better of Student Achievement and School Progress, weighted 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. School Progress is itself the better of Academic Growth and Relative Performance. The 60, 70, 80 and 90 rules mark the letter-grade thresholds.

  • Student Achievement92 A+12.7 vs similar economic context · 1,840 reporting
  • School Progress94 A+12.7 vs similar economic context · 1,833 reporting
  • Closing the Gaps87 B+9.0 vs similar economic context · 1,816 reporting
  • Academic Growth70 C−4.5 vs similar economic context · 1,781 reporting
  • Relative Performance94 A+14.5 vs similar economic context · 1,833 reporting
  • McAllen HS
  • Similar economic-disadvantage rate (1,922 in cohort)
Domain scores
DomainScoreGradePoints to next grade
Student Achievement92A—
School Progress94A—
Closing the Gaps87B3
Academic Growth70C10
Relative Performance94A—

Closest to moving up: Closing the Gaps, 3 points below A in that domain — the nearest of the measures that count toward the overall rating.

TEA does not add the domains up. The overall score is the better of Student Achievement and School Progress at 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. For this school that better measure is School Progress (94), so Student Achievement (92) is published above but does not enter the overall score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 94.

Student outcomes

STAAR performance

All Subjects

  • Approaches grade level84%+9 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,840 reporting
  • Meets grade level61%+11 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,840 reporting
  • Masters grade level21%+0 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,840 reporting
Reading3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level75%−2 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,837 reporting
  • Meets grade level60%+6 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,837 reporting
  • Masters grade level15%−7 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,837 reporting
Math3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level87%+14 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,829 reporting
  • Meets grade level54%+10 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,829 reporting
  • Masters grade level18%+1 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,829 reporting
Science3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level92%+16 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,684 reporting
  • Meets grade level63%+15 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,684 reporting
  • Masters grade level27%+5 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,684 reporting
Social Studies3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level94%+18 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 929 reporting
  • Meets grade level73%+25 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 929 reporting
  • Masters grade level36%+14 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 929 reporting
  • Approaches grade level
  • Meets grade level
  • Masters grade level
  • Tick: Similar economic-disadvantage rate (1,922 in cohort)

Percentage of tests at or above each level. Masters is a subset of Meets, which is a subset of Approaches. The selected-comparison tick on each bar marks the average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate — a comparison TEA does not publish.

Graduation

Four-Year
100.0%+6.3 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 490 rated schools reporting
Five-Year
99.8%+6.5 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 486 rated schools reporting
Six-Year
99.5%+7.1 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 486 rated schools reporting
Dropout Rate
0.0%−0.5 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 493 rated schools reporting

These measures use TEA's standard-accountability population. Each comparison average includes only schools in that population that report that specific measure; its reporting count is shown beside the average. It is an unweighted average of those reported school rates, not a pooled rate across every student in the group.

College, career and military readiness

Total credit for CCMR criteria
97.0%+9.2 pts vs similar economic context
CCMR criteria
CriterionThis school% of graduatesAveragesimilar economic contextDifferencepercentage pointsReportingselected comparison
Total credit for CCMR criteria97.0%87.8%+9.2 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 527 rated schools reporting
Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA, or earned credit for a college prep course69.1%59.3%+9.8 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 530 rated schools reporting
Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA53.7%28.3%+25.4 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 530 rated schools reporting
Met criterion score on AP/IB exam(s)36.2%10.3%+25.9 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 530 rated schools reporting
Earned college credit for a dual credit course34.2%33.8%+0.4 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 530 rated schools reporting
Earned an industry-based certification63.4%37.6%+25.8 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 530 rated schools reporting
Earned a level I or level II certificate1.1%1.6%−0.5 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 530 rated schools reporting
Earned an associate degree1.1%6.1%−5.0 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 530 rated schools reporting
Completed an OnRamps course and qualified for college credit17.8%3.6%+14.2 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 530 rated schools reporting
Graduated with completed individualized education program (IEP) and workforce readiness2.5%3.1%−0.6 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 530 rated schools reporting
Graduated under an advanced diploma plan and identified as a current special education student11.0%7.8%+3.2 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 530 rated schools reporting
Enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces3.2%3.4%−0.2 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 530 rated schools reporting

Every row is a share of this school's graduates, and every row is a way of meeting CCMR — so on every row, a bigger share is better. Difference is this school minus the average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate, counted in percentage points: +5.0 would mean five more graduates in every hundred met that criterion here. The selected comparison is an unweighted average of the reported school percentages, not a pooled rate across all graduates in the group. Graduates may meet several criteria, so the rows do not add up to the total.

Counts in the comparison controls describe full cohort membership, not the denominator of every average. Each average uses only schools for which TEA reported that measure; metric-specific reporting counts are shown on the STAAR, graduation and CCMR rows and may vary.

After high school: the following fall

Where school graduates appeared in Texas public higher-education records the fall after graduation. This is a limited next-step measure, not an eventual college-going or completion rate.

Graduates in the report
518

Class of 2023–24

Enrolled in Texas public higher education
311

60.0% of graduates

Not found in Texas public higher-ed records
177

34.2% of graduates

Not trackable
30

Fall 2024

Graduates in the report

This school
518
Selected comparison
227.3

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 416 rated schools reporting

Enrolled in Texas public higher education

This school
311
Selected comparison
100

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 416 rated schools reporting

Texas-public enrollment rate

This school
60.0%
Selected comparison
44.6%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 416 rated schools reporting

+15.4 pts vs similar economic context

Not-found rate

This school
34.2%
Selected comparison
50.6%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 416 rated schools reporting

−16.4 pts vs similar economic context

Not-trackable rate

This school
5.8%
Selected comparison
4.9%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 416 rated schools reporting

+0.9 pts vs similar economic context

Most common named Texas public destinations

  1. U. OF TEXAS-RIO GRANDE VALLEY (003599)141
  2. SOUTH TEXAS COLLEGE (031034)70
  3. U. OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN (003658)14

Selected comparison counts are neutral cohort scale context. The percentages put differently sized graduating classes on the same basis, but still cover only the limited Texas-public system observed by this report.

Source: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, high-school graduates enrolled in higher education, fetched 24 August 2026. The report covers graduates who enrolled in a Texas public college or university the following fall and includes only districts or campuses with more than 25 graduates.

“Not found” does not mean a graduate did not continue their education. It can include private or out-of-state college, work, military service, enrollment after the fall term, or another path the Texas public system does not observe.

“Not trackable” is not an outcome. THECB uses it for graduates with a non-standard identifier that could not be matched to higher-education records.

Who this school serves

Placed after the results deliberately: this is context for reading them, not an explanation of them.

Students
2,080
Economically disadvantaged
59.9%−0.3 pts vs similar economic context
English learners
25.4%+9.5 pts vs similar economic context
Special education
13.4%−5.4 pts vs similar economic context
Attendance
93.3%−1.0 pts vs similar economic context
Chronically absent
23.1%+7.2 pts vs similar economic context

Student demographics

McAllen HS

African American: 0.7%Hispanic: 92%White: 5.8%Asian: 0.8%Two or More Races: 0.6%
  • African American 0.7%
  • Hispanic 92%
  • White 5.8%
  • Asian 0.8%
  • Two or More Races 0.6%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,922 reporting for every category shown · 1,922 in full cohort

African American: 10.3%Hispanic: 47.9%White: 35%American Indian: 0.3%Asian: 2.3%Pacific Islander: 0.2%Two or More Races: 3.9%
  • African American 10.3%
  • Hispanic 47.9%
  • White 35%
  • American Indian 0.3%
  • Asian 2.3%
  • Pacific Islander 0.2%
  • Two or More Races 3.9%

Student counts behind the percentages

Context only. These counts are not rankings, comparisons, or judgments about school quality.

Students in this TEA accountability summary
2,080
Economically disadvantaged students
1,245
Emergent bilingual students
528
Special education students
279

Campus mobility · 2024–25

Mobile students
288
Students in TEA mobility denominator
2,262
TEA-published mobility rate
12.7%

The mobility count and rate use TEA’s separate 2024–25 campus denominator shown above, not current enrollment. This site does not recalculate a missing rate.

The first figure is TEA’s student count for this accountability summary. It is a separate publication from the fall PEIMS enrollment shown above and can differ; this site does not substitute one for the other. Counts come from TEA’s 2025-26 accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026. A reported zero is shown as 0. Small-number and complementary masks, unavailable values, and blank not-reported fields stay separate and are never estimated. TEA masking definitions.

Enrollment over time

TEA-reported student enrollment for each available school year. Enrollment growth or decline is not a measure of school quality.

TEA reported 2,080 students in 2025–26, a decrease of 54 (2.5%) from 2024–25.

Latest enrollment
2,080

2025–26

Change from 2024–25
−54

Decrease · −2.5%

Change since 2021–22
−105

Decrease · −4.8%

Enrollment in 2025–26

This school
2,080
Selected comparison
632.1

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,888 rated schools reporting

Student enrollment by school year for McAllen HS
School yearStudents enrolledMcAllen HSChange from previous school yearAverage enrollmentselected comparison
2021–22 2,185 First available year 639
2022–23 2,133 Decrease of 52 (2.4%) 643.5
2023–24 2,152 Increase of 19 (0.9%) 642.6
2024–25 2,134 Decrease of 18 (0.8%) 639.9
2025–26 2,080 Decrease of 54 (2.5%) 632.1

The selected comparison column is the average enrollment among reporting schools in that group. It changes with the comparison control; this school's own counts do not.

Source: TEA PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. TEA reports these counts from its fall student snapshot; changes compare adjacent reported school years.

These counts show how enrollment changed, not why. Attendance-zone changes, school openings or closures, grade reconfigurations, transfers and population shifts can affect the total.

Discipline and removal from class

TEA’s annual student and action counts, kept separate and divided only by the matching full-year enrollment. These figures describe removals from instruction, not a simple safe-or-unsafe score.

Students in TEA’s all-discipline count
435

19.6% of cumulative year-end enrollment

Disciplinary actions
1,563

70.50 per 100 students

Cumulative year-end enrollment
2,217

2024–25

Share of students · 2024–25

This school
19.6%
Selected comparison
12.5%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,464 rated schools reporting

+7.1 pts vs similar economic context

Actions per 100 students · 2024–25

This school
70.5
Selected comparison
28

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,583 rated schools reporting

+42.5 vs similar economic context
TEA all-discipline student and action counts by school year for McAllen HS
School yearCumulative enrollmentStudentsall disciplineStudents% of enrollmentActionsall disciplineActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
2020–21 2,281 23 1.0% 57 2.50 9.6% 18.7
2021–22 2,307 314 13.6% 899 38.97 12.4% 28.1
2022–23 2,236 429 19.2% 1,583 70.80 12.9% 30
2023–24 2,253 303 13.4% 854 37.91 12.8% 29.7
2024–25 2,217 435 19.6% 1,563 70.50 12.5% 28
See 2024–25 discipline categories
TEA discipline categories for McAllen HS in 2024–25
CategoryStudentsStudents% of enrollmentActionsActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
All discipline 435 19.6% 1,563 70.50 12.5% 28
In-school suspensions 405 18.3% 1,199 54.08 11.2% 21.7
Out-of-school suspensions 115 5.2% 251 11.32 6.6% 9.5
DAEP placements 90 4.1% 111 5.01 4.8% 5.7
Mandatory DAEP placements 39 1.8% 43 1.94 3.4% 4
Discretionary DAEP placements 57 2.6% 68 3.07 2.7% 3.1
JJAEP placements Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
Mandatory JJAEP placements Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
Discretionary JJAEP placements Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
Expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —

Selected comparisons use rates, not raw counts, so differently sized schools can be read on the same basis. Each average uses only group members for which TEA reported that rate; this school's own counts and rates remain fixed.

Students, actions and incidents are different units. One student can receive multiple actions. The categories overlap, so they must not be added together. Rates use TEA's matching cumulative year-end enrollment, not the October enrollment shown elsewhere on this page.

Source: TEA Discipline Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. Suppressed values stay unavailable rather than being estimated. Use 2020–21 cautiously because remote instruction during the pandemic changed students' exposure to in-person discipline. TEA consolidated its separate action-group reports into this product in 2024–25; this trend uses only the stable “All discipline” heading.

Spending per student

The campus and its parent district stay fixed while the selected same-sector txschools.net comparison changes with the page-wide control. TEA's own peer group and statewide reference remain visible as separately published, fixed TEA references.

$7k$13k$20k20182020202220242025
  • McAllen HS
  • Parent district: McAllen ISD
  • Texas average
  • Selected comparison: Similar economic-disadvantage rate

Spending per student · 2025

This school
$11,309
Selected comparison
$12,453

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,894 rated schools reporting

−$1,144 vs similar economic context

For 2025, TEA reported $11,309 per student for this campus, $15,430 per student for its parent district, McAllen ISD, $18,972 per student for the Texas average.

Not reported in this TEA campus finance record: TEA peer group.

View yearly spending figures
Spending per student by year
YearMcAllen HSParent district: McAllen ISDTexas averageSelected comparison averageReportingselected comparison
2018$8,516$10,890$13,054$7,931 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,751 rated schools reporting
2019$8,666$11,137$13,108$8,080 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,770 rated schools reporting
2020$9,582$12,367$14,058$8,694 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,788 rated schools reporting
2021$9,623$13,231$14,797$9,106 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,801 rated schools reporting
2022$12,896$15,975$15,708$10,433 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,819 rated schools reporting
2023$12,544$16,184$16,792$11,111 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,843 rated schools reporting
2024$12,257$16,737$18,125$11,929 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,873 rated schools reporting
2025$11,309$15,430$18,972$12,453 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,894 rated schools reporting

The selected-comparison reporting count is year-specific and can vary across the table. Dollar amounts are shown as TEA published them and are not adjusted for inflation.

Teachers and actual class size

Average salary
$65,626−$870 vs similar economic context
Teachers
155+113.2 vs similar economic context
Students per staff member
13.4−5.8 vs similar economic context

Teaching experience

McAllen HS

Beginning: 0.2%1 to 5 years: 18.6%6 to 10 years: 20.4%11 to 20 years: 38.1%21 to 30 years: 17.7%Over 30 years: 4.9%
  • Beginning 0.2%
  • 1 to 5 years 18.6%
  • 6 to 10 years 20.4%
  • 11 to 20 years 38.1%
  • 21 to 30 years 17.7%
  • Over 30 years 4.9%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,922 reporting for every category shown · 1,922 in full cohort

Beginning: 5.9%1 to 5 years: 25.4%6 to 10 years: 19.2%11 to 20 years: 28.4%21 to 30 years: 16.3%Over 30 years: 4.2%
  • Beginning 5.9%
  • 1 to 5 years 25.4%
  • 6 to 10 years 19.2%
  • 11 to 20 years 28.4%
  • 21 to 30 years 16.3%
  • Over 30 years 4.2%

Average students in a class

TEA average class size by grade or subject for McAllen HS in 2024–25
Grade or subjectAverage students per classMcAllen HS · 2024–25Average students per classselected comparison
Secondary English14.414.8
Secondary languages other than English16.817.2
Secondary math20.615.6
Secondary science18.417.1
Secondary social studies20.617

These are TEA's actual class-size averages for the grade or subject shown, not the student-to-teacher ratio. TEA reported 5 of 12 categories for this campus; the categories are not combined into a made-up campus-wide average. Each selected comparison average uses only schools reporting that same grade or subject.

Source: TEA Texas Academic Performance Reports, fetched 24 August 2026.

Where this school ranks best

Out of 200 rankings computed across every published metric and every available comparison group, these are all the measures that meet this site’s distinctive-placement threshold. The list does not change when you change Compare against. Each measure appears once, using its strongest placement. Press Copy for a citable sentence.

#1 rankings

First-place results

1 measure

  • 1of 473

    Four-Year Graduation Rate

    Similar size (standard accountability only) · of the 473 that report this measure · tied with 6

#2–3 rankings

Second- and third-place results

2 measures

  • 2of 42

    Completed an OnRamps course and qualified for college credit

    Hidalgo County · of the 42 that report this measure

  • 3of 42

    Graduated under an advanced diploma plan and identified as a current special education student

    Hidalgo County · of the 42 that report this measure

#4–10 rankings

Fourth- through tenth-place results

4 measures

  • 10of 42

    Met criterion score on AP/IB exam(s)

    Hidalgo County · of the 42 that report this measure

  • 10of 42

    Enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces

    Hidalgo County · of the 42 that report this measure

  • 10of 38

    Five-Year Graduation Rate

    Hidalgo County (standard accountability only) · of the 38 that report this measure · tied with 1

  • 10of 38

    Six-Year Graduation Rate

    Hidalgo County (standard accountability only) · of the 38 that report this measure · tied with 1

Other top-5% rankings

High placements in larger reporting groups

2 measures

  • 12of 241

    Relative Performance

    Hidalgo County · of the 241 that report this measure · tied with 4

  • 13of 241

    School Progress

    Hidalgo County · of the 241 that report this measure · tied with 4

These are selected high placements, not a summary. Every figure above this section is the full picture, including where this school ranks poorly. Each measure appears once here, using its strongest qualifying placement across all available comparison groups. Very large ties are left out because they do not distinguish this school; any tie that does appear is labeled. Every ranking this site publishes, including the ones no school would put in a press release.

Where this comes from

The Texas Education Agency publishes the underlying accountability reports and data downloads. Ratings, outcomes, demographics, staffing and finance on this page come from TEA data available through txschools.gov, fetched 15 August 2026. TEA’s Reports and Data Portal links the official bulk files. Enrollment history comes from TEA's PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations reports, fetched 24 August 2026. The student-count context comes from TEA’s bulk accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026; TEA’s masking definitions explain withheld values. The dated notice, staffing, discipline, transfer, community and postsecondary sections cite their separate TEA, Census or THECB publication in place. Every archived source carries checksums so each number stays traceable to the bytes the public agency served.

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