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Monte Alto ISD
Hidalgo County · Region 01: Edinburg · 764 students
Monte Alto ISD is rated B by TEA, scoring 82 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 76.9 average of the 152 districts serving a similar share of economically disadvantaged students, and level with the statewide average of 81.7. It is up 8 points since 2023-24.
Ranks 487th of 1,019 Texas districts (tied with 51 others), and 22nd of 37 in Region 01: Edinburg (tied with 3 others).
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5 years of ratings
2021-22 is shown under the refreshed methodology TEA adopted in 2023, so it is comparable with later years.
| Year | Rating | Score | Similar | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | B | 82 | 76.9 | 81.7 |
| 2024-25 | C | 74 | 74.4 | 80.3 |
| 2023-24 | C | 74 | 72.9 | 78.7 |
| 2022-23 | Data Integrity Issues | — | 73.1 | 79.2 |
| 2021-22 | Data Integrity Issues | — | 76.5 | 80.6 |
How this district's change over time is ranked
TEA publishes most measures for one year only, so a change ranking exists just where the same figure is published across years — the overall score, the five score domains, and per-student spending. This page does not yet state where Monte Alto ISD itself places on these lists, only that the lists exist; open one to find this district's own row.
Texas districts
Region 01: Edinburg
Hidalgo County
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.
- Monte Alto ISD
- Similar student population (152)
- Region 01: Edinburg (37)
| Domain | Score | Grade | Points to next grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Student Achievement | 75 | C | 5 |
| School Progress | 82 | B | 8 |
| Closing the Gaps | 81 | B | 9 |
| Academic Growth | 79 | C | 1 |
| Relative Performance | 82 | B | 8 |
Closest to moving up: School Progress, 8 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 district that better measure is School Progress (82), so Student Achievement (75) is published above but does not enter the overall score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 82.
Student outcomes
STAAR performance
- Approaches grade level
- Meets grade level
- Masters grade level
- Tick: Similar student population (152)
Percentage of tests at or above each level. Masters is a subset of Meets, which is a subset of Approaches. The tick on each bar marks the average for Similar student population (152 districts) — a comparison TEA does not publish.
Graduation
- Four-Year
- 93.0%−0.7 pts vs similar
- Five-Year
- 94.1%−0.7 pts vs similar
- Six-Year
- 94.3%−0.2 pts vs similar
- Dropout Rate
- 2.5%+1.5 pts vs similar
College, career and military readiness
| Criterion | This district | similar | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total credit for CCMR criteria | 98.0% | 84.9% | +13.1 |
| Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA, or earned credit for a college prep course | 33.3% | 49.4% | −16.1 |
| Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA | 30.3% | 20.0% | +10.3 |
| Met criterion score on AP/IB exam(s) | 0.0% | 6.5% | −6.5 |
| Earned college credit for a dual credit course | 15.2% | 31.1% | −15.9 |
| Earned an industry-based certification | 86.4% | 41.5% | +44.9 |
| Earned a level I or level II certificate | 0.0% | 3.4% | −3.4 |
| Earned an associate degree | 4.5% | 5.6% | −1.1 |
| Completed an OnRamps course and qualified for college credit | 0.0% | 3.0% | −3.0 |
| Graduated with completed individualized education program (IEP) and workforce readiness | 0.0% | 3.2% | −3.2 |
| Graduated under an advanced diploma plan and identified as a current special education student | 10.6% | 9.8% | +0.8 |
| Enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces | 4.5% | 3.2% | +1.3 |
Who this district serves
Placed after the results deliberately: this is context for reading them, not an explanation of them.
- Students
- 764
- Economically disadvantaged
- 88.5%+2.9 pts vs similar
- English learners
- 32.9%+10.5 pts vs similar
- Special education
- 13.9%−4.4 pts vs similar
- Attendance
- 93.1%+0.1 pts vs similar
- Chronically absent
- 20.9%−2.0 pts vs similar
Student demographics
- Hispanic 99.2%
- White 0.8%
Spending per student
Compared against TEA's own peer group, which controls for size and student population, and against the state.
- Monte Alto ISD
- TEA peer group
- Texas average
Spends $2,547 less per student than its peer group, and $44 less than the state average.
Teachers
- Average salary
- $62,438−$2,099 vs similar
- Teachers
- 61
- Students per staff member
- 12.5
Teaching experience
- Beginning 9.8%
- 1 to 5 years 27.9%
- 6 to 10 years 24.6%
- 11 to 20 years 27.9%
- 21 to 30 years 8.2%
- Over 30 years 1.6%
Where this district ranks best
Out of 164 rankings computed across every published metric and every comparison group, these are the placements that stand out. Press Copy for a citable sentence.
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1of 37
Earned an industry-based certification
Region 01: Edinburg · of the 37 that report this measure
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1of 15
Earned an industry-based certification
Hidalgo County · of the 15 that report this measure
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1of 15
Graduated under an advanced diploma plan and identified as a current special education student
Hidalgo County · of the 15 that report this measure
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2of 15
Academic Growth
Hidalgo County · of the 15 that report this measure · tied with 2
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2of 15
College, career or military ready
Hidalgo County · of the 15 that report this measure · tied with 2
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2of 15
Enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces
Hidalgo County · of the 15 that report this measure
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4of 146
Earned an industry-based certification
Similar student population · of the 146 that report this measure · tied with 1
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4of 15
Per-student spending
Hidalgo County · of the 15 that report this measure
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5of 15
Chronically absent (lowest is best)
Hidalgo County · of the 15 that report this measure
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6of 15
Reading — Masters
Hidalgo County · of the 15 that report this measure · tied with 2
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7of 15
Closing the Gaps
Hidalgo County · of the 15 that report this measure
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8of 15
Overall score
Hidalgo County · of the 15 that report this measure · tied with 1 · full ranking
These are selected high placements, not a summary. Every figure above this section is the full picture, including where this district ranks poorly. Each statement below states its cohort and its denominator so it can be checked — a rank without an n is a boast, not a fact. Ties are shown because a shared ceiling is not a sole first place. Every ranking this site publishes, including the ones no district would put in a press release.
3 schools in this district
| School | Type | Rating | Score | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monte Alto HS | High School | B | 89 | 235 |
| Jose Borrego Preparatory Academy | Middle / Jr. High | C | 79 | 163 |
| Roberto Garate Discovery Academy | Elementary | C | 74 | 366 |
Where this comes from
Every figure on this page comes from data the Texas Education Agency publishes at txschools.gov, fetched 15 August 2026 and archived with a checksum so each number stays traceable to the bytes TEA served.