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The public high schools with the biggest test-score declines in Hidalgo County, Texas

Across Hidalgo County, Texas, 56 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the 3-year drop in composite math + reading proficiency. Thelma Rosa Salinas STEM Early College High School leads the list at -35.5pp, against a median of +8.8pp across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Hidalgo County, Texas

Best 3-yr change

-35.5pp

Median 3-yr change

+8.8pp

BIGGEST DECLINES · HIDALGO COUNTY, TEXAS

#	School	City	District	Students	3 yrs ago	Latest	Change
1	Thelma Rosa Salinas STEM Early College High School	LA JOYA, TX	LA JOYA ISD	471	72.5%	37.0%	-35.5pp
2	IDEA Los Encinos College Preparatory	MCALLEN, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	753	62.0%	51.5%	-10.5pp
3	IDEA McAllen College Preparatory	MCALLEN, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	820	60.0%	50.5%	-9.5pp
4	IDEA College Prep Weslaco	WESLACO, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	728	39.5%	34.0%	-5.5pp
5	IDEA College Preparatory Pharr	PHARR, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	848	53.0%	48.0%	-5.0pp
6	IDEA Owassa College Preparatory	PHARR, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	689	49.0%	44.5%	-4.5pp
7	IDEA College Preparatory Alamo	ALAMO, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	737	44.0%	41.0%	-3.0pp
8	Jimmy Carter Early College High School	LA JOYA, TX	LA JOYA ISD	327	73.0%	70.0%	-3.0pp
9	Achieve Early College High School	MCALLEN, TX	MCALLEN ISD	428	88.0%	85.0%	-3.0pp
10	IDEA College Prep	DONNA, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	823	41.5%	39.0%	-2.5pp
11	IDEA Quest College Preparatory	EDINBURG, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	667	65.0%	62.5%	-2.5pp
12	Sharyland Advanced Academic Academy	MISSION, TX	SHARYLAND ISD	481	80.0%	78.0%	-2.0pp
13	IDEA Weslaco Pike College Preparatory	WESLACO, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	758	50.5%	49.5%	-1.0pp
14	IDEA Toros College Preparatory	EDINBURG, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	258	50.0%	49.5%	-0.5pp
15	IDEA Elsa College Preparatory	ELSA, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	737	42.5%	43.5%	+1.0pp
16	La Joya High School	LA JOYA, TX	LA JOYA ISD	2,405	28.5%	29.5%	+1.0pp
17	South Texas ISD Science Academy	MERCEDES, TX	SOUTH TEXAS ISD	840	69.5%	71.0%	+1.5pp
18	IDEA Edinburg College Preparatory	EDINBURG, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	795	46.5%	50.0%	+3.5pp
19	Edinburg Collegiate High School	EDINBURG, TX	EDINBURG CISD	466	86.0%	89.5%	+3.5pp
20	IDEA College Preparatory Mission	MISSION, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	798	42.0%	48.0%	+6.0pp
21	Juarez-Lincoln High School	MISSION, TX	LA JOYA ISD	1,952	28.5%	35.0%	+6.5pp
22	Edcouch-Elsa High School	ELSA, TX	EDCOUCH-ELSA ISD	1,309	18.0%	25.0%	+7.0pp
23	Hidalgo Early College High School	HIDALGO, TX	HIDALGO ISD	1,029	23.0%	30.0%	+7.0pp
24	Psja Southwest Early College High School	PHARR, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	1,588	40.5%	48.0%	+7.5pp
25	Progreso High School	PROGRESO, TX	PROGRESO ISD	431	19.0%	26.5%	+7.5pp
26	South Texas ISD World Scholars	EDINBURG, TX	SOUTH TEXAS ISD	403	55.5%	63.0%	+7.5pp
27	IDEA Tres Lagos College Preparatory	MCALLEN, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	685	45.5%	54.0%	+8.5pp
28	Mission Collegiate High School	ALTON, TX	MISSION CISD	399	63.5%	72.0%	+8.5pp
29	Edinburg North High School	EDINBURG, TX	EDINBURG CISD	2,542	29.0%	38.0%	+9.0pp
30	IDEA College Preparatory San Juan	SAN JUAN, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	741	34.5%	44.0%	+9.5pp
31	IDEA North Mission College Preparatory	MISSION, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	756	41.5%	51.0%	+9.5pp
32	La Joya Palmview High School	MISSION, TX	LA JOYA ISD	2,073	29.0%	38.5%	+9.5pp
33	Psja North Early College High School	PHARR, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	2,166	50.5%	60.0%	+9.5pp
34	Edinburg High School	EDINBURG, TX	EDINBURG CISD	2,267	32.5%	42.5%	+10.0pp
35	South Texas ISD Health Professions	MERCEDES, TX	SOUTH TEXAS ISD	781	51.5%	61.5%	+10.0pp
36	Economedes High School	EDINBURG, TX	EDINBURG CISD	2,689	28.0%	38.5%	+10.5pp
37	Rowe High School	MC ALLEN, TX	MCALLEN ISD	1,905	45.0%	55.5%	+10.5pp
38	Weslaco East High School	WESLACO, TX	WESLACO ISD	2,066	30.0%	43.0%	+13.0pp
39	Sharyland Pioneer High School	MISSION, TX	SHARYLAND ISD	1,511	42.5%	56.0%	+13.5pp
40	Sharyland High School	MISSION, TX	SHARYLAND ISD	1,527	48.5%	64.0%	+15.5pp
41	Donna North High School	DONNA, TX	DONNA ISD	1,974	13.5%	29.5%	+16.0pp
42	Memorial High School	MCALLEN, TX	MCALLEN ISD	2,021	39.5%	55.5%	+16.0pp
43	Mercedes High School	MERCEDES, TX	MERCEDES ISD	903	12.5%	28.5%	+16.0pp
44	Psja Early College High School	SAN JUAN, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	2,300	44.0%	60.0%	+16.0pp
45	La Villa Early College High School	LA VILLA, TX	LA VILLA ISD	179	16.0%	32.5%	+16.5pp
46	Psja Memorial Early College High School	ALAMO, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	1,997	32.5%	49.5%	+17.0pp
47	Valley View High School	HIDALGO, TX	VALLEY VIEW ISD	1,227	34.0%	52.0%	+18.0pp
48	Mission High School	MISSION, TX	MISSION CISD	2,154	18.5%	37.0%	+18.5pp
49	Psja Thomas Jefferson T-STEM Early College High School	PHARR, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	553	58.0%	78.5%	+20.5pp
50	Veterans Memorial High School	MISSION, TX	MISSION CISD	1,737	21.5%	42.5%	+21.0pp

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