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The fastest-declining public high schools by enrollment in Hidalgo County, Texas

This ranking covers the fastest-declining public high schools by enrollment in Hidalgo County, Texas, drawn from 31 qualifying public high schools. South Texas ISD World Scholars leads the list at -35.3%, against a median of -8.7% 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 Enrollment change

-35.3%

Median Enrollment change

-8.7%

FASTEST DECLINING · HIDALGO COUNTY, TEXAS

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	South Texas ISD World Scholars	EDINBURG, TX	SOUTH TEXAS ISD	623	403	-35.3%
2	Psja Thomas Jefferson T-STEM Early College High School	PHARR, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	775	553	-28.6%
3	Progreso High School	PROGRESO, TX	PROGRESO ISD	560	431	-23.0%
4	Juarez-Lincoln High School	MISSION, TX	LA JOYA ISD	2,528	1,952	-22.8%
5	Mercedes High School	MERCEDES, TX	MERCEDES ISD	1,096	903	-17.6%
6	La Joya High School	LA JOYA, TX	LA JOYA ISD	2,855	2,405	-15.8%
7	Achieve Early College High School	MCALLEN, TX	MCALLEN ISD	491	428	-12.8%
8	Mercedes Early College Academy	MERCEDES, TX	MERCEDES ISD	400	355	-11.3%
9	Psja Southwest Early College High School	PHARR, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	1,788	1,588	-11.2%
10	Memorial High School	MCALLEN, TX	MCALLEN ISD	2,274	2,021	-11.1%
11	IDEA Quest College Preparatory	EDINBURG, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	741	667	-10.0%
12	Rowe High School	MC ALLEN, TX	MCALLEN ISD	2,110	1,905	-9.7%
13	South Texas ISD Health Professions	MERCEDES, TX	SOUTH TEXAS ISD	861	781	-9.3%
14	Robert R Vela High School	EDINBURG, TX	EDINBURG CISD	2,305	2,101	-8.9%
15	Edinburg North High School	EDINBURG, TX	EDINBURG CISD	2,789	2,542	-8.9%
16	Donna North High School	DONNA, TX	DONNA ISD	2,162	1,974	-8.7%
17	Veterans Memorial High School	MISSION, TX	MISSION CISD	1,888	1,737	-8.0%
18	Jimmy Carter Early College High School	LA JOYA, TX	LA JOYA ISD	355	327	-7.9%
19	Mission Collegiate High School	ALTON, TX	MISSION CISD	433	399	-7.9%
20	McAllen High School	MCALLEN, TX	MCALLEN ISD	2,296	2,134	-7.1%
21	IDEA College Prep Weslaco	WESLACO, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	783	728	-7.0%
22	Edinburg High School	EDINBURG, TX	EDINBURG CISD	2,428	2,267	-6.6%
23	Monte Alto High School	MONTE ALTO, TX	MONTE ALTO ISD	272	255	-6.3%
24	Edcouch-Elsa High School	ELSA, TX	EDCOUCH-ELSA ISD	1,394	1,309	-6.1%
25	La Joya Palmview High School	MISSION, TX	LA JOYA ISD	2,157	2,073	-3.9%
26	Mission High School	MISSION, TX	MISSION CISD	2,234	2,154	-3.6%
27	Sharyland Pioneer High School	MISSION, TX	SHARYLAND ISD	1,564	1,511	-3.4%
28	IDEA College Preparatory Alamo	ALAMO, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	760	737	-3.0%
29	Donna High School	DONNA, TX	DONNA ISD	2,045	1,992	-2.6%
30	Psja North Early College High School	PHARR, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	2,197	2,166	-1.4%
31	IDEA College Preparatory Mission	MISSION, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	801	798	-0.4%

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