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The highest-poverty public high schools in Hidalgo County, Texas

65 public high schools in Hidalgo County, Texas appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public high schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. PROGRESO H S leads the list at 100%, against a median of 90.6% 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

Top % FRL

100%

Median % FRL

90.6%

HIGHEST POVERTY · HIDALGO COUNTY, TEXAS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	PROGRESO H S	PROGRESO, TX	PROGRESO ISD	High	431	100%
2	PREMIER H S OF MISSION	MISSION, TX	PREMIER HIGH SCHOOLS	High	178	99.4%
3	BUELL CENTRAL DAEP	PHARR, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	High	117	99.1%
4	PREMIER H S OF PALMVIEW	PALMVIEW, TX	PREMIER HIGH SCHOOLS	High	108	99.1%
5	PSJA COLLEGIATE SCHOOL OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS	SAN JUAN, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	High	340	98.8%
6	JUAREZ-LINCOLN H S	MISSION, TX	LA JOYA ISD	High	1,952	98.0%
7	ELVIS J BALLEW H S	PHARR, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	High	136	97.8%
8	PSJA MEMORIAL EARLY COLLEGE H S	ALAMO, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	High	1,997	96.8%
9	MERCEDES ACADEMIC ACADEMY	MERCEDES, TX	MERCEDES ISD	High	100	96.0%
10	IDEA COLLEGE PREPARATORY ALAMO	ALAMO, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	737	95.8%
11	PREMIER H S OF WESLACO	WESLACO, TX	PREMIER HIGH SCHOOLS	High	112	95.5%
12	PSJA THOMAS JEFFERSON T-STEM EARLY COLLEGE H S	PHARR, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	High	553	95.5%
13	IDEA COLLEGE PREP	DONNA, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	823	95.3%
14	PSJA SOUTHWEST EARLY COLLEGE H S	PHARR, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	High	1,588	95.1%
15	PREMIER HIGH SCHOOLS - EDINBURG CAREER & TECHNICAL	EDINBURG, TX	PREMIER HIGH SCHOOLS	High	153	94.8%
16	DONNA NORTH H S	DONNA, TX	DONNA ISD	High	1,974	94.5%
17	IDEA COLLEGE PREPARATORY PHARR	PHARR, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	848	94.0%
18	THELMA ROSA SALINAS STEM EARLY COLLEGE H S	LA JOYA, TX	LA JOYA ISD	High	471	93.8%
19	PSJA EARLY COLLEGE H S	SAN JUAN, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	High	2,300	93.7%
20	EDCOUCH-ELSA H S	ELSA, TX	EDCOUCH-ELSA ISD	High	1,309	93.4%
21	IDEA LOS ENCINOS COLLEGE PREPARATORY	MCALLEN, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	753	93.2%
22	LA JOYA H S	LA JOYA, TX	LA JOYA ISD	High	2,405	93.1%
23	LA VILLA EARLY COLLEGE H S	LA VILLA, TX	LA VILLA ISD	High	179	92.7%
24	PREMIER H S OF SAN JUAN	SAN JUAN, TX	PREMIER HIGH SCHOOLS	High	108	92.6%
25	PSJA NORTH EARLY COLLEGE H S	PHARR, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	High	2,166	92.6%
26	MISSION H S	MISSION, TX	MISSION CISD	High	2,154	92.2%
27	IDEA NORTH MISSION COLLEGE PREPARATORY	MISSION, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	756	92.2%
28	VALLEY VIEW H S	HIDALGO, TX	VALLEY VIEW ISD	High	1,227	92.1%
29	ECONOMEDES H S	EDINBURG, TX	EDINBURG CISD	High	2,689	92.0%
30	MERCEDES H S	MERCEDES, TX	MERCEDES ISD	High	903	92.0%
31	MISSION COLLEGIATE H S	ALTON, TX	MISSION CISD	High	399	91.7%
32	IDEA COLLEGE PREPARATORY MISSION	MISSION, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	798	91.0%
33	IDEA ELSA COLLEGE PREPARATORY	ELSA, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	737	90.6%
34	LA JOYA PALMVIEW H S	MISSION, TX	LA JOYA ISD	High	2,073	90.4%
35	IDEA COLLEGE PREPARATORY SAN JUAN	SAN JUAN, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	741	89.2%
36	DONNA H S	DONNA, TX	DONNA ISD	High	1,992	88.7%
37	IDEA WESLACO PIKE COLLEGE PREPARATORY	WESLACO, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	758	87.1%
38	WESLACO EAST H S	WESLACO, TX	WESLACO ISD	High	2,066	86.0%
39	JIMMY CARTER EARLY COLLEGE H S	LA JOYA, TX	LA JOYA ISD	High	327	85.9%
40	HIDALGO EARLY COLLEGE H S	HIDALGO, TX	HIDALGO ISD	High	1,029	85.8%
41	IDEA COLLEGE PREP WESLACO	WESLACO, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	728	84.6%
42	IDEA TOROS COLLEGE PREPARATORY	EDINBURG, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	258	84.5%
43	IDEA OWASSA COLLEGE PREPARATORY	PHARR, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	689	84.3%
44	EDINBURG H S	EDINBURG, TX	EDINBURG CISD	High	2,267	84.3%
45	IDEA EDINBURG COLLEGE PREPARATORY	EDINBURG, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	795	83.0%
46	VETERANS MEMORIAL H S	MISSION, TX	MISSION CISD	High	1,737	81.8%
47	EDINBURG NORTH H S	EDINBURG, TX	EDINBURG CISD	High	2,542	80.8%
48	IDEA TRES LAGOS COLLEGE PREPARATORY	MCALLEN, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	685	80.6%
49	IDEA QUEST COLLEGE PREPARATORY	EDINBURG, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	667	80.2%
50	MERCEDES EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY	MERCEDES, TX	MERCEDES ISD	High	355	80.0%

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