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The highest-performing public high schools in reading in Hidalgo County, Texas

56 public high schools in Hidalgo County, Texas appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public high schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Edinburg Collegiate High School leads the list at 95.0%, against a median of 53.0% 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 % Proficient (Reading)

95.0%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

53.0%

BEST IN READING · HIDALGO COUNTY, TEXAS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Edinburg Collegiate High School	EDINBURG, TX	EDINBURG CISD	High	466	95.0%
2	Achieve Early College High School	MCALLEN, TX	MCALLEN ISD	High	428	90.0%
3	Psja Collegiate School of Health Professions	SAN JUAN, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	High	340	90.0%
4	Jimmy Carter Early College High School	LA JOYA, TX	LA JOYA ISD	High	327	87.0%
5	Mission Collegiate High School	ALTON, TX	MISSION CISD	High	399	86.0%
6	South Texas ISD Health Professions	MERCEDES, TX	SOUTH TEXAS ISD	High	781	82.0%
7	South Texas ISD Science Academy	MERCEDES, TX	SOUTH TEXAS ISD	High	840	81.0%
8	South Texas ISD World Scholars	EDINBURG, TX	SOUTH TEXAS ISD	High	403	81.0%
9	Psja Thomas Jefferson T-STEM Early College High School	PHARR, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	High	553	80.0%
10	Sharyland Advanced Academic Academy	MISSION, TX	SHARYLAND ISD	High	481	80.0%
11	IDEA Quest College Preparatory	EDINBURG, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	667	77.0%
12	Sharyland High School	MISSION, TX	SHARYLAND ISD	High	1,527	68.0%
13	Rowe High School	MC ALLEN, TX	MCALLEN ISD	High	1,905	64.0%
14	IDEA McAllen College Preparatory	MCALLEN, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	820	62.0%
15	IDEA Tres Lagos College Preparatory	MCALLEN, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	685	62.0%
16	Sharyland Pioneer High School	MISSION, TX	SHARYLAND ISD	High	1,511	62.0%
17	IDEA Weslaco Pike College Preparatory	WESLACO, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	758	61.0%
18	IDEA Edinburg College Preparatory	EDINBURG, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	795	60.0%
19	Robert R Vela High School	EDINBURG, TX	EDINBURG CISD	High	2,101	60.0%
20	McAllen High School	MCALLEN, TX	MCALLEN ISD	High	2,134	60.0%
21	Memorial High School	MCALLEN, TX	MCALLEN ISD	High	2,021	59.0%
22	IDEA College Preparatory Mission	MISSION, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	798	58.0%
23	IDEA Los Encinos College Preparatory	MCALLEN, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	753	58.0%
24	Psja Early College High School	SAN JUAN, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	High	2,300	58.0%
25	IDEA College Preparatory Pharr	PHARR, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	848	57.0%
26	IDEA North Mission College Preparatory	MISSION, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	756	55.0%
27	IDEA Elsa College Preparatory	ELSA, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	737	55.0%
28	Veterans Memorial High School	MISSION, TX	MISSION CISD	High	1,737	54.0%
29	IDEA College Preparatory San Juan	SAN JUAN, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	741	52.0%
30	Psja North Early College High School	PHARR, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	High	2,166	52.0%
31	Valley View High School	HIDALGO, TX	VALLEY VIEW ISD	High	1,227	52.0%
32	IDEA Owassa College Preparatory	PHARR, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	689	51.0%
33	Weslaco High School	WESLACO, TX	WESLACO ISD	High	2,699	50.0%
34	IDEA College Preparatory Alamo	ALAMO, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	737	49.0%
35	Psja Memorial Early College High School	ALAMO, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	High	1,997	49.0%
36	IDEA College Prep Weslaco	WESLACO, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	728	48.0%
37	IDEA College Prep	DONNA, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	823	46.0%
38	Psja Southwest Early College High School	PHARR, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	High	1,588	46.0%
39	La Villa Early College High School	LA VILLA, TX	LA VILLA ISD	High	179	44.0%
40	IDEA Toros College Preparatory	EDINBURG, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	258	43.0%
41	Edinburg High School	EDINBURG, TX	EDINBURG CISD	High	2,267	43.0%
42	La Joya Palmview High School	MISSION, TX	LA JOYA ISD	High	2,073	42.0%
43	Donna High School	DONNA, TX	DONNA ISD	High	1,992	41.0%
44	Edinburg North High School	EDINBURG, TX	EDINBURG CISD	High	2,542	41.0%
45	Mission High School	MISSION, TX	MISSION CISD	High	2,154	41.0%
46	Economedes High School	EDINBURG, TX	EDINBURG CISD	High	2,689	37.0%
47	Monte Alto High School	MONTE ALTO, TX	MONTE ALTO ISD	High	255	37.0%
48	Weslaco East High School	WESLACO, TX	WESLACO ISD	High	2,066	37.0%
49	Hidalgo Early College High School	HIDALGO, TX	HIDALGO ISD	High	1,029	36.0%
50	Progreso High School	PROGRESO, TX	PROGRESO ISD	High	431	36.0%

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