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The lowest-performing public high schools by test proficiency in Hidalgo County, Texas

Across Hidalgo County, Texas, 56 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the lowest composite state-assessment proficiency. Mercedes High School leads the list at 24.6%, against a median of 50.9% 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 % Proficient

24.6%

Median % Proficient

50.9%

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · HIDALGO COUNTY, TEXAS

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Mercedes High School	MERCEDES, TX	MERCEDES ISD	High	92.0%	903	24.6%
2	Edcouch-Elsa High School	ELSA, TX	EDCOUCH-ELSA ISD	High	93.4%	1,309	32.2%
3	Donna North High School	DONNA, TX	DONNA ISD	High	94.5%	1,974	33.8%
4	Progreso High School	PROGRESO, TX	PROGRESO ISD	High	100%	431	35.4%
5	Mission High School	MISSION, TX	MISSION CISD	High	92.2%	2,154	35.8%
6	La Villa Early College High School	LA VILLA, TX	LA VILLA ISD	High	92.7%	179	36.8%
7	La Joya High School	LA JOYA, TX	LA JOYA ISD	High	93.1%	2,405	36.9%
8	Hidalgo Early College High School	HIDALGO, TX	HIDALGO ISD	High	85.8%	1,029	37.5%
9	Juarez-Lincoln High School	MISSION, TX	LA JOYA ISD	High	98.0%	1,952	38.5%
10	Monte Alto High School	MONTE ALTO, TX	MONTE ALTO ISD	High	74.9%	255	38.7%
11	IDEA Toros College Preparatory	EDINBURG, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	84.5%	258	38.7%
12	Weslaco East High School	WESLACO, TX	WESLACO ISD	High	86.0%	2,066	39.8%
13	Economedes High School	EDINBURG, TX	EDINBURG CISD	High	92.0%	2,689	40.3%
14	IDEA College Prep	DONNA, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	95.3%	823	40.9%
15	La Joya Palmview High School	MISSION, TX	LA JOYA ISD	High	90.4%	2,073	41.0%
16	IDEA College Prep Weslaco	WESLACO, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	84.6%	728	41.9%
17	IDEA College Preparatory San Juan	SAN JUAN, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	89.2%	741	42.4%
18	Donna High School	DONNA, TX	DONNA ISD	High	88.7%	1,992	42.9%
19	Veterans Memorial High School	MISSION, TX	MISSION CISD	High	81.8%	1,737	44.9%
20	IDEA College Preparatory Mission	MISSION, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	91.0%	798	45.1%
21	IDEA College Preparatory Alamo	ALAMO, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	95.8%	737	45.3%
22	IDEA Owassa College Preparatory	PHARR, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	84.3%	689	46.1%
23	Psja Memorial Early College High School	ALAMO, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	High	96.8%	1,997	46.7%
24	IDEA Elsa College Preparatory	ELSA, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	90.6%	737	46.8%
25	Edinburg North High School	EDINBURG, TX	EDINBURG CISD	High	80.8%	2,542	47.6%
26	Edinburg High School	EDINBURG, TX	EDINBURG CISD	High	84.3%	2,267	48.2%
27	IDEA College Preparatory Pharr	PHARR, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	94.0%	848	49.3%
28	Weslaco High School	WESLACO, TX	WESLACO ISD	High	73.8%	2,699	50.6%
29	Psja Southwest Early College High School	PHARR, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	High	95.1%	1,588	51.3%
30	Valley View High School	HIDALGO, TX	VALLEY VIEW ISD	High	92.1%	1,227	51.8%
31	IDEA Edinburg College Preparatory	EDINBURG, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	83.0%	795	52.2%
32	Psja Early College High School	SAN JUAN, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	High	93.7%	2,300	53.3%
33	McAllen High School	MCALLEN, TX	MCALLEN ISD	High	63.2%	2,134	54.2%
34	Memorial High School	MCALLEN, TX	MCALLEN ISD	High	64.8%	2,021	54.8%
35	Robert R Vela High School	EDINBURG, TX	EDINBURG CISD	High	61.7%	2,101	55.2%
36	Psja North Early College High School	PHARR, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	High	92.6%	2,166	55.3%
37	IDEA North Mission College Preparatory	MISSION, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	92.2%	756	55.7%
38	IDEA Tres Lagos College Preparatory	MCALLEN, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	80.6%	685	56.0%
39	IDEA Weslaco Pike College Preparatory	WESLACO, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	87.1%	758	57.5%
40	Rowe High School	MC ALLEN, TX	MCALLEN ISD	High	70.2%	1,905	58.6%
41	IDEA McAllen College Preparatory	MCALLEN, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	74.8%	820	59.5%
42	Sharyland Pioneer High School	MISSION, TX	SHARYLAND ISD	High	63.1%	1,511	59.6%
43	IDEA Los Encinos College Preparatory	MCALLEN, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	93.2%	753	60.0%
44	Sharyland High School	MISSION, TX	SHARYLAND ISD	High	55.6%	1,527	64.3%
45	South Texas ISD Health Professions	MERCEDES, TX	SOUTH TEXAS ISD	High	64.1%	781	64.8%
46	IDEA Quest College Preparatory	EDINBURG, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	80.2%	667	70.1%
47	South Texas ISD World Scholars	EDINBURG, TX	SOUTH TEXAS ISD	High	61.3%	403	70.3%
48	Psja Thomas Jefferson T-STEM Early College High School	PHARR, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	High	95.5%	553	74.5%
49	Mission Collegiate High School	ALTON, TX	MISSION CISD	High	91.7%	399	74.8%
50	South Texas ISD Science Academy	MERCEDES, TX	SOUTH TEXAS ISD	High	54.8%	840	78.2%

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