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The public high schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios in Hidalgo County, Texas

56 public high schools in Hidalgo County, Texas appear in this ranking of the public high schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios, ranked by the fewest students per teacher, a proxy for class size and staffing. Psja Collegiate School of Health Professions leads the list at 8.5:1, against a median of 14.6:1 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 Students/teacher

8.5:1

Median Students/teacher

14.6:1

LOWEST RATIO · HIDALGO COUNTY, TEXAS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	Psja Collegiate School of Health Professions	SAN JUAN, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	High	340	8.5:1
2	Sharyland Advanced Academic Academy	MISSION, TX	SHARYLAND ISD	High	481	8.7:1
3	Jimmy Carter Early College High School	LA JOYA, TX	LA JOYA ISD	High	327	11.8:1
4	Monte Alto High School	MONTE ALTO, TX	MONTE ALTO ISD	High	255	11.8:1
5	Hidalgo Early College High School	HIDALGO, TX	HIDALGO ISD	High	1,029	12.0:1
6	Mission Collegiate High School	ALTON, TX	MISSION CISD	High	399	12.3:1
7	Veterans Memorial High School	MISSION, TX	MISSION CISD	High	1,737	12.3:1
8	Edcouch-Elsa High School	ELSA, TX	EDCOUCH-ELSA ISD	High	1,309	12.3:1
9	Psja Southwest Early College High School	PHARR, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	High	1,588	12.5:1
10	Rowe High School	MC ALLEN, TX	MCALLEN ISD	High	1,905	12.7:1
11	Mission High School	MISSION, TX	MISSION CISD	High	2,154	12.9:1
12	South Texas ISD Science Academy	MERCEDES, TX	SOUTH TEXAS ISD	High	840	12.9:1
13	Achieve Early College High School	MCALLEN, TX	MCALLEN ISD	High	428	12.9:1
14	Memorial High School	MCALLEN, TX	MCALLEN ISD	High	2,021	13.1:1
15	South Texas ISD World Scholars	EDINBURG, TX	SOUTH TEXAS ISD	High	403	13.2:1
16	Progreso High School	PROGRESO, TX	PROGRESO ISD	High	431	13.3:1
17	Psja Early College High School	SAN JUAN, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	High	2,300	13.3:1
18	Donna High School	DONNA, TX	DONNA ISD	High	1,992	13.4:1
19	Edinburg High School	EDINBURG, TX	EDINBURG CISD	High	2,267	13.5:1
20	Juarez-Lincoln High School	MISSION, TX	LA JOYA ISD	High	1,952	13.7:1
21	Psja Thomas Jefferson T-STEM Early College High School	PHARR, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	High	553	13.8:1
22	Edinburg North High School	EDINBURG, TX	EDINBURG CISD	High	2,542	14.2:1
23	Robert R Vela High School	EDINBURG, TX	EDINBURG CISD	High	2,101	14.3:1
24	IDEA Toros College Preparatory	EDINBURG, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	258	14.3:1
25	Donna North High School	DONNA, TX	DONNA ISD	High	1,974	14.3:1
26	McAllen High School	MCALLEN, TX	MCALLEN ISD	High	2,134	14.3:1
27	South Texas ISD Health Professions	MERCEDES, TX	SOUTH TEXAS ISD	High	781	14.5:1
28	Psja North Early College High School	PHARR, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	High	2,166	14.6:1
29	IDEA Weslaco Pike College Preparatory	WESLACO, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	758	14.6:1
30	La Joya High School	LA JOYA, TX	LA JOYA ISD	High	2,405	14.6:1
31	IDEA North Mission College Preparatory	MISSION, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	756	14.7:1
32	Mercedes High School	MERCEDES, TX	MERCEDES ISD	High	903	14.8:1
33	Thelma Rosa Salinas STEM Early College High School	LA JOYA, TX	LA JOYA ISD	High	471	14.8:1
34	Edinburg Collegiate High School	EDINBURG, TX	EDINBURG CISD	High	466	14.9:1
35	Economedes High School	EDINBURG, TX	EDINBURG CISD	High	2,689	15.0:1
36	Psja Memorial Early College High School	ALAMO, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	High	1,997	15.1:1
37	Valley View High School	HIDALGO, TX	VALLEY VIEW ISD	High	1,227	15.1:1
38	La Joya Palmview High School	MISSION, TX	LA JOYA ISD	High	2,073	15.1:1
39	IDEA College Preparatory San Juan	SAN JUAN, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	741	15.2:1
40	IDEA Owassa College Preparatory	PHARR, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	689	15.5:1
41	IDEA College Prep	DONNA, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	823	15.5:1
42	IDEA Quest College Preparatory	EDINBURG, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	667	15.5:1
43	IDEA College Preparatory Mission	MISSION, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	798	15.9:1
44	Mercedes Early College Academy	MERCEDES, TX	MERCEDES ISD	High	355	16.0:1
45	IDEA Elsa College Preparatory	ELSA, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	737	16.0:1
46	IDEA College Prep Weslaco	WESLACO, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	728	16.1:1
47	Weslaco East High School	WESLACO, TX	WESLACO ISD	High	2,066	16.3:1
48	IDEA Tres Lagos College Preparatory	MCALLEN, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	685	16.4:1
49	Sharyland Pioneer High School	MISSION, TX	SHARYLAND ISD	High	1,511	16.5:1
50	IDEA College Preparatory Alamo	ALAMO, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	737	16.6:1

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