ACHIEVE EARLY COLLEGE H S

As a small high school in MCALLEN, Texas, ACHIEVE EARLY COLLEGE H S instructs 428 students from grades 9 through 12, one of the schools within MCALLEN ISD. That puts it 46% smaller than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 796 students.

Within MCALLEN ISD, which oversees 31 schools and 19,890 students, ACHIEVE EARLY COLLEGE H S is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, ACHIEVE EARLY COLLEGE H S reports that nearly all students (97%) are Hispanic.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, ACHIEVE EARLY COLLEGE H S has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting ACHIEVE EARLY COLLEGE H S tighter than the state norm the norm. About 68% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Hidalgo County (around 85%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, ACHIEVE EARLY COLLEGE H S sits in the top 10% of Texas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 44.1%; actual is 86.0%, +41.9 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Hidalgo County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $54,338 per year, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 23%. In all, Hidalgo County runs 364 public schools (combined enrollment of about 212,859 students), of which ACHIEVE EARLY COLLEGE H S is one.

The closest other public school is SEGUIN EL, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), ACHIEVE EARLY COLLEGE H S ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 42.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ACHIEVE EARLY COLLEGE H S has declined 13%, going from 491 students in 2018 to 428 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 21.1:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 today.

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