Total enrollment
13,765
-1,279 (-9%) vs SY 2020-21
24 schools in MISSION CISD
Texas · 13,765 students · 3 cities
MISSION CISD's 24 public K-12 schools collectively enroll about 13,765 students across 16 elementary, 4 middle, and 3 high.
4-year change in MISSION CISD
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
22
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How MISSION CISD ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Texas | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.4% | #439 of 667 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 13,765 | #94 of 760 | #624 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 22 | #89 of 760 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #392 of 758 | #4,392 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 86.2% | #78 of 750 | #892 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.9% | #529 of 557 | #6,783 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside MISSION CISD
State test results across the district's 21 scored schools run from Mission Collegiate High School at 74.8% proficient to Pearson Elementary School at 32.2%, a gap of 42.6 points. That is the 92nd widest gap among 352 Texas districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 22 district schools that reported both years went from 15,843 to 13,765 students (down 13%) and from 1,044 to 983 full-time teachers (down 6%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MISSION H S | Mission | High | 09-12 | 2,154 |
| VETERANS MEMORIAL H S | Mission | High | 09-12 | 1,737 |
| WHITE J H | Mission | Middle | 06-08 | 831 |
| ALTON MEMORIAL J H | Alton | Middle | 06-08 | 819 |
| MISSION J H | Mission | Middle | 06-08 | 711 |
| MIMS EL | Mission | Elementary | PK-05 | 673 |
| HURLA M MIDKIFF EL | Palmhurst | Elementary | PK-05 | 657 |
| BRYAN EL | Mission | Elementary | PK-05 | 653 |
| RAFAEL A CANTU J H | Palmhurst | Middle | 06-08 | 591 |
| CANTU EL | Alton | Elementary | PK-05 | 521 |
| RAQUEL CAVAZOS EL | Alton | Elementary | PK-05 | 521 |
| OLLIE O'GRADY EL | Mission | Elementary | PK-05 | 457 |
| LEAL EL | Mission | Elementary | PK-05 | 436 |
| MISSION COLLEGIATE H S | Alton | High | 09-12 | 399 |
| MARCELL EL | Mission | Elementary | PK-05 | 378 |
| SALINAS EL | Mission | Elementary | PK-05 | 366 |
| CARL C WAITZ EL | Alton | Elementary | PK-05 | 361 |
| HILDA C ESCOBAR/ALICIA C RIOS EL | Mission | Elementary | PK-05 | 345 |
| ALTON EL | Alton | Elementary | PK-05 | 337 |
| CASTRO EL | Mission | Elementary | PK-05 | 328 |
| PEARSON EL | Mission | Elementary | PK-05 | 307 |
| MISSION EARLY LEARNING | Mission | Elementary | PK-PK | 183 |
| ROOSEVELT ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL | Mission | Combined | KG-12 | 0 |
| HIDALGO CO J J A E P | Mission | Elementary | M-M | · |
About MISSION CISD
Across 24 schools, MISSION CISD educates about 13,765 students in Texas. By footprint it is a thinly populated district.
On the level-by-level breakdown, MISSION CISD spans 16 elementary, 4 middle, 3 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Looking at the last 4 years. Total public-school enrollment in MISSION CISD has fell 9% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 15,044 students to 13,765.
On this page, the community for MISSION CISD discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.