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Enrollment
2,542
High
DISTRICT 1,684 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EDINBURG CISD·NCES 481818021343
Edinburg North High School
3101 N CLOSNER, EDINBURG, TX 78539 · (956) 289-2500 · Hidalgo County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,542 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 40% of Texas public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public high schools
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
180 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
2,054 students
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 713 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 630 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 650 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 549 | 22% |
Student demographics
3%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
41.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +19.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
35.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +18.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 19 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 18 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 5.0% | 36.0% | 22.0% | 37.0% |
| Mathematics | 12.0% | 23.0% | 44.0% | 21.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 41.0% | 35.0% |
| 2024-25 | 41.0% | 33.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.0% | 34.0% |
| 2022-23 | 33.0% | 25.0% |
| 2021-22 | 27.0% | 27.0% |
| 2020-21 | 22.0% | 17.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
47.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Edinburg North High School
Edinburg North High School's state test result (47.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburg North High School this school | 2,542 | 80.8% | 47.6% |
| San Benito High School SAN BENITO | 2,057 | 81.1% | 28.0% |
| United South High School LAREDO | 3,252 | 82.3% | 59.0% |
| Edinburg High School EDINBURG | 2,267 | 84.3% | 48.2% |
| Harlingen High School HARLINGEN | 2,433 | 77.8% | 39.6% |
| Socorro High School EL PASO | 2,579 | 84.5% | 48.3% |
Matched among Texas high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Edinburg North High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hidalgo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.6% | #905 of 1,385 | #32 of 56 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #959 of 1,425 ▼ 58 | #42 of 56 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #1,218 of 1,425 ▼ 97 | #44 of 56 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.0pp | #844 of 1,184 | #28 of 56 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,542 | #162 of 2,107 | #3 of 84 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #578 of 1,344 | #22 of 56 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 3.1% | #1,292 of 1,346 | #38 of 56 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.8% | #377 of 1,522 | #47 of 65 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.9% | #277 of 557 | #15 of 31 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
2,542
-213 (-8%) vs 2020
+32% since 2000-01, when it was 1,930
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 13.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 2,542 | 179.7 | 14.2:1 | 81% (2,054) |
| 2023-24 | 2,635 | 189.3 | 13.9:1 | 84% (2,201) |
| 2022-23 | 2,672 | 193.8 | 13.8:1 | 83% (2,216) |
| 2020-21 | 2,755 | 198 | 13.9:1 | 79% (2,189) |
| 2017-18 | 2,789 | 197.4 | 14.1:1 | 87% (2,434) |
| 2015-16 | 2,777 | 187 | 14.8:1 | 86% (2,390) |
| 2010-11 | 2,782 | 182 | 15.3:1 | 8% (217) |
| 2000-01 | 1,930 | 141 | 13.7:1 | 66% (1,277) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Edinburg North High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (2,789 to 2,542); teachers down 9% (197.4 to 179.7).
About Edinburg North High School
Edinburg North High School is a high-enrollment high school in EDINBURG CISD, located in EDINBURG, Texas. Grades offered run from 9 through 12, with 2,542 students enrolled. For comparison, high schools in Texas average about 796 students.
EDINBURG CISD is responsible for 44 schools, Edinburg North High School included, with 33,343 students in all.
The student body at Edinburg North High School is 98% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 3% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Dividing enrollment by its 179.7 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 14.2:1. That is 0.9 students per teacher below the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas. Edinburg North High School reports 81% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
The allk12 Grade for Edinburg North High School is C+. Compared with Texas public high schools, the school scored higher than 40% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Edinburg North High School would be expected to post about 39.2%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 47.6%.
Across Hidalgo County, the median household income is $54,338, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 23%. Hidalgo County is home to 364 public schools and about 212,859 public school students.
The nearest public school is Truman Elementary School, at about 0.4 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Edinburg North High School ranks 4th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Mid-size, or inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment is down 8% from 2020-21, when Edinburg North High School had 2,755 students, to 2024-25, when it had 2,542.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Hidalgo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
891,977
Census ACS
Median income
$54,338
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
23%
Below federal line
Schools in county
364
212,859 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in EDINBURG CISD
- Economedes High SchoolHigh · 2,689 students
- Edinburg High SchoolHigh · 2,267 students
- Robert R Vela High SchoolHigh · 2,101 students
- Betty Harwell Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,301 students
- South Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,246 students
- Francisco Barrientes Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,064 students
Other schools in EDINBURG
- Economedes High SchoolHigh · 2,689 students
- Edinburg High SchoolHigh · 2,267 students
- Robert R Vela High SchoolHigh · 2,101 students
- Vanguard BeethovenCombined · 1,782 students
- Betty Harwell Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,301 students
- South Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,246 students
Nearby schools
- Truman Elementary School0.4 mi · 696
- IDEA Edinburg College Preparatory0.6 mi · 795
- IDEA Edinburg Academy0.6 mi · 728
- Early Childhood1.9 mi · 352
- Lincoln Elementary School2.0 mi · 400
- Memorial Middle School2.0 mi · 1,045
Frequently asked questions
About Edinburg North High SchoolHow many students attend Edinburg North High School?
Edinburg North High School enrolls approximately 2,542 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Edinburg North High School serve?
Edinburg North High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Edinburg North High School have?
Edinburg North High School employs 180 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Edinburg North High School?
Student demographics at Edinburg North High School are roughly 1% White, 98% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Edinburg North High School in?
Edinburg North High School is part of EDINBURG CISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.