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What's the vibe like in the hallways at HIDALGO EARLY COLLEGE H S right now?
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Enrollment
1,029
High
DISTRICT 486 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HIDALGO ISD·NCES 482310002347
Hidalgo Early College High School
910 E PIRATE DR, HIDALGO, TX 78557 · (956) 843-4301 · Hidalgo County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,029 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 14% of Texas public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
12.0:1
86 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
883 students
DISTRICT 87% · 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 | 214 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 254 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 256 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 305 | 30% |
Student demographics
0%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 0% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within HIDALGO ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
36.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +18.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
24.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +19.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 18 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 19 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 4.0% | 32.0% | 23.0% | 41.0% |
| Mathematics | 3.0% | 21.0% | 50.0% | 26.0% |
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 | 36.0% | 24.0% |
| 2024-25 | 30.0% | 19.0% |
| 2023-24 | 35.0% | 21.0% |
| 2022-23 | 24.0% | 22.0% |
| 2021-22 | 18.0% | 9.0% |
| 2020-21 | 18.0% | 5.0% |
% 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
37.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Hidalgo Early College High School
Hidalgo Early College High School's state test result (37.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hidalgo Early College High School this school | 1,029 | 85.8% | 37.5% |
| Riverside High School EL PASO | 952 | 86.3% | 51.3% |
| YES Prep - East End HOUSTON | 1,014 | 88.5% | 43.9% |
| Zapata High School ZAPATA | 1,065 | 88.5% | 48.4% |
| Ysleta High School EL PASO | 1,168 | 89.0% | 47.3% |
| Jefferson High School EL PASO | 998 | 89.5% | 32.9% |
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 Hidalgo Early College High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hidalgo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.5% | #1,204 of 1,385 | #49 of 56 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #1,242 of 1,425 ▲ 27 | #51 of 56 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #1,306 of 1,425 ▲ 27 | #49 of 56 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.0pp | #920 of 1,184 | #35 of 56 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,029 | #570 of 2,107 | #25 of 84 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #295 of 1,344 | #5 of 56 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 0.0% | #1,344 of 1,346 | #55 of 56 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.8% | #285 of 1,522 | #40 of 65 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.9% | #645 of 672 | #14 of 18 |
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
1,029
-22 (-2%) vs 2020
+153% since 1990-91, when it was 406
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 1,029 | 85.8 | 12.0:1 | 86% (883) |
| 2023-24 | 1,074 | 81.1 | 13.2:1 | 89% (959) |
| 2022-23 | 1,083 | 77.6 | 14.0:1 | 86% (928) |
| 2020-21 | 1,051 | 79 | 13.3:1 | 90% (942) |
| 2017-18 | 1,020 | 77.6 | 13.2:1 | 89% (905) |
| 2015-16 | 988 | 75 | 13.2:1 | 91% (895) |
| 2010-11 | 982 | 79 | 12.4:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 685 | 59 | 11.6:1 | 62% (426) |
| 1990-91 | 406 | 40 | 10.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hidalgo Early College High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (1,020 to 1,029); teachers up 11% (77.6 to 85.8).
About Hidalgo Early College High School
Hidalgo Early College High School is a mid-sized high school with an address in HIDALGO, Texas. It has an enrollment of 1,029 students in grades 9 through 12. That compares with an average of about 796 students for high schools in Texas.
HIDALGO ISD has a total of 6 schools and 2,918 students, Hidalgo Early College High School among them.
The share of students at Hidalgo Early College High School who are Hispanic is 100%. By comparison, Hidalgo County residents are about 92% Hispanic. A diversity index of 0% means there is a 0% chance two randomly chosen students at Hidalgo Early College High School are from different groups.
The school has 85.8 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 12.0 students per teacher. The average for high schools in Texas is 15.1:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. The school reported 86% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is in line with the 85% average for public schools in Hidalgo County.
Among Texas public high schools, Hidalgo Early College High School outscored 14%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Hidalgo Early College High School would be expected to post about 37.0%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 37.5%.
Looking at the county, Hidalgo County, median household income comes to about $54,338, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 23% of residents are in poverty. The county has 364 public schools and about 212,859 students.
Among nearby public schools, Diaz Junior High School is closest at about 0.2 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Hidalgo Early College High School comes in 9th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (1,051) to 2024-25 (1,029). By 2024-25, the school had 12.0 students per teacher, compared with 13.3 in 2020-21.
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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 HIDALGO ISD
- Diaz Junior High SchoolMiddle · 615 students
- Hidalgo Elementary SchoolElementary · 433 students
- Dr Alejo Salinas Jr Elementary SchoolElementary · 342 students
- Jc Kelly Elementary SchoolElementary · 260 students
- Hidalgo Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 239 students
- Hidalgo Early Start AcademyCombined
Other schools in HIDALGO
- Valley View High SchoolHigh · 1,227 students
- Diaz Junior High SchoolMiddle · 615 students
- Valley View Elementary SchoolElementary · 446 students
- Hidalgo Elementary SchoolElementary · 433 students
- Valley View South Elementary SchoolElementary · 353 students
- Dr Alejo Salinas Jr Elementary SchoolElementary · 342 students
Nearby schools
- Diaz Junior High School0.2 mi · 615
- Hidalgo Elementary School0.5 mi · 433
- Dr Alejo Salinas Jr Elementary School0.9 mi · 342
- Valley View South Elementary School1.3 mi · 353
- Wilbur E Lucas Elementary School1.8 mi · 530
- Valley View High School2.0 mi · 1,227
Frequently asked questions
About Hidalgo Early College High SchoolHow many students attend Hidalgo Early College High School?
Hidalgo Early College High School enrolls approximately 1,029 students in grades 09-12.
Is Hidalgo Early College High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hidalgo Early College High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hidalgo Early College High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hidalgo Early College High School is approximately 12.0:1 (86 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Hidalgo Early College High School?
Hidalgo Early College High School reports a student body of 100% Hispanic.
Who oversees Hidalgo Early College High School?
Hidalgo Early College High School is overseen by HIDALGO ISD in Hidalgo County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.