HIDALGO EARLY COLLEGE H S

HIDALGO EARLY COLLEGE H S is a mid-sized 9-12 campus in HIDALGO, Texas, run under HIDALGO ISD. The school works with 1,029 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 29% larger than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 796 students.

Within HIDALGO ISD, which oversees 6 schools and 2,918 students, HIDALGO EARLY COLLEGE H S is one campus in the system.

Demographically, HIDALGO EARLY COLLEGE H S logs that 100% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 92%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, HIDALGO EARLY COLLEGE H S has 86 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.0:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 86% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, HIDALGO EARLY COLLEGE H S tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 36.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.6%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Hidalgo County) shows that median household earnings sit near $54,338, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. HIDALGO EARLY COLLEGE H S is one of 364 public schools in Hidalgo County (combined enrollment of about 212,859 students).

DIAZ J H is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around HIDALGO EARLY COLLEGE H S. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts HIDALGO EARLY COLLEGE H S at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 54.1%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HIDALGO EARLY COLLEGE H S has remained close to its prior level, going from 1,020 students in 2018 to 1,029 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 13.2:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 in 2025.

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