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Enrollment
399
High
DISTRICT 1,430 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MISSION CISD·NCES 483104012901
MISSION COLLEGIATE H S
605 S LOS EBANOS RD, ALTON, TX 78573 · (956) 323-6120 · Hidalgo County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL399 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
366 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
85.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +35.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
54.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +51.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 35 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 51 points.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
73.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+39.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 34% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 40 points, placing it in Texas's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
399
-34 (-8%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 14.3:1
% White
2%
was 0%
% Hispanic
98%
was 100%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About MISSION COLLEGIATE H S
MISSION COLLEGIATE H S is one of the modestly sized 9-12 campuss in ALTON, Texas, overseen by MISSION CISD, with 399 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 796 students per school, that is 50% leaner than typical.
MISSION COLLEGIATE H S is one of 22 schools operated by MISSION CISD, a district that works with 13,765 students overall.
Demographically, MISSION COLLEGIATE H S shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (98%).
On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.3:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 92% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, MISSION COLLEGIATE H S sits in the top 10% of Texas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 33.8%; actual is 73.6%, +39.8 points clear of the demographic baseline.
In the broader community, the surrounding county (Hidalgo County) reports that median household earnings sit near $54,338, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Hidalgo County's 364 public schools (combined enrollment of about 212,859 students), MISSION COLLEGIATE H S is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: RAQUEL CAVAZOS EL, around 0.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, MISSION COLLEGIATE H S comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 41.5%.
MISSION COLLEGIATE H S operates from an outer-ring location.
Trend over the last 7 years. MISSION COLLEGIATE H S's enrollment has contracted 8% since 2018, when it stood at 433 (now 399). Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 in 2025.
Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. 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 MISSION CISD
- MISSION H SHigh · 2,154 students
- VETERANS MEMORIAL H SHigh · 1,737 students
- WHITE J HMiddle · 831 students
- ALTON MEMORIAL J HMiddle · 819 students
- MISSION J HMiddle · 711 students
- MIMS ELElementary · 673 students
Other schools in ALTON
- ALTON MEMORIAL J HMiddle · 819 students
- JESSIE L JENSEN ELElementary · 615 students
- DOMINGO TREVINO MIDDLEMiddle · 531 students
- CANTU ELElementary · 521 students
- RAQUEL CAVAZOS ELElementary · 521 students
- CARL C WAITZ ELElementary · 361 students
Nearby schools
- RAQUEL CAVAZOS EL0.2 mi · 521
- ALTON MEMORIAL J H0.2 mi · 819
- DOMINGO TREVINO MIDDLE0.4 mi · 531
- CANTU EL0.7 mi · 521
- CARL C WAITZ EL0.8 mi · 361
- DIAZ-VILLARREAL EL1.3 mi · 527
Frequently asked questions
About MISSION COLLEGIATE H SWhat is the total enrollment at MISSION COLLEGIATE H S?
MISSION COLLEGIATE H S enrolls approximately 399 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does MISSION COLLEGIATE H S serve?
MISSION COLLEGIATE H S serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MISSION COLLEGIATE H S?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MISSION COLLEGIATE H S is approximately 12.3:1 (32 FTE teachers).
How diverse is MISSION COLLEGIATE H S?
MISSION COLLEGIATE H S reports a student body of 2% White, 98% Hispanic, 0% Asian.
What district is MISSION COLLEGIATE H S in?
MISSION COLLEGIATE H S is part of MISSION CISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.