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Enrollment
2,154
High
DISTRICT 1,430 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MISSION CISD·NCES 483104003496
MISSION H S
1802 W 18TH ST, MISSION, TX 78572 · (956) 323-5700 · Hidalgo County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,154 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
167 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
1,986 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
37.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +25.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
28.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +20.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 25 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 20 points.
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
34.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
2,154
-80 (-4%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 13.8:1
% White
2%
was 1%
% Hispanic
98%
was 99%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About MISSION H S
As an expansive senior high in MISSION, Texas, MISSION H S enrolls 2,154 students from grades 9 through 12, part of MISSION CISD. That puts it 171% above the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 796 students.
Across the 22 schools in MISSION CISD (13,765 students total), MISSION H S accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On the student-mix side, MISSION H S records that nearly all students (98%) are Hispanic.
Looking at school resources, On paper, MISSION H S has 167 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting MISSION H S tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 92% of students at MISSION H S qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
With demographic context factored in, MISSION H S performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 33.6%, the actual is 34.5%, a residual of +0.9 points.
Around the school, census data for Hidalgo County shows median household earnings sit near $54,338, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 23%. Across Hidalgo County's 364 public schools (combined enrollment of about 212,859 students), MISSION H S is one campus in the mix.
MARCELL EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MISSION H S ranks 8th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 43.8%.
Geographically, the school is in an urban area.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MISSION H S has fell 4%, going from 2,234 students in 2018 to 2,154 in 2025.
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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 MISSION CISD
- 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
- HURLA M MIDKIFF ELElementary · 657 students
Other schools in MISSION
- LA JOYA PALMVIEW H SHigh · 2,073 students
- JUAREZ-LINCOLN H SHigh · 1,952 students
- VETERANS MEMORIAL H SHigh · 1,737 students
- SHARYLAND H SHigh · 1,527 students
- SHARYLAND PIONEER H SHigh · 1,511 students
- WHITE J HMiddle · 831 students
Nearby schools
- MARCELL EL0.5 mi · 378
- OLLIE O'GRADY EL0.5 mi · 457
- MISSION J H0.6 mi · 711
- WHITE J H0.6 mi · 831
- VANGUARD MONET0.7 mi · 198
- IDEA NORTH MISSION ACADEMY0.9 mi · 719
Frequently asked questions
About MISSION H SHow many students attend MISSION H S?
MISSION H S enrolls approximately 2,154 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does MISSION H S serve?
MISSION H S serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MISSION H S?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MISSION H S is approximately 12.9:1 (167 FTE teachers).
How diverse is MISSION H S?
MISSION H S reports a student body of 2% White, 98% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Two or more.
Is MISSION H S public or private?
MISSION H S is a public K-12 school, overseen by MISSION CISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.