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Enrollment
585
High
DISTRICT 294 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POINT ISABEL ISD·NCES 483525003989
Port Isabel Early College High School
18001 HWY 100, PORT ISABEL, TX 78578 · (956) 943-0030 · Cameron County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL585 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
480 students
DISTRICT 86% · 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 | 177 | 30% |
| Grade 10 | 146 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 136 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 126 | 22% |
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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 POINT ISABEL ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
46.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +25.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
30.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +30.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 25 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 30 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 7.0% | 39.0% | 23.0% | 31.0% |
| Mathematics | 3.0% | 27.0% | 49.0% | 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 | 46.0% | 30.0% |
| 2024-25 | 42.0% | 25.0% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 12.0% |
| 2022-23 | 29.0% | 18.0% |
| 2021-22 | 24.0% | 9.0% |
| 2020-21 | 21.0% | 0.0% |
% 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
45.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% 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 Port Isabel Early College High School
Port Isabel Early College High School's state test result (45.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Port Isabel Early College High School this school | 585 | 82.1% | 45.5% |
| IDEA Rio Vista College Preparatory SOCORRO | 590 | 84.4% | 45.7% |
| IDEA Mesa Hills College Preparatory EL PASO | 533 | 80.7% | 44.0% |
| IDEA Tres Lagos College Preparatory MCALLEN | 685 | 80.6% | 56.0% |
| IDEA Brackenridge College Preparatory SAN ANTONIO | 671 | 81.1% | 43.3% |
| World Languages Institute FORT WORTH | 520 | 83.1% | 43.6% |
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 Port Isabel Early College High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Cameron County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.5% | #980 of 1,385 | #18 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #1,095 of 1,425 ▲ 32 | #22 of 27 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #1,085 of 1,425 ▲ 19 | #23 of 27 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +14.5pp | #636 of 1,184 | #12 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 585 | #820 of 2,107 | #19 of 46 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #452 of 1,344 | #7 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.5% | #1,146 of 1,346 | #2 of 26 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.1% | #355 of 1,522 | #18 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.1% | #149 of 557 | #7 of 15 |
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
585
-63 (-10%) vs 2020
+27% since 1990-91, when it was 462
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 585 | 43.9 | 13.3:1 | 82% (480) |
| 2023-24 | 593 | 43.7 | 13.6:1 | 84% (499) |
| 2022-23 | 606 | 44.2 | 13.7:1 | 83% (500) |
| 2020-21 | 648 | 40 | 16.2:1 | 82% (533) |
| 2017-18 | 697 | 48.7 | 14.3:1 | 84% (586) |
| 2015-16 | 656 | 51 | 12.9:1 | 79% (520) |
| 2010-11 | 648 | 55 | 11.8:1 | 59% (380) |
| 2000-01 | 645 | 47 | 13.7:1 | 79% (509) |
| 1990-91 | 462 | 8 | 57.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Port Isabel Early College High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (697 to 585); teachers down 10% (48.7 to 43.9).
About Port Isabel Early College High School
Among the schools in PORT ISABEL, Texas, is Port Isabel Early College High School, a low-enrollment high school. It enrolled 585 students in grades 9 through 12 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 27% lower than the average for high schools in Texas, which is about 796.
POINT ISABEL ISD has a total of 5 schools and 1,786 students, Port Isabel Early College High School among them.
Port Isabel Early College High School's enrollment is 92% Hispanic. The next largest groups are 7% White. County-wide, about 89% of residents are Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 15% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
A ratio of 13.3:1 comes from the school's 43.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas. The lunch program counts 82% of students at Port Isabel Early College High School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Cameron County average 84%.
A school with Port Isabel Early College High School's lunch-eligibility share in Texas is predicted to score 38.6%. Port Isabel Early College High School scores 45.5%, 6.8 points above that line.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Cameron County show that the median household income is $52,601, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 21%. Besides Port Isabel Early College High School, Cameron County has 186 other public schools.
The closest public school, Port Isabel Junior High School, is about 0.3 miles from Port Isabel Early College High School. There are 3 other public schools within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Port Isabel Early College High School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Town: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment has fallen by 63 students since 2020-21, to 585. Students per teacher fell from 16.2 in 2020-21 to 13.3 in 2024-25.
Community posts for Port Isabel Early College High School can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Cameron County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
426,120
Census ACS
Median income
$52,601
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
21%
Below federal line
Schools in county
187
97,392 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in POINT ISABEL ISD
- Garriga Elementary SchoolElementary · 410 students
- Port Isabel Junior High SchoolMiddle · 396 students
- Derry Elementary SchoolElementary · 392 students
- Cameron Co J J Alternative Education ProgramHigh · 3 students
Other schools in PORT ISABEL
- Garriga Elementary SchoolElementary · 410 students
- Port Isabel Junior High SchoolMiddle · 396 students
- Derry Elementary SchoolElementary · 392 students
- Cameron Co J J Alternative Education ProgramHigh · 3 students
Nearby schools
- Port Isabel Junior High School0.3 mi · 396
- Derry Elementary School1.3 mi · 392
- Garriga Elementary School2.3 mi · 410
- Los Fresnos High School14.0 mi · 3,285
- Palmer-Laakso Elementary School14.1 mi · 582
- Rivera Early College High School14.2 mi · 2,150
Frequently asked questions
About Port Isabel Early College High SchoolHow many students attend Port Isabel Early College High School?
Port Isabel Early College High School enrolls approximately 585 students in grades 09-12.
Is Port Isabel Early College High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Port Isabel Early College High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Port Isabel Early College High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Port Isabel Early College High School is approximately 13.3:1 (44 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Port Isabel Early College High School?
Port Isabel Early College High School reports a student body of 7% White, 92% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Port Isabel Early College High School?
Port Isabel Early College High School is overseen by POINT ISABEL ISD in Cameron County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.