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What's the one class at ROBERT R VELA H S every student should take?
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Enrollment
2,101
High
DISTRICT 1,684 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EDINBURG CISD·NCES 481818012159
ROBERT R VELA H S
801 E CANTON RD, EDINBURG, TX 78539 · (956) 289-2650 · Hidalgo County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,101 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
147 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
1,297 students
DISTRICT 81% · 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
59.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +30.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
49.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +39.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 30 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 39 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
56.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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
2,101
-204 (-9%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 14.2:1
% White
2%
was 3%
% Hispanic
97%
was 96%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About ROBERT R VELA H S
Located at 801 E CANTON RD, in EDINBURG, Texas, ROBERT R VELA H S is a sizable secondary school that educates 2,101 students (grades 9 through 12), part of EDINBURG CISD. Enrollment runs roughly 164% bigger than the state mean of about 796.
EDINBURG CISD comprises 44 schools with combined enrollment of 33,343 students; ROBERT R VELA H S is among them.
On the student-mix side, ROBERT R VELA H S shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (97%).
Looking at school resources, The school reports having 147 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. An estimated 62% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Hidalgo County runs at roughly 85%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.
With demographic context factored in, ROBERT R VELA H S tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 46.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 56.0%.
In the broader community, the surrounding county (Hidalgo County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $54,338 per year, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 23%. ROBERT R VELA H S is one of 364 public schools in Hidalgo County (combined enrollment of about 212,859 students).
Nearest neighbor: VANGUARD BEETHOVEN, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around ROBERT R VELA H S. On composite proficiency, ROBERT R VELA H S comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 55.9%.
The school occupies an urban site.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ROBERT R VELA H S has shrank 9%, going from 2,305 students in 2018 to 2,101 in 2025.
On this page, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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 EDINBURG CISD
- ECONOMEDES H SHigh · 2,689 students
- EDINBURG NORTH H SHigh · 2,542 students
- EDINBURG H SHigh · 2,267 students
- BETTY HARWELL MIDDLEMiddle · 1,301 students
- SOUTH MIDDLEMiddle · 1,246 students
- FRANCISCO BARRIENTES MIDDLEMiddle · 1,064 students
Other schools in EDINBURG
- ECONOMEDES H SHigh · 2,689 students
- EDINBURG NORTH H SHigh · 2,542 students
- EDINBURG H SHigh · 2,267 students
- VANGUARD BEETHOVENCombined · 1,782 students
- BETTY HARWELL MIDDLEMiddle · 1,301 students
- SOUTH MIDDLEMiddle · 1,246 students
Nearby schools
- VANGUARD BEETHOVEN0.5 mi · 1,782
- EDINBURG COLLEGIATE H S0.9 mi · 466
- JJAEP-SOUTHWEST KEY PROGRAM0.9 mi · 1
- FRANCISCO BARRIENTES MIDDLE0.9 mi · 1,064
- TRAVIS EL1.1 mi · 337
- SOUTH MIDDLE1.1 mi · 1,246
Frequently asked questions
About ROBERT R VELA H SHow many students attend ROBERT R VELA H S?
ROBERT R VELA H S enrolls approximately 2,101 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does ROBERT R VELA H S serve?
ROBERT R VELA H S serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at ROBERT R VELA H S?
The student-to-teacher ratio at ROBERT R VELA H S is approximately 14.3:1 (147 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at ROBERT R VELA H S?
At ROBERT R VELA H S, the student body is approximately 2% White, 97% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees ROBERT R VELA H S?
ROBERT R VELA H S is overseen by EDINBURG CISD in Hidalgo County.
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