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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHARYLAND ISD·NCES 483993012825

SHARYLAND PIONEER H S

6 1/2 MILE N SHARY RD, MISSION, TX 78572 · (956) 580-5200 · Hidalgo County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,511 STUDENTS
Enrollment
1,511
High
DISTRICT 1,173 · STATE 796
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
92 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
954 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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
Grade 9
382
Grade 10
374
Grade 11
401
Grade 12
354
Student demographics
White
1007%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 24%
Hispanic
1,39592%
DISTRICT 93% · STATE 54%
Black
60%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 13%
Asian
101%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 6%
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
Male
78552%
Female
72648%

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Test scores

STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
64.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +29.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
52.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +37.0pp since 2020
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
60.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.9pp
above demographic expectation
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 2024-25
Enrollment
1,511
-53 (-3%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 16.1:1
% White
7%
was 6%
% Hispanic
92%
was 92%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About SHARYLAND PIONEER H S

Located at 6 1/2 MILE N SHARY RD, in MISSION, Texas, SHARYLAND PIONEER H S is a heavily attended 9-12 campus that teaches 1,511 students (grades 9 through 12), overseen by SHARYLAND ISD. That puts it 90% above the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 796 students.

Within SHARYLAND ISD, which oversees 13 schools and 9,844 students, SHARYLAND PIONEER H S is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, SHARYLAND PIONEER H S reports that 92% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Other groups include 7% White. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, SHARYLAND PIONEER H S shows 92 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. About 63% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Hidalgo County runs at roughly 85%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, SHARYLAND PIONEER H S performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 46.3%, the actual is 60.3%, a residual of +13.9 points.

In the area at large, Hidalgo County reports that the typical household earns roughly $54,338 per year, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 23%. Across Hidalgo County's 364 public schools (combined enrollment of about 212,859 students), SHARYLAND PIONEER H S is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: JESSIE L JENSEN EL, around 1.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, SHARYLAND PIONEER H S comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 47.5%.

SHARYLAND PIONEER H S operates from a metropolitan location.

Five-year trend. SHARYLAND PIONEER H S's enrollment has decreased 3% since 2018, when it stood at 1,564 (now 1,511).

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Hidalgo County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
SHARYLAND PIONEER H S
District
SHARYLAND ISD
Address
6 1/2 MILE N SHARY RD, MISSION, TX 78572
Phone
(956) 580-5200
County
Hidalgo County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
1,511
Teachers (FTE)
92
Student–teacher ratio
16.5:1
Free/Reduced lunch
954 (63%)
Locale
12-City: Mid-size
NCES ID
483993012825
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About SHARYLAND PIONEER H S
What is the total enrollment at SHARYLAND PIONEER H S?
SHARYLAND PIONEER H S enrolls approximately 1,511 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does SHARYLAND PIONEER H S serve?
SHARYLAND PIONEER H S serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at SHARYLAND PIONEER H S?
Approximately 16.5:1 students per teacher at SHARYLAND PIONEER H S.
What is the student diversity at SHARYLAND PIONEER H S?
Student demographics at SHARYLAND PIONEER H S are roughly 7% White, 92% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian.
What district is SHARYLAND PIONEER H S in?
SHARYLAND PIONEER H S is part of SHARYLAND ISD.
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