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What do students at VETERANS MEMORIAL EARLY COLLEGE H S actually talk about outside of class?
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Enrollment
2,216
High
DISTRICT 1,453 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BROWNSVILLE ISD·NCES 481168012029
Veterans Memorial Early College High School
1000 CHARGER LN, BROWNSVILLE, TX 78520 · (956) 574-5600 · Cameron County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,216 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 82% of Texas public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public high schools
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
133 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
1,418 students
DISTRICT 91% · 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 | 524 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 555 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 623 | 28% |
| Grade 12 | 514 | 23% |
Student demographics
4%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 3% · 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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
71.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +31.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
58.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +25.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 31 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 25 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 12.0% | 59.0% | 14.0% | 15.0% |
| Mathematics | 20.0% | 38.0% | 31.0% | 11.0% |
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 | 71.0% | 58.0% |
| 2024-25 | 66.0% | 51.0% |
| 2023-24 | 72.0% | 57.0% |
| 2022-23 | 46.0% | 48.0% |
| 2021-22 | 35.0% | 45.0% |
| 2020-21 | 40.0% | 33.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
66.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 46% 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 20 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 →
Schools most like Veterans Memorial Early College High School
Veterans Memorial Early College High School's state test result (66.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Veterans Memorial Early College High School this school | 2,216 | 64.0% | 66.0% |
| Robert R Vela High School EDINBURG | 2,101 | 61.7% | 55.2% |
| Memorial High School MCALLEN | 2,021 | 64.8% | 54.8% |
| McAllen High School MCALLEN | 2,134 | 63.2% | 54.2% |
| Americas High School EL PASO | 2,049 | 66.3% | 58.1% |
| Eagle Pass High School EAGLE PASS | 2,326 | 68.2% | 61.4% |
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 Veterans Memorial Early College High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Cameron County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #331 of 1,385 | #4 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #337 of 1,425 ▲ 69 | #7 of 27 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #335 of 1,425 ▲ 71 | #5 of 27 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +17.5pp | #492 of 1,184 | #10 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,216 | #245 of 2,107 | #3 of 46 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #1,015 of 1,344 | #23 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 3.7% | #1,283 of 1,346 | #17 of 26 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.0% | #717 of 1,522 | #26 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.8% | #298 of 672 | #5 of 10 |
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
2,216
+124 (+6%) vs 2020
+146% since 2010-11, when it was 899
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 2,216 | 133.3 | 16.6:1 | 64% (1,418) |
| 2023-24 | 2,294 | 132.8 | 17.3:1 | 67% (1,548) |
| 2022-23 | 2,172 | 136.9 | 15.9:1 | 65% (1,417) |
| 2020-21 | 2,092 | 135 | 15.5:1 | 64% (1,337) |
| 2017-18 | 1,948 | 137.4 | 14.2:1 | 88% (1,710) |
| 2015-16 | 2,064 | 136 | 15.2:1 | 92% (1,901) |
| 2010-11 | 899 | 82 | 11.0:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Veterans Memorial Early College High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (1,948 to 2,216); teachers down 3% (137.4 to 133.3).
About Veterans Memorial Early College High School
Veterans Memorial Early College High School is a public high school in BROWNSVILLE, Texas. The school reports 2,216 students in grades 9 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in Texas is about 796 students.
BROWNSVILLE ISD operates 52 schools. Combined enrollment is 37,097 students.
The student body at Veterans Memorial Early College High School is 98% Hispanic. County-wide, 89% of Cameron County residents are Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 4%, meaning two students picked at random have a 4% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
With 133.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Veterans Memorial Early College High School was 16.6:1. This ratio sits 1.5 above the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 64%. The average for public schools in Cameron County is 84%.
allk12 grades Veterans Memorial Early College High School an A-. The grade compares the school only with Texas public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
In Texas, Veterans Memorial Early College High School is one of the top 10% of schools on BeatsExpectations, with an average proficiency rate on state tests of 66.0% compared with a predicted 46.4%.
Veterans Memorial Early College High School is located in Cameron County, where the median household income is $52,601, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and roughly 21% of residents are in poverty. Besides Veterans Memorial Early College High School, Cameron County has 186 other public schools.
The school nearest to Veterans Memorial Early College High School is Villa Nueva Elementary School, at a distance of about 1.7 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. By average proficiency, Veterans Memorial Early College High School is 3rd among 9 schools close by.
NCES describes the area around Veterans Memorial Early College High School as Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 124 more students in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 15.5:1; by 2024-25 it was 16.6:1.
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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 BROWNSVILLE ISD
- Rivera Early College High SchoolHigh · 2,150 students
- Hanna Early College High SchoolHigh · 2,039 students
- Lopez Early College High SchoolHigh · 1,739 students
- Pace Early College High SchoolHigh · 1,621 students
- Porter Early College High SchoolHigh · 1,543 students
- Stillman Middle SchoolMiddle · 964 students
Other schools in BROWNSVILLE
- Rivera Early College High SchoolHigh · 2,150 students
- Hanna Early College High SchoolHigh · 2,039 students
- Lopez Early College High SchoolHigh · 1,739 students
- Pace Early College High SchoolHigh · 1,621 students
- Porter Early College High SchoolHigh · 1,543 students
- Jubilee BrownsvilleCombined · 999 students
Nearby schools
- Villa Nueva Elementary School1.7 mi · 346
- Stillman Middle School2.0 mi · 964
- Yturria Elementary School2.1 mi · 526
- Manzano Middle School2.3 mi · 837
- Keller Elementary School2.3 mi · 537
- Ortiz Elementary School2.3 mi · 564
Frequently asked questions
About Veterans Memorial Early College High SchoolHow many students attend Veterans Memorial Early College High School?
Veterans Memorial Early College High School enrolls approximately 2,216 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Veterans Memorial Early College High School serve?
Veterans Memorial Early College High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Veterans Memorial Early College High School have?
Veterans Memorial Early College High School employs 133 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Veterans Memorial Early College High School?
Student demographics at Veterans Memorial Early College High School are roughly 1% White, 98% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian.
What district is Veterans Memorial Early College High School in?
Veterans Memorial Early College High School is part of BROWNSVILLE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.