VETERANS MEMORIAL H S

VETERANS MEMORIAL H S, a substantial senior high in MISSION, Texas, operated by MISSION CISD, educates 1,737 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 118% bigger than the state mean of about 796.

MISSION CISD runs 22 schools in total, collectively educating 13,765 students. VETERANS MEMORIAL H S is one of those campuses.

On demographics, VETERANS MEMORIAL H S logs that nearly all students (98%) are Hispanic. The remainder consists of 2% White.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 141 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.3:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 82% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, VETERANS MEMORIAL H S performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 38.2%, the actual is 43.5%, a residual of +5.3 points.

Around the school, census data for Hidalgo County shows median household income runs about $54,338, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Hidalgo County runs 364 public schools (combined enrollment of about 212,859 students), of which VETERANS MEMORIAL H S is one.

Nearest neighbor: MIMS EL, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), VETERANS MEMORIAL H S ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 45.0%.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Trend over the last 7 years. VETERANS MEMORIAL H S's enrollment has contracted 8% since 2018, when it stood at 1,888 (now 1,737). Class-load math has fell: from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the VETERANS MEMORIAL H S community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.