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Mission High School

Public Grades 9-12

1575^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 22% of Texas high schools

Summary

Mission High School is a large public high school in Mission, TX, serving 2,154 students in grades 9-12 within the Mission Consolidated Independent School District, where 92.2% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, reflecting significant economic challenges in the community.

Mission High School has consistently struggled with academic performance, earning a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past decade and ranking in the 22nd percentile statewide. Its proficiency rates on state assessments in Algebra I (31.5%), English I (39.8%), and English II (45.8%) are notably lower than nearby schools like Sharyland High School (3-star, 65th percentile) and Idea McAllen College Preparatory (3-star, 63rd percentile). Even its district peer, Veterans Memorial High School, outperforms it significantly (2-star, 36th percentile). While the school maintains a solid graduation rate of 94.3%, this high rate contrasts sharply with low academic proficiency, suggesting students may advance without mastering core content—a common challenge in high-poverty schools.

Interestingly, Mission High School shows a relative strength in serving its Migrant student population, which ranks in the 41st percentile and earned a 2-star rating, higher than the school's overall rating. However, it struggles with its Gifted and Talented subgroup (17th percentile) and White student subgroup (7th percentile). The school spends $11,812 per student with a 12.8:1 student-teacher ratio, yet nearby Sharyland Advanced Academic Academy spends significantly less ($6,446 per student) but achieves top-tier results with an 8.6:1 ratio, highlighting that instructional effectiveness and school culture matter more than spending alone.

2,154

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,719

Per pupil spending ?

92.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1802 W 18th St
Mission, TX 78572-2799

(956) 323-5700

District: Mission Consolidated Independent School District

Feeder schools for Mission High School:

Elementary:	Cantu Elementary
	Carl C Waitz Elementary
	Hilda C Escobar/Alicia C Rios Elementary
	Leal Elementary
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	Marcell Elementary
	Ollie O'Grady Elementary
	Pearson Elementary
	Raquel Cavazos Elementary
Middle:	Alton Memorial J H
	White J H

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.3%

White:

1.6%

Two or more races:

0.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 22nd percentile in 2016 → 22nd in 2026

Strengths

✓94% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (44% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Algebra I scores 23 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school44%

District avg51%

Texas avg62%

1,575^th of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3High Schools in the Mission Consolidated Independent School District

473^rd of 951Mission Consolidated Independent School District among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	25.2	1575 of 2009	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.6	1528 of 1974	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	1627 of 1990	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	1689 of 1961	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	1640 of 1876	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.1	1624 of 1861	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.9	1405 of 1857	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	1412 of 1797	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.0	1378 of 1777	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.6	1369 of 1762	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.7	1532 of 1743	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	15.4	1545 of 1734	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.4	1423 of 1652	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.5	1331 of 1603	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	34.0	1394 of 1672	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	40.8	1225 of 1568	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	42.9	1131 of 1539	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	42.3	1082 of 1510	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	39.9	1093 of 1497	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	35.0	1090 of 1430	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	36.0	1090 of 1429	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	33.8	1143 of 1427	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	14.6	1688 of 1837	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.5	1725 of 1829	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.5	1431 of 1810	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	1456 of 1784	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.9	995 of 1195	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.0	867 of 1153	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	1149 of 1437	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	1159 of 1371	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	1081 of 1278	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.3	1035 of 1195	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.2	805 of 1136	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.0	880 of 1113	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	25.0	1521 of 1936	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.2	1226 of 1504	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	1587 of 1880	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	1640 of 1891	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	1629 of 1841	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	1630 of 1815	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	1473 of 1798	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	1493 of 1781	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	35.8	1002 of 1206	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.6	803 of 964	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	1054 of 1182	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	1027 of 1172	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.9	1025 of 1177	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.5	879 of 1145	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.6	948 of 1137	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.2	1396 of 1860	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.3	1134 of 1453	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	1504 of 1805	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	1554 of 1820	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	1530 of 1762	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.0	1495 of 1743	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	1253 of 1714	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.1	1300 of 1691	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.6	1453 of 1937	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.3	1187 of 1513	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	1594 of 1884	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	1650 of 1897	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	1624 of 1847	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.8	1586 of 1848	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.9	1362 of 1818	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.8	1413 of 1794	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	22.9	1557 of 1954	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.8	1235 of 1515	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	1616 of 1891	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	1673 of 1913	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	1627 of 1853	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.2	1591 of 1840	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.3	1370 of 1824	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	1456 of 1803	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	45.6	44 of 74	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.3	30 of 81	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.4	72 of 95	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.9	72 of 93	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	99 of 114	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.9	81 of 97	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.3	69 of 113	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	15.9	117 of 131	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	30.7	1150 of 1581	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	40.5	724 of 1299	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.9	976 of 1548	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.5	1151 of 1478	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	1226 of 1418	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.0	1254 of 1382	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.8	1095 of 1357	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.2	1101 of 1347	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	6.0	1471 of 1584	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.2	1232 of 1294	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	1449 of 1556	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.9	1406 of 1525	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	56.5	588 of 1539	61.8%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Migrant (2026)41st percentile+19 vs school

Special Education (2026)27th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)25th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)25th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)21st percentile~ school

Male (2026)20th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)17th percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)17th percentile-5 vs school

At Risk (2022)8th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)7th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Biology56%-15 vs state

U.S. History48%-22 vs state

English II Reading46%-14 vs state

English I Reading40%-16 vs state

Algebra I32%-23 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)			STAAR Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History End of Course	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Mission High School	Public	9-12	1802 W 18th St	Mission	78572	Hidalgo County	Mission Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-5700	2,154	167	12.8	92.2%	34 (1.6%)	1 (0.0%)	2,117 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	25.2	1575^th of 2009 public high schools	21.6%		24.6	1528^th of 1974 public high schools	22.6%	47	31.5	55.8	39.8	45.8	48.4								$16,719
Idea North Mission College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	2706 N Holland Ave	Mission	78574	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 424-4300	756	51	14.7	92.2%	16 (2.1%)	3 (0.4%)	735 (97.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	46.1	1062^nd of 2009 public high schools	47.1%		47.7	971^st of 1974 public high schools	50.8%	91	64.6	62.2	43.3	46.2	82.1	55.8	61.6	59.7	45.4	28.0	76.9	34.1	$12,788
Veterans Memorial High School	Public	9-12	700 E Two Mile Rd	Mission	78574	Hidalgo County	Mission Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-3000	1,737	141	12.2	81.8%	35 (2.0%)	3 (0.2%)	1,696 (97.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	38	1287^th of 2009 public high schools	35.9%		40.9	1137^th of 1974 public high schools	42.4%	150	26.5	59.7	52.3	59.4	57.5								$13,590
Premier H S Of Mission	Public, Charter	9-12	1203 St Claire St	Mission	78572	Hidalgo County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 607-9636	178	6	28.1	99.4%	5 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	173 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22.8	1616^th of 2009 public high schools	19.6%		15.2	1693^rd of 1974 public high schools	14.2%	77	23.1	40.0	20.0	27.8	75.0								$9,980
Texasworks - Mission	Public, Charter	9-12	1203 St Claire Blvd	Mission	78572	Hidalgo County	Texas Works	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(972) 316-3663	15	1	15.0		1 (6.7%)	1 (6.7%)	13 (86.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1	2005^th of 2009 public high schools	0.2%					(n/a)			0.0	0.0
Idea College Preparatory Mission	Public, Charter	6-12	1600 S Schuerbach Rd	Mission	78572	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 583-8315	798	50	15.9	91.0%	23 (2.9%)	2 (0.3%)	771 (96.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55.5	806^th of 2009 public high schools	59.9%		49.5	923^rd of 1974 public high schools	53.2%	117	54.7	68.9	63.2	63.9	72.5	49.3	50.4	60.3	24.8	39.1		17.7	$12,909
Premier H S Of Palmview	Public, Charter	9-12	406 W Veterans Blvd	Palmview	78572	Hidalgo County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 584-8458	108	7	16.1	99.1%	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	106 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5.8	1867^th of 2009 public high schools	7.1%		33.3	1317^th of 1974 public high schools	33.3%	550	14.3		0.0	25.0	34.5								$11,627
Sharyland High School	Public	9-12	1106 N Shary Rd	Mission	78572	Hidalgo County	Sharyland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 580-5300	1,527	84	18.0	55.6%	50 (3.3%)	8 (0.5%)	1,429 (93.6%)	32 (2.1%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.3%)	59.1	709^th of 2009 public high schools	64.7%		55.8	770^th of 1974 public high schools	61.0%	61	53.9	76.2	63.0	49.8	82.1								$12,353
La Joya Palmview High School	Public	9-12	3901 N La Homa Rd	Mission	78572	Hidalgo County	La Joya Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-2880	2,073	137	15.1	90.4%	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	2,066 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31.2	1452^nd of 2009 public high schools	27.7%		25.8	1501^st of 1974 public high schools	24.0%	49	37.9	62.9	42.7	45.2	55.3								$10,832
Sharyland Advanced Academic Academy	Public	9-12	1106 N Shary Rd Bldg A	Mission	78572	Hidalgo County	Sharyland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 584-6467	481	55	8.6	66.1%	18 (3.7%)	4 (0.8%)	452 (94.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	76.4	291^st of 2009 public high schools	85.5%		85.7	128^th of 1974 public high schools	93.5%	163	85.7	61.5	66.7	84.1	94.4								$5,644

Frequently Asked Questions about Mission High School

Is Mission High School a good school?

Mission High School ranks in the bottom 21.6% of Texas high schools.

What schools feed into Mission High School?

Mission High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Cantu Elementary
Elementary : Carl C Waitz Elementary
Elementary : Hilda C Escobar/Alicia C Rios Elementary
Elementary : Leal Elementary
Elementary : Marcell Elementary
Elementary : Ollie O'Grady Elementary
Elementary : Pearson Elementary
Elementary : Raquel Cavazos Elementary
Middle : Alton Memorial J H
Middle : White J H

How many students attend Mission High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,154 students attended Mission High School.

What district is Mission High School in?

Mission Consolidated Independent School District

What is the racial makeup of Mission High School?

Students at Mission High School are 98% Hispanic, 2% White.

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