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Best Alternative Schools in Hidalgo County, TX

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)			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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	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 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Vanguard Rembrandt	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1200 E Kelly Ave	Pharr	78540	Hidalgo County	Vanguard Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 283-0600	1,978	118	16.7	83.2%	14 (0.7%)	3 (0.2%)	1,958 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)								(n/a)	34.8	40.0					43.5	67.7	67.5	75.8	67.4	51.4	45.1	53.0	60.1	64.9	72.7	38.8	47.6	48.1	39.9	25.4	53.1	29.0	$12,350
Vanguard Mozart	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	155 E Business 83	Alamo	78540	Hidalgo County	Vanguard Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 223-2030	1,236	77	15.9	90.7%	14 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1,221 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)								(n/a)			50.0				29.4	58.7	54.2	69.9	51.9	39.5	60.9	77.7	51.7	38.0	48.4	30.3	54.0	34.1	30.8	5.1	23.5	16.5	$11,538
Vanguard Beethoven	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2215 S Veterans Blvd	Edinburg	78540	Hidalgo County	Vanguard Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 318-0211	1,782	105	17.0	84.8%	15 (0.8%)	5 (0.3%)	1,753 (98.4%)	6 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)								(n/a)							47.0	73.3	74.6	80.0	70.8	50.4	43.4	55.8	65.3	72.4	65.5	35.8	44.9	24.6	46.7	19.7	50.3	23.5	$10,705
Vanguard Van Gogh	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-10	1407 W Moore Rd	Pharr	78540	Hidalgo County	Vanguard Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 403-5000	1,048	58	18.0	90.6%	19 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1,027 (98.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	46.4	36.4	25.0				48.9	76.2	60.5	74.3		46.3	33.8	44.8	62.1	54.7	69.3	34.0	36.6	16.7	31.4	4.9	53.8	28.0	$9,679
Donna Alternative Education Program	Public, Alternative	1-12	2906 E Roberts Ave	Donna	78537	Hidalgo County	Donna Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(956) 464-1303	0	10	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Edinburg Alternative Education Academy	Public, Alternative	3-12	1301 E Schunior	Edinburg	78540	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(956) 289-2598	0	0	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Southwest Key Program	Public, Alternative	4-12	3900 N 23rd	McAllen	78501	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(956) 618-6031	1			—	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Mercedes Daep	Public, Alternative	2-12	720 S Mile 1 E	Mercedes	78570	Hidalgo County	Mercedes Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(956) 514-5076	0	0		—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Horton Disciplinary Alternative Education Program	Public, Alternative	4-12	104 S Garza	Weslaco	78596	Hidalgo County	Weslaco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(956) 969-6916	0	1	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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