McAllen Independent School District (Isd)

Summary:

The McAllen Independent School District (Isd) in Texas operates a total of 30 schools, including 18 elementary schools, 6 middle schools, and 6 high schools, serving students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. The district is known for its diverse student population and a mix of high-performing and struggling schools.

Among the standout schools in the district, Gonzalez Elementary and Morris Middle consistently rank among the top-performing schools in Texas, earning 5-star ratings from SchoolDigger. These schools excel academically, with significantly higher proficiency rates than the district and state averages. In contrast, schools like De Leon Middle, Fields Elementary, and Escandon Elementary struggle, with lower proficiency rates.

The district's high schools also show a wide range of performance, with Achieve Early College High School standing out as an exceptional performer, ranking among the top 1% of high schools in Texas. Achieve Early College High School boasts a 100% four-year graduation rate, a 0% dropout rate, and exceptional academic achievement. In contrast, the district's other high schools, such as McAllen High School, Memorial High School, and Rowe High School, have more typical performance levels.

District Detail

2000 N 23rd St
McAllen, TX 78501-2000

(956) 618-6000

SchoolDigger Rank:
342^nd of 968 Texas districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 20,399

Primary Schools: 18
Middle Schools: 6
High Schools: 6
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2023)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2023)			STAAR Spanish Science (2023)	STAAR EOC Algebra I (2023)	STAAR EOC Biology (2023)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2023)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2023)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2023)	STAAR Reading (2023)						STAAR Mathematics (2023)						STAAR Science (2023)		STAAR Social Studies (2023)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	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 Spanish Science 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 Science 5th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Alvarez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2606 Gumwood Ave	McAllen	78501	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(956) 971-4471	461	26	17.4	96.1%	14 (3.0%)	2 (0.4%)	443 (96.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	39.8	2815^th of 4647 public elementary schools	39.4%		29	3424^th of 4581 public elementary schools	25.3%	609		33.0	60.0		33.0		0.0						51.0	37.0	43.0				49.0	41.0	41.0				19.0			$13,224	$1,692	$11,533
Brown Middle	Public	6-8	2700 S Ware Rd	McAllen	78503	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(956) 632-8700	585	52	11.1	89.9%	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	577 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	37.2	1490^th of 2330 public middle schools	36.1%		41.2	1286^th of 2254 public middle schools	42.9%	204								92.0								44.0	39.0	50.0				34.0	25.0	46.0		26.0	23.0	$12,325	$1,313	$11,012
Fields Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 W Dallas Ave	McAllen	78501	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(956) 971-4344	481	37	13.0	91.1%	15 (3.1%)	2 (0.4%)	462 (96.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24.1	3764^th of 4647 public elementary schools	19.0%		35.9	3016^th of 4581 public elementary schools	34.2%	748	0.0	40.0	31.0	0.0	40.0	40.0	9.0						32.0	21.0	44.0				20.0	27.0	44.0				25.0			$11,494	$1,212	$10,282
Houston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3221 Olga Ave	McAllen	78503	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(956) 971-1167	378	28	13.4	87.3%	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	375 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52	2064^th of 4647 public elementary schools	55.6%		47.3	2300^th of 4581 public elementary schools	49.8%	236													45.0	33.0	62.0				41.0	46.0	58.0				30.0			$11,740	$1,053	$10,687
Jackson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	501 Harvey	McAllen	78501	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(956) 971-4277	535	37	14.3	86.5%	19 (3.6%)	5 (0.9%)	509 (95.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	60.9	1558^th of 4647 public elementary schools	66.5%		56	1812^th of 4581 public elementary schools	60.4%	254	35.0	50.0	58.0	14.0		29.0	14.0						63.0	55.0	57.0				56.0	53.0	49.0				21.0			$10,974	$1,110	$9,864
McAllen High School	Public	9-12	2021 La Vista Ave	McAllen	78501	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(956) 632-3100	2,133	177	12.0	63.0%	137 (6.4%)	6 (0.3%)	1,962 (92.0%)	16 (0.8%)	1 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (0.5%)	50.6	917^th of 1961 public high schools	53.2%		45.6	980^th of 1876 public high schools	47.8%	63								31.0	53.0	58.0	61.0	74.0																$11,103	$1,013	$10,089
Milam Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3800 N Main St	McAllen	78501	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(956) 971-4333	755	51	14.8	60.4%	80 (10.6%)	2 (0.3%)	666 (88.2%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	86.8	496^th of 4647 public elementary schools	89.3%		88.5	409^th of 4581 public elementary schools	91.1%	87	15.0												63.0	69.0	77.0				60.0	70.0	66.0				52.0			$10,040	$886	$9,155
Seguin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2200 N 29th St	McAllen	78501	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(956) 971-4565	577	39	14.7	95.8%	25 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	552 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49.2	2234^th of 4647 public elementary schools	51.9%		36.7	2951^st of 4581 public elementary schools	35.6%	717	60.0	20.0	70.0			22.0	0.0						45.0	38.0	57.0				30.0	53.0	56.0				33.0			$11,785	$1,169	$10,616
Travis Middle	Public	6-8	600 Houston St	McAllen	78501	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(956) 971-4242	516	47	11.0	96.1%	7 (1.4%)	5 (1.0%)	503 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27.2	1787^th of 2330 public middle schools	23.3%		29.3	1650^th of 2254 public middle schools	26.8%	137								100.0								38.0	46.0	40.0				17.0	22.0	39.0		25.0	13.0	$13,889	$1,915	$11,974
Wilson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1200 Hackberry St	McAllen	78501	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(956) 971-4525	382	28	13.4	88.0%	22 (5.8%)	1 (0.3%)	356 (93.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	44.6	2502^nd of 4647 public elementary schools	46.2%		38.4	2831^st of 4581 public elementary schools	38.2%	329	17.0												36.0	40.0	52.0				31.0	45.0	51.0				40.0			$11,592	$1,367	$10,225
Escandon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2901 Colbath Ave	McAllen	78503	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(956) 971-4511	495	37	13.2	93.7%	67 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	427 (86.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37.8	2939^th of 4647 public elementary schools	36.8%		41.5	2651^st of 4581 public elementary schools	42.1%	288	0.0	40.0		20.0	17.0								38.0	33.0	47.0				40.0	34.0	43.0				31.0			$12,693	$1,277	$11,416
Memorial High School	Public	8-12	101 E Hackberry Ave	McAllen	78501	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(956) 632-5201	2,080	146	14.2	67.3%	67 (3.2%)	11 (0.5%)	1,964 (94.4%)	32 (1.5%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	3 (0.1%)	54.4	819^th of 1961 public high schools	58.2%		55	741^st of 1876 public high schools	60.5%	78								36.0	53.0	60.0	66.0	76.0																$10,754	$828	$9,926
Roosevelt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4801 S 26th St	McAllen	78503	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(956) 971-4424	433	30	14.6	95.8%	28 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	404 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	37.3	2965^th of 4647 public elementary schools	36.2%		39.4	2779^th of 4581 public elementary schools	39.3%	186		60.0											43.0	31.0	50.0				51.0	32.0	43.0				19.0			$12,244	$1,148	$11,096
Rayburn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7000 N Main St	McAllen	78504	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(956) 971-4363	492	35	13.9	67.9%	25 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	454 (92.3%)	10 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	75.4	942^nd of 4647 public elementary schools	79.7%		86.2	509^th of 4581 public elementary schools	88.9%	433													50.0	60.0	79.0				47.0	63.0	72.0				41.0			$10,815	$1,066	$9,750
Garza Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6300 N 29th St	McAllen	78504	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(956) 971-4554	464	32	14.4	73.3%	30 (6.5%)	2 (0.4%)	425 (91.6%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	65.7	1356^th of 4647 public elementary schools	70.8%		68.6	1206^th of 4581 public elementary schools	73.7%	150													57.0	61.0	67.0				43.0	44.0	65.0				30.0			$11,646	$1,006	$10,640
Morris Middle	Public	6-8	1400 Trenton Rd	McAllen	78504	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(956) 618-7300	1,016	60	16.9	51.8%	83 (8.2%)	8 (0.8%)	907 (89.3%)	9 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (0.9%)	86	218^th of 2330 public middle schools	90.6%		88	164^th of 2254 public middle schools	92.7%	54								99.0								72.0	73.0	78.0				47.0	62.0	68.0		59.0	58.0	$9,467	$655	$8,812
McAuliffe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3000 Daffodil Ave	McAllen	78501	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(956) 971-4400	413	32	12.8	84.3%	13 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	396 (95.9%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46.1	2410^th of 4647 public elementary schools	48.1%		57.4	1727^th of 4581 public elementary schools	62.3%	683	25.0		75.0				25.0						33.0	48.0	62.0				27.0	52.0	36.0				36.0			$12,360	$1,055	$11,306
Instr/Guid Center	Public	6-12	2604 Galveston Ave	McAllen	78501	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(956) 971-4393	71	13	5.5	94.4%	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)								(n/a)																												$113,651	$976	$112,674
Southwest Key Program	Public	10-11	3900 N 23rd	McAllen	78501	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(956) 618-6031																			(n/a)
Castaneda Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4100 N 34th	McAllen	78504	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(956) 623-8882	500	32	15.5	69.4%	8 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	479 (95.8%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	69.5	1184^th of 4647 public elementary schools	74.5%		69.1	1191^st of 4581 public elementary schools	74.0%	7													55.0	61.0	64.0				51.0	61.0	61.0				31.0			$11,390	$1,068	$10,321
Cathey Middle	Public	6-8	1800 N Cynthia	McAllen	78501	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(956) 971-4300	821	56	14.6	68.8%	35 (4.3%)	6 (0.7%)	763 (92.9%)	12 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	73.1	456^th of 2330 public middle schools	80.4%		78.4	353^rd of 2254 public middle schools	84.3%	103								96.0								55.0	66.0	70.0				36.0	47.0	61.0		57.0	46.0	$9,369	$715	$8,654
Lucile Hendricks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3900 Goldcrest	McAllen	78504	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(956) 971-1145	423	29	14.4	71.4%	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	402 (95.0%)	7 (1.7%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	69.6	1177^th of 4647 public elementary schools	74.7%		67.1	1267^th of 4581 public elementary schools	72.3%	90													48.0	67.0	73.0				32.0	70.0	61.0				41.0			$11,681	$1,247	$10,434
Dr Pablo Perez	Public	PK, KG-5	7801 N Main	McAllen	78504	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(956) 971-1125	560	39	14.3	49.5%	35 (6.3%)	1 (0.2%)	512 (91.4%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	77.4	862^nd of 4647 public elementary schools	81.5%		80.7	722^nd of 4581 public elementary schools	84.2%	140													53.0	60.0	77.0				50.0	65.0	71.0				38.0			$11,340	$1,031	$10,310
Blanca E Sanchez	Public	PK, KG-5	2901 Incarnate Word	McAllen	78504	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(956) 971-1100	515	35	14.7	61.2%	12 (2.3%)	3 (0.6%)	495 (96.1%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69.1	1206^th of 4647 public elementary schools	74.0%		79.6	770^th of 4581 public elementary schools	83.2%	436													61.0	64.0	69.0				51.0	62.0	56.0				22.0			$11,063	$1,103	$9,959
Michael E Fossum Middle	Public	6-8	7800 N Ware Rd	McAllen	78504	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(956) 971-1105	780	54	14.4	59.1%	20 (2.6%)	5 (0.6%)	745 (95.5%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	74.7	426^th of 2330 public middle schools	81.7%		72.4	457^th of 2254 public middle schools	79.7%	31								99.0								66.0	72.0	69.0				41.0	49.0	61.0		49.0	41.0	$9,312	$702	$8,610
Achieve Early College High School	Public	9-12	1601 N 27th St	McAllen	78501	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(956) 971-4200	411	41	9.9	69.3%	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	392 (95.4%)	10 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	93.9	15^th of 1961 public high schools	99.2%		93.1	22^nd of 1876 public high schools	98.8%	7								92.0	95.0	94.0	97.0	100.0																$12,413	$732	$11,682
Thigpen-Zavala Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2500 Galveston Ave	McAllen	78501	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(956) 971-4377	494	33	15.1	94.3%	15 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	477 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	80.5	749^th of 4647 public elementary schools	83.9%		71.7	1085^th of 4581 public elementary schools	76.3%	336													62.0	50.0	67.0				76.0	56.0	71.0				49.0			$12,671	$1,508	$11,163
Rowe High School	Public	9-12	2101 N Ware Rd	Brownsville	78501	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(956) 632-5100	1,944	139	13.9	73.9%	59 (3.0%)	3 (0.2%)	1,855 (95.4%)	24 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	57.7	722^nd of 1961 public high schools	63.2%		52.1	817^th of 1876 public high schools	56.4%	95								39.0	64.0	61.0	67.0	72.0																$11,220	$933	$10,287
Lamar Academy	Public	9-12	1009 N 10th St	McAllen	78501	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(956) 632-3222	87	17	5.1	83.9%	4 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22.3	1559^th of 1961 public high schools	20.5%		28.2	1374^th of 1876 public high schools	26.8%	185										40.0	67.0	37.0																$71,431	$3,860	$67,571
De Leon Middle	Public	6-8	4201 N 29th St	McAllen	78504	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(956) 632-8800	800	64	12.4	86.4%	14 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	774 (96.8%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	37.4	1481^st of 2330 public middle schools	36.4%		41.7	1263^rd of 2254 public middle schools	44.0%	218								94.0								49.0	46.0	56.0				16.0	22.0	44.0		29.0	18.0	$10,896	$827	$10,069
Gonzalez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	201 E Martin Ave	McAllen	78504	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(956) 971-4577	797	51	15.6	36.4%	57 (7.2%)	6 (0.8%)	652 (81.8%)	65 (8.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.8%)	94.4	195^th of 4647 public elementary schools	95.8%		95	174^th of 4581 public elementary schools	96.2%	21		71.0											77.0	74.0	87.0				65.0	72.0	84.0				60.0			$8,864	$282	$8,582

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley	0.88 mi	4	902^nd
Horizon Montessori Public Schools	1.04 mi	4	514^th
Idea Public Schools	1.33 mi	123	380^th
Texas College Preparatory Academies	1.46 mi	46	423^rd
Donna Independent School District (Isd)	1.98 mi	23	812^th

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