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Sharyland Pioneer High School

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Sharyland Pioneer High School ranks 1053 rd of 2057 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1053^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,057 Texas High Schools

Better than 49% of Texas high schools

Summary

Sharyland Pioneer High School in Mission, TX, serves 1,511 students in grades 9-12 and is part of the high-performing Sharyland Independent School District (Isd), though the school itself has seen a recent dip in its state ranking to the 48th percentile.

This school presents a fascinating contrast in academic performance. While it excels in Biology, with 73% of students proficient—outpacing nearby schools like McAllen High School (67%) and Veterans Memorial High School (60%)—it struggles significantly in Algebra I, where only 43% of students are proficient. This is well below the district average of 69% and the state average of 54%, and it is the lowest rate among comparable high schools in the area. This suggests a specific challenge in math instruction rather than a general academic issue. The school also maintains an excellent graduation rate above 95%, indicating it is effective at keeping students on track to graduate, even if some are not demonstrating mastery on state assessments.

When comparing Sharyland Pioneer to other local options, the difference is stark. Early college high schools like Achieve Early College High School and Mission Collegiate High School serve similar or higher percentages of economically disadvantaged students yet achieve test scores 30-40 percentage points higher in nearly every subject. Additionally, the school's support for specific student groups has recently declined, with performance for White students dropping to the 24th percentile and for low socio-economic status students falling to the 40th percentile. This is a notable shift from previous years and warrants attention from families considering this school.

1,511

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,804

Per pupil spending ?

63.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6 1/2 Mile N Shary Rd
Mission, TX 78572

(956) 580-5200

District: Sharyland Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.3%

White:

6.6%

Asian:

0.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 57th percentile in 2016 → 49th in 2026

Strengths

✓97% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!English II Reading scores 12 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school58%

District avg67%

Texas avg62%

1,053^rd of 2,057

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 49%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From top 43% (2016) to bottom 49% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3High Schools in the Sharyland Independent School District (Isd)

227^th of 947Sharyland Independent School District (Isd) 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	47.2	1053 of 2057	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.2	1252 of 1974	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.6	1143 of 1990	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.1	766 of 1961	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.9	906 of 1876	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.8	1013 of 1861	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.2	709 of 1857	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.4	759 of 1797	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	58.2	577 of 1777	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	57.9	756 of 1762	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	51.3	946 of 1743	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	47.8	299 of 507	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	37.3	1094 of 1837	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.2	1195 of 1829	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.1	736 of 1810	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.6	1050 of 1784	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	48.9	505 of 1209	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	42.6	525 of 1153	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.0	671 of 1437	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.8	496 of 1371	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.9	742 of 1278	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.1	879 of 1195	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.3	450 of 1136	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.1	270 of 1113	75.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	49.6	944 of 1976	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.0	626 of 1504	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.8	738 of 1880	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.5	797 of 1891	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.2	982 of 1841	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.2	1020 of 1815	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.6	759 of 1798	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.3	895 of 1781	49.7%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	42.0	941 of 1208	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	63.0	424 of 964	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.9	249 of 1182	78.9%	★★★★☆
2022	62.3	552 of 1172	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.6	730 of 1177	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.3	444 of 1145	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.6	457 of 1137	59.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	51.6	795 of 1909	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.1	459 of 1453	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.5	533 of 1805	70.5%	★★★★☆
2023	59.5	563 of 1820	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.1	718 of 1762	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.7	839 of 1743	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.5	534 of 1714	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.5	627 of 1691	62.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.1	1188 of 1976	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.0	646 of 1513	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.2	689 of 1884	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.7	749 of 1897	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.9	868 of 1847	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.9	1026 of 1848	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.3	634 of 1818	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.6	774 of 1794	56.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.6	1122 of 1993	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.7	661 of 1515	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.8	763 of 1891	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.2	719 of 1913	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.2	815 of 1853	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.5	986 of 1840	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.6	673 of 1824	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.3	768 of 1803	57.4%	★★★☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	27.6	69 of 81	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	64.9	34 of 114	70.2%	★★★★☆
2019	74.3	19 of 113	83.2%	★★★★☆
2018	59.1	40 of 131	69.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	45.3	747 of 1610	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.1	436 of 1299	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.7	462 of 1548	70.2%	★★★★☆
2023	44.1	716 of 1478	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.0	643 of 1418	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.3	587 of 1382	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.0	187 of 1357	86.2%	★★★★☆
2018	66.3	259 of 1347	80.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.2	1218 of 1611	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	41.1	754 of 1294	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.0	622 of 1556	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.5	381 of 1576	75.8%	★★★★☆
2022	75.3	210 of 1525	86.2%	★★★★☆
2021	78.3	170 of 1510	88.7%	★★★★☆
2019	56.7	588 of 1526	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.7	663 of 1539	56.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)58th percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)58th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2026)54th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)52nd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)44th percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2022)41st percentile-11 vs school

At Risk (2022)40th percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)40th percentile-9 vs school

White (2026)24th percentile-24 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)22nd percentile-27 vs school

Migrant (2025)15th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Biology73%+3 vs state

U.S. History66%-4 vs state

English I Reading58%+3 vs state

English II Reading48%-12 vs state

Algebra I43%-11 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 (2025)	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
Sharyland Pioneer High School	Public	9-12	6 1/2 Mile N Shary Rd	Mission	78572	Hidalgo County	Sharyland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 580-5200	1,511	92	16.4	63.1%	100 (6.6%)	6 (0.4%)	1,395 (92.3%)	10 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47.2	1053^rd of 2057 public high schools	48.8%		36.2	1252^nd of 1974 public high schools	36.6%	199	43.0	73.0	58.2	48.2	66.3								$11,804
Idea Tres Lagos College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	5200 Tres Lagos Blvd	McAllen	78504	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 287-6900	685	42	16.4	80.6%	39 (5.7%)	6 (0.9%)	631 (92.1%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	49.6	979^th of 2057 public high schools	52.4%		44	1067^th of 1974 public high schools	45.9%	88	47.5	75.6	42.4	58.0	76.3	66.4	65.6	67.0	54.0	42.4		46.6	$11,550
Idea Quest College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	14001 N Rooth Rd	Edinburg	78541	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 287-1003	667	43	15.5	80.2%	17 (2.5%)	9 (1.3%)	631 (94.6%)	9 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73.4	365^th of 2057 public high schools	82.3%		77.5	255^th of 1974 public high schools	87.1%	110	58.4	83.9	72.3	92.5	85.2	67.0	63.5	84.8	37.4	42.9		45.1	$13,760
Mission Collegiate High School	Public	9-12	605 S Los Ebanos Rd	Alton	78573	Hidalgo County	Mission Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-6120	399	32	12.2	91.7%	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	391 (98.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	79.6	223^rd of 2057 public high schools	89.2%		83.3	158^th of 1974 public high schools	92.0%	65	55.7	86.6	88.8	88.8	86.5								$12,003
Hidalgo County J J A E P	Public	8-12	3900 N 23rd St	McAllen	78599	Hidalgo County	Weslaco Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(956) 688-6123	14				1 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2.1	2014^th of 2057 public high schools	2.1%					(n/a)	0.0		0.0										$01
Veterans Memorial High School	Public	9-12	700 E Two Mile Rd	Mission	78572	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%)	38.2	1309^th of 2057 public high schools	36.4%		40.9	1137^th of 1974 public high schools	42.4%	172	26.5	59.7	52.3	59.4	57.5								$13,590
Premier H S - McAllen	Public, Charter	9-12	2400 Daffodil Ave	McAllen	75029	Denton County	Premier High Schools	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(956) 374-4796	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	4	1946^th of 2057 public high schools	5.4%					(n/a)	16.7	12.5	7.1	14.8	33.3
Texasworks - McAllen	Public, Charter	9-12	2400 Daffodil Ave	McAllen	75029	Denton County	Texas Works	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(956) 584-8458	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Rowe High School	Public	9-12	2101 N Ware Rd	McAllen	78501	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 632-5100	1,905	150	12.6	70.2%	50 (2.6%)	9 (0.5%)	1,814 (95.2%)	24 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.4%)	61.3	667^th of 2057 public high schools	67.6%		60.3	662^nd of 1974 public high schools	66.5%	5	56.2	78.3	65.7	67.2	67.4								$11,722
McAllen High School	Public	9-12	2021 La Vista Ave	McAllen	78501	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 632-3100	2,134	149	14.3	63.2%	119 (5.6%)	16 (0.7%)	1,965 (92.1%)	16 (0.7%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (0.7%)	58.3	746^th of 2057 public high schools	63.7%		53.2	828^th of 1974 public high schools	58.1%	82	59.2	67.0	61.9	65.5	74.0								$11,498

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Sharyland Pioneer High School ranks 1053^rd of 2057 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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Students at Sharyland Pioneer High School are 92% Hispanic, 7% White.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 1,511 students attended Sharyland Pioneer High School.

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Sharyland Independent School District (Isd)

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