Public schools in Mcallen, TX
Mcallen has 43 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 10 high, 7 middle, 26 elementary, enrolling 26,068 students. They are run by 7 districts and agencies; Mcallen ISD runs 29 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 7 districts and agencies that run Mcallen's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Mcallen | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mcallen ISD | 29 | 20,399 | $13,409 |
| Idea Public Schools | 6 | 74,217 | $11,857 |
| Sharyland ISD | 4 | 9,732 | $11,777 |
| Edinburg CISD | 1 | 33,911 | $13,129 |
| Horizon Montessori Public Schools | 1 | 1,469 | $11,155 |
| Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley | 1 | 506 | $13,504 |
| Weslaco ISD | 1 | 16,491 | $12,558 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
10 high schools in Mcallen, 7,080 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mcallen High School | 2,134 | 14.3 | 63.2% | Mcallen ISD |
| Memorial High School | 2,021 | 13.1 | 64.8% | Mcallen ISD |
| Idea Mcallen College Preparatory | 820 | 16.9 | 73.8% | Idea Public Schools |
| Idea Los Encinos College Preparatory | 753 | 17.7 | 93.1% | Idea Public Schools |
| Idea Tres Lagos College Preparatory | 685 | 16.4 | 80.0% | Idea Public Schools |
| Achieve Early College High School | 428 | 12.9 | 68.2% | Mcallen ISD |
| Triumph Public High Schools-Mcallen | 118 | 16.9 | not reported | Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley |
| Instr/Guid Center | 60 | 5.5 | 88.3% | Mcallen ISD |
| Lamar Academy | 47 | 5.9 | 87.2% | Mcallen ISD |
| Hidalgo Co J J a E P | 14 | not reported | 84.0% | Weslaco ISD |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
7 middle schools in Mcallen, 5,157 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morris Middle | 999 | 14.9 | 45.0% | Mcallen ISD |
| Cathey Middle | 827 | 15.4 | 70.0% | Mcallen ISD |
| Michael E Fossum Middle | 791 | 14.7 | 60.2% | Mcallen ISD |
| Sharyland North Junior High | 791 | 16.1 | 68.3% | Sharyland ISD |
| De Leon Middle | 664 | 11.9 | 87.0% | Mcallen ISD |
| Brown Middle | 580 | 11.5 | 87.2% | Mcallen ISD |
| Travis Middle | 505 | 11.5 | 95.4% | Mcallen ISD |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
26 elementary schools in Mcallen, 13,831 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzalez Elementary | 818 | 16.4 | 28.1% | Mcallen ISD |
| Milam Elementary | 811 | 15.6 | 53.4% | Mcallen ISD |
| Idea Los Encinos Academy | 770 | 24.4 | 86.5% | Idea Public Schools |
| Idea Mcallen Academy | 738 | 21.4 | 78.2% | Idea Public Schools |
| Idea Tres Lagos Academy | 695 | 22.7 | 80.0% | Idea Public Schools |
| Olivero Garza Sr Elementary | 648 | 16.3 | 79.0% | Sharyland ISD |
| Donna Wernecke Elementary | 631 | 15.0 | 62.6% | Sharyland ISD |
| Lloyd & Dolly Bentsen Elementary | 611 | 16.6 | 80.7% | Sharyland ISD |
| Dr Pablo Perez | 601 | 16.8 | 47.1% | Mcallen ISD |
| Jackson Elementary | 548 | 13.9 | 92.0% | Mcallen ISD |
The other 16 elementary schools
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seguin Elementary | 530 | 14.5 | 95.8% | Mcallen ISD |
| Rayburn Elementary | 530 | 15.4 | 57.5% | Mcallen ISD |
| Blanca E Sanchez | 502 | 16.8 | 56.4% | Mcallen ISD |
| Cavazos Elementary | 479 | 16.2 | 76.2% | Edinburg CISD |
| Escandon Elementary | 478 | 14.1 | 93.9% | Mcallen ISD |
| Thigpen-Zavala Elementary | 470 | 14.9 | 96.6% | Mcallen ISD |
| Fields Elementary | 443 | 12.6 | 89.6% | Mcallen ISD |
| Alvarez Elementary | 435 | 15.8 | 96.8% | Mcallen ISD |
| Lucile Hendricks Elementary | 432 | 14.4 | 57.4% | Mcallen ISD |
| Garza Elementary | 409 | 14.8 | 73.8% | Mcallen ISD |
| Wilson Elementary | 408 | 13.8 | 91.2% | Mcallen ISD |
| Houston Elementary | 397 | 14.3 | 87.7% | Mcallen ISD |
| Mcauliffe Elementary | 385 | 13.7 | 85.2% | Mcallen ISD |
| Castaneda Elementary | 374 | 13.9 | 74.3% | Mcallen ISD |
| Roosevelt Elementary | 357 | 12.0 | 94.1% | Mcallen ISD |
| Horizon Montessori - STEM Academy | 331 | 15.2 | 80.7% | Horizon Montessori Public Schools |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Mcallen's public schools compare with Texas's
The median Mcallen school has 14.9 students per full-time teacher, about the same as the Texas median of 14.5. 95% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 70% across the state. Its median school enrolls 530 students (state 507).
| Mcallen | Texas | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 14.9 | 14.5 |
| Median school size (students) | 530 | 507 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 95% | 70% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 95% | 52% |
| Charter schools | 19% | 11% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 43 Mcallen schools and the 8,846 Texas schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Mcallen
- Mcallen ISDRuns 29 of Mcallen's 43 public schools and spent $13,409 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,409
- Mcallen High School, the largest high school in Mcallen2,134 students in 2024-25, 14.3 per teacher.2,134
- Compare Mcallen ISD with Idea Public SchoolsMcallen's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in TexasTexas's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Mcallen addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
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Questions about schools in Mcallen
How many public schools are in Mcallen, TX?
43 public schools with an address in Mcallen were open in 2024-25: 10 high, 7 middle, 26 elementary, enrolling 26,068 students. 8 are charter schools.What is the largest high school in Mcallen?
Mcallen High School, with 2,134 students in 2024-25 (Mcallen ISD).Which districts run Mcallen's schools?
Mcallen ISD (29 schools), Idea Public Schools (6 schools), Sharyland ISD (4 schools), Edinburg CISD (1 school), and 3 more. A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25