Public schools in Mission, TX

Mission has 54 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 11 high, 9 middle, 33 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 35,714 students. They are run by 6 districts and agencies; La Joya ISD runs 23 of them.

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method

The 6 districts and agencies that run Mission's public schools

Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.

DistrictSchools in MissionDistrict students, fall 2022Spending per student, FY23
La Joya ISD2324,804$14,592
Mission CISD1514,502$13,955
Sharyland ISD89,732$11,777
Idea Public Schools674,217$11,857
Excellence in Leadership Academy1263$15,034
Premier High Schools17,117$10,443

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.

11 high schools in Mission, 13,170 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Mission High School2,15412.991.1%Mission CISD
La Joya Palmview High School2,07315.190.0%La Joya ISD
Juarez-Lincoln High School1,95213.796.6%La Joya ISD
Veterans Memorial High School1,73712.381.2%Mission CISD
Sharyland High School1,52718.155.0%Sharyland ISD
Sharyland Pioneer High School1,51116.562.4%Sharyland ISD
Idea College Preparatory Mission79815.990.4%Idea Public Schools
Idea North Mission College Preparatory75614.791.4%Idea Public Schools
Sharyland Advanced Academic Academy4818.765.3%Sharyland ISD
Premier H S of Mission17828.198.3%Premier High Schools
One more high school
SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Hidalgo Co J J a E P3not reportednot reportedMission CISD

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.

9 middle schools in Mission, 5,965 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
White Junior High83113.685.0%Mission CISD
B L Gray Junior High77516.460.3%Sharyland ISD
Mission Junior High71111.574.0%Mission CISD
Ann Richards Middle66516.492.5%La Joya ISD
Memorial Middle66313.982.8%La Joya ISD
Juan De Dios Salinas Middle64813.297.1%La Joya ISD
Cesar Chavez Middle62515.486.9%La Joya ISD
Irene M Garcia Middle60114.186.0%La Joya ISD
Idea Palmview College Preparatory44614.699.3%Idea 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.

33 elementary schools in Mission, 16,396 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Idea North Mission Academy71920.691.2%Idea Public Schools
Enrique Kiki Camarena Elementary71515.879.9%La Joya ISD
Idea Palmview Academy70521.397.4%Idea Public Schools
Mims Elementary67317.168.2%Mission CISD
Idea Academy Mission66416.992.9%Idea Public Schools
Bryan Elementary65316.070.8%Mission CISD
John H Shary Elementary65216.264.0%Sharyland ISD
Jose De Escandon Elementary61415.786.0%La Joya ISD
Harry Shimotsu Elementary60518.047.8%Sharyland ISD
Dr Maria Palmira Mendiola Elementary58317.293.1%La Joya ISD
The other 23 elementary schools
SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Juan Seguin Elementary56916.498.2%La Joya ISD
Lloyd M Bentsen Elementary53816.485.1%La Joya ISD
Diaz-Villarreal Elementary52714.892.4%La Joya ISD
Romulo D Martinez Elementary52515.064.8%Sharyland ISD
E B Reyna Elementary52314.985.7%La Joya ISD
Emiliano Zapata Elementary51115.994.9%La Joya ISD
Ruben Hinojosa Elementary47216.455.1%Sharyland ISD
Narciso Cavazos47115.093.8%La Joya ISD
Dr Americo Paredes Elementary46515.894.8%La Joya ISD
Ollie O'grady Elementary45716.290.2%Mission CISD
Guillermo Flores Elementary45215.793.1%La Joya ISD
Elodia R Chapa Elementary44515.294.8%La Joya ISD
Leal Elementary43615.087.2%Mission CISD
Patricio Perez Elementary42114.593.8%La Joya ISD
Henry B Gonzalez Elementary39114.083.9%La Joya ISD
Evangelina Garza Elementary38414.496.4%La Joya ISD
Marcell Elementary37813.985.7%Mission CISD
Salinas Elementary36615.196.2%Mission CISD
Hilda C Escobar/Alicia C Rios Elementary34514.181.7%Mission CISD
Castro Elementary32814.691.2%Mission CISD
Leo J Leo Elementary31912.795.3%La Joya ISD
Pearson Elementary30713.590.9%Mission CISD
Excellence in Leadership Academy18311.175.4%Excellence in Leadership Academy

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.

One other school in Mission, 183 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Mission Early Learning18323.298.9%Mission CISD

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 Mission's public schools compare with Texas's

The median Mission school has 15.1 students per full-time teacher, more than the Texas median of 14.5. 98% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 70% across the state. Its median school enrolls 554 students (state 507).

Mission against Texas, schools open in 2024-25 with students
MissionTexas
Median students per teacher15.114.5
Median school size (students)554507
Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22)98%70%
Schools where every student eats free (CEP)100%52%
Charter schools15%11%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 54 Mission 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 Mission

  1. La Joya ISDRuns 23 of Mission's 54 public schools and spent $14,592 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,592
  2. Mission High School, the largest high school in Mission2,154 students in 2024-25, 12.9 per teacher.2,154
  3. Compare La Joya ISD with Mission CISDMission's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
  4. The largest public schools in TexasTexas's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
  5. Find the school district for a Mission 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.

Other cities in Texas

  1. Houston759 schools
  2. San Antonio521 schools
  3. Dallas352 schools
  4. Austin258 schools
  5. Fort Worth257 schools
  6. El Paso213 schools
  7. Arlington102 schools
  8. Corpus Christi90 schools

Questions about schools in Mission

  1. How many public schools are in Mission, TX?
    54 public schools with an address in Mission were open in 2024-25: 11 high, 9 middle, 33 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 35,714 students. 8 are charter schools.
  2. What is the largest high school in Mission?
    Mission High School, with 2,154 students in 2024-25 (Mission CISD).
  3. Which districts run Mission's schools?
    La Joya ISD (23 schools), Mission CISD (15 schools), Sharyland ISD (8 schools), Idea Public Schools (6 schools), and 2 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

Compiled from official source data by .