School district · Texas

Mcallen ISD

Mcallen ISD in Texas: 31 public schools with 19,890 students and 13.8 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $13,936 per student in FY2024.

Schools
31
Students
19,890
Students per teacher
13.8
TX 14.9 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$13,936
TX $12.7K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
1,445
Counselors (FTE)
70.6
Students per counselor
282
TX 387 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
8.6
Librarians (FTE): 27.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Texas's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Texas: 54%

64%proficient

+2.9 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 83% of school districts in Texas

Median 51% · 1,182 school districts compared

7,951 students tested, grades 3–8 · STAAR - English; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Texas: 42%

52%proficient

+3.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 81% of school districts in Texas

Median 38% · 1,182 school districts compared

7,646 students tested, grades 3–8 · STAAR - English; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$9.0K15
$9.5K16
$9.7K17
$9.8K18
$10.1K19
$11.3K20
$11.8K21
$13.9K22
$13.4K23
$13.9K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
22% · $71.5M
State
46% · $151.6M
Local
33% · $107.6M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,028
Support services
$4,947
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$37.6M
Long-term debt
$78.2M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 18Middle schools: 6High schools: 7
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Alvarez ElFree meals for all
Pre-K–543515.851%43%
Blanca E SanchezFree meals for all
Pre-K–550216.870%61%
Castaneda ElFree meals for all
Pre-K–537413.965%49%
Dr Pablo PerezFree meals for all
Pre-K–560116.870%58%
Escandon ElFree meals for all
Pre-K–547814.147%44%
Fields ElFree meals for all
Pre-K–544312.655%43%
Garza ElFree meals for all
Pre-K–540914.867%47%
Gonzalez ElFree meals for all
Pre-K–581816.483%72%
Houston ElFree meals for all
Pre-K–539714.352%51%
Jackson ElFree meals for all
Pre-K–554813.957%49%
Lucile Hendricks ElFree meals for all
Pre-K–543214.462%53%
Mcauliffe ElFree meals for all
Pre-K–538513.754%34%
Milam ElFree meals for all
Pre-K–581115.668%59%
Rayburn ElFree meals for all
Pre-K–553015.477%67%
Roosevelt ElFree meals for all
Pre-K–535712.045%37%
Seguin ElFree meals for all
Pre-K–553014.565%52%
Thigpen-Zavala ElFree meals for all
Pre-K–547014.973%64%
Wilson ElFree meals for all
Pre-K–540813.847%22%
Brown MiddleFree meals for all
6–858011.555%50%
Cathey MiddleFree meals for all
6–882715.461%53%
De Leon MiddleFree meals for all
6–866411.957%39%
Michael E Fossum MiddleFree meals for all
6–879114.776%57%
Morris MiddleFree meals for all
6–899914.979%63%
Travis MiddleFree meals for all
6–850511.545%39%
Achieve Early College H SFree meals for all
9–1242812.9——
Instr/Guid CenterAlternativeFree meals for all
6–11605.5——
Lamar AcademyAlternativeFree meals for all
10–12475.9——
Mcallen H SFree meals for all
9–122,13414.3——
Memorial H SFree meals for all
9–122,02113.1——
Rowe H SFree meals for all
9–121,90512.7——
91———

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
2000 N 23RD St, Mcallen, TX 78501
Phone
(956)618-6000
Website