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Mcallen Isd Schools
Mcallen Isd is a public school district in Texas, based in Hidalgo County (Mcallen). SchoolGrade grades 30 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Mcallen Isd on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Mcallen Isd
29 of 30 schools in Mcallen Isd carry a SchoolGrade (1 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
A: 3B: 9C: 4D: 13
Best schools in Mcallen Isd
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A+ Achieve Early College (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- Milam (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- Morris Middle (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Gonzalez (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Cathey Middle (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B Dr Pablo Perez (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B Memorial (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B Mcallen (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B Michael E Fossum Middle (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B- Rowe H S Mc (High school, exceeds expectations)
Every school in Mcallen Isd
All schools, A to Z (30)
- A+ Achieve Early College, Mcallen
- D- Alvarez, Mcallen
- B- Blanca E Sanchez, Mcallen
- D Brown Middle, Mcallen
- C- Castaneda, Mcallen
- B+ Cathey Middle, Mcallen
- C De Leon Middle, Mcallen
- B Dr Pablo Perez, Mcallen
- D- Escandon, Mcallen
- D+ Fields, Mcallen
- D+ Garza, Mcallen
- B+ Gonzalez, Mcallen
- D+ Houston, Mcallen
- Instrguid Center, Mcallen
- D Jackson, Mcallen
- B- Lamar Academy, Mcallen
- C- Lucile Hendricks, Mcallen
- B Mcallen, Mcallen
- D+ Mcauliffe, Mcallen
- B Memorial, Mcallen
- B Michael E Fossum Middle, Mcallen
- A- Milam, Mcallen
- A- Morris Middle, Mcallen
- C+ Rayburn, Mcallen
- D+ Roosevelt, Mcallen
- B- Rowe H S Mc, Allen
- D Seguin, Mcallen
- D Thigpen Zavala, Mcallen
- D+ Travis Middle, Mcallen
- D+ Wilson, Mcallen
Where Mcallen Isd schools are
About this district
- State: Best schools in Texas
- County: Hidalgo County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: midsize city (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 20,095 students with 1,531 full-time-equivalent teachers and 3,426 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 4829670
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Sharyland Isd (13 schools, 3 mi)
- Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Isd (42 schools, 5 mi)
- Mission Cisd (23 schools, 5 mi)
- Valley View Isd (7 schools, 7 mi)
- Hidalgo Isd (7 schools, 10 mi)
- Donna Isd (19 schools, 11 mi)
- La Joya Isd (37 schools, 14 mi)
- Weslaco Isd (20 schools, 16 mi)
Questions about Mcallen Isd
How many schools are in Mcallen Isd?
SchoolGrade grades 30 public schools in Mcallen Isd, across 2 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Mcallen Isd serve?
The largest by graded schools: Mcallen, Allen.
How good are the schools in Mcallen Isd?
Across the 29 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C, with 34.5% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 29.5%. 100% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Mcallen Isd?
20,095 students were enrolled in Mcallen Isd in the 2023-24 school year, about 13.1 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Mcallen Isd?
Mcallen Isd is in Texas, based in Hidalgo County, with its district office in Mcallen. Its boundary covers about 35.2 sq mi.