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Mcallen High School

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2021 La Vista Ave

Mcallen TX, 78501, Hidalgo County

Phone: 956-632-3100

Ranking:

(1,001 out of 1,337, bottom 25%)*

Type: Regular High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12

School District: McAllen Independent School District

Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA

Magnet: NA

Charter: NA

Shared-Time School: NA

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014		2012-2013		2011-2012		2010-2011		2009-2010		2008-2009		2007-2008
	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%
Total Teachers:	148		143		140		143		155		158		167
Total Students:	2,158		2,102		2,129		2,248		2,255		2,300		2,220
Grade 9:	699	32.4%	644	30.6%	642	30.2%	740	32.9%	741	32.9%	778	33.8%	756	34.1%
Grade 10:	585	27.1%	544	25.9%	553	26.0%	572	25.4%	589	26.1%	549	23.9%	567	25.5%
Grade 11:	448	20.8%	493	23.5%	507	23.8%	499	22.2%	492	21.8%	495	21.5%	520	23.4%
Grade 12:	426	19.7%	421	20.0%	427	20.1%	437	19.4%	433	19.2%	478	20.8%	377	17.0%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	1,140	52.8%	1,086	51.7%	1,087	51.1%	1,133	50.4%	1,150	51.0%	1,154	50.2%	1,100	49.5%
Female:	1,018	47.2%	1,016	48.3%	1,042	48.9%	1,115	49.6%	1,097	48.6%	1,138	49.5%	1,116	50.3%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	6	0.3%	4	0.2%	6	0.3%	6	0.3%	5	0.2%	4	0.2%	2	0.1%
Asian:	32	1.5%	25	1.2%	21	1.0%	16	0.7%	23	1.0%	28	1.2%	39	1.8%
Hispanic:	1,963	91.0%	1,925	91.6%	1,917	90.0%	1,993	88.7%	1,978	87.7%	1,978	86.0%	1,881	84.7%
Black:	11	0.5%	9	0.4%	10	0.5%	9	0.4%	16	0.7%	14	0.6%	15	0.7%
White:	140	6.5%	131	6.2%	163	7.7%	204	9.1%	233	10.3%	276	12.0%	283	12.7%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	1	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	5	0.2%	8	0.4%	12	0.6%	20	0.9%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	1,096	50.8%	892	42.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	29	1.3%	596	26.8%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	0.1%	80	3.6%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.59		14.65		15.21		15.69		14.55		14.60		13.30

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
STAAR EOC
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	85%	83%	83%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	80%	79%	78%
2013	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	98%	99%	97%
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	87%	84%	87%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	82%	83%	85%
2013	Chemistry	End of course	% met std	71%	81%	84%
2012	English I Reading	End of course	% met std	64%	63%	68%
2013	English I Reading	End of course	% met std	64%	62%	65%
2012	English I Writing	End of course	% met std	47%	51%	55%
2013	English I Writing	End of course	% met std	44%	43%	48%
2012	English II Reading	End of course	% met std	71%	71%	61%
2013	English II Reading	End of course	% met std	76%	80%	78%
2012	English II Writing	End of course	% met std	29%	43%	46%
2013	English II Writing	End of course	% met std	49%	54%	52%
2012	Geometry	End of course	% met std	100%	99%	98%
2013	Geometry	End of course	% met std	88%	89%	86%
2012	Physics	End of course	% met std	29%	54%	61%
2013	Physics	End of course	% met std	80%	64%	81%
2013	U.S. History	End of course	% met std	90%	80%	73%
2012	World Geography	End of course	% met std	85%	79%	81%
2013	World Geography	End of course	% met std	79%	75%	75%
2012	World History	End of course	% met std	60%	54%	43%
2013	World History	End of course	% met std	70%	74%	70%
TAKS
2004	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	63%	67%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	63%	64%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	55%	64%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	65%	68%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	73%	71%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	65%	69%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	71%	77%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	10th Grade	% met std	75%	79%	N/A
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	74%	72%	N/A
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	72%	68%	N/A
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	81%	81%	N/A
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	84%	83%	N/A
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	88%	87%	N/A
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	89%	90%	N/A
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	89%	91%	N/A
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	88%	91%	N/A
2004	Science	10th Grade	% met std	55%	60%	N/A
2005	Science	10th Grade	% met std	50%	51%	N/A
2006	Science	10th Grade	% met std	44%	53%	N/A
2007	Science	10th Grade	% met std	51%	53%	N/A
2008	Science	10th Grade	% met std	67%	62%	N/A
2009	Science	10th Grade	% met std	61%	66%	N/A
2010	Science	10th Grade	% met std	69%	72%	N/A
2011	Science	10th Grade	% met std	68%	71%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	82%	85%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	85%	83%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	76%	81%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	83%	85%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	90%	88%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	91%	91%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	93%	94%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	10th Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	93%	91%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	86%	83%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	79%	80%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	76%	81%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	78%	81%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	83%	82%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	90%	91%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	90%	92%	N/A
2004	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	92%	91%	N/A
2005	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	87%	85%	N/A
2006	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	88%	86%	N/A
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	87%	87%	N/A
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	86%	88%	N/A
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	92%	92%	N/A
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	95%	95%	N/A
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	95%	95%	N/A
2004	Science	11th Grade	% met std	84%	85%	N/A
2005	Science	11th Grade	% met std	81%	78%	N/A
2006	Science	11th Grade	% met std	72%	72%	N/A
2007	Science	11th Grade	% met std	66%	72%	N/A
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	74%	78%	N/A
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	80%	80%	N/A
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	92%	90%	N/A
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	87%	89%	N/A
2004	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	98%	97%	N/A
2005	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	96%	92%	N/A
2006	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	93%	93%	N/A
2007	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	94%	92%	N/A
2008	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	94%	94%	N/A
2009	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	96%	97%	N/A
2010	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	99%	98%	N/A
2011	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	98%	98%	N/A
2004	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	54%	56%	N/A
2005	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	46%	53%	N/A
2006	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	46%	50%	N/A
2007	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	55%	51%	N/A
2008	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	50%	51%	N/A
2009	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	59%	61%	N/A
2010	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	62%	64%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	9th Grade	% met std	56%	65%	N/A
2004	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	77%	78%	N/A
2005	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	79%	77%	N/A
2006	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	81%	82%	N/A
2007	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	81%	80%	N/A
2008	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	75%	76%	N/A
2009	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	81%	82%	N/A
2010	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	90%	89%	N/A
2011	Reading	9th Grade	% met std	83%	85%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	82.7%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	15.1%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	14.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	28.8%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	71.2%

Mean Base Salary:	$50,068.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$40,245.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$54,037.0

* Mcallen High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.