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McAllen Independent School District
McAllen Independent School District
Address
	2000 North 23rd Street McAllen, Texas, 78501; United States
District information
Grades	PK–12
Schools	31
NCES District ID	4829670
Students and staff
Students	20,095 (2023–2024)
Teachers	1,531.41 (on an FTE basis)
Student–teacher ratio	13.12:1
Other information
Website	www.mcallenisd.org

The McAllen Independent School District is a school district headquartered in the city of McAllen, Texas, United States.

In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency.^[2]

Schools

The campuses of the MISD include 5 high schools, 6 middle schools, and 18 elementary schools. Achieve Early College and Lamar Academy are ranked among the best schools in the nation, with Lamar being a top 10-ranked high school.

High schools

Middle schools

Brown Middle School
Cathey Middle School
De Leon Middle School
Fossum Middle School
Morris Middle School
Travis Middle School

Elementary schools

Alvarez Elementary School
Castañeda Elementary School
Escandon Elementary School
Fields Elementary School
Garza Elementary School
Gonzalez Elementary School
Hendricks Elementary
Houston Elementary School
Jackson Elementary School
McAuliffe Elementary School
Milam Elementary School
Perez Elementary
Rayburn Elementary School
Roosevelt Elementary School
Seguin Elementary School
Sanchez Elementary School
Thigpen-Zavala Elementary School
Wilson Elementary School

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for MCALLEN ISD". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved July 13, 2025.
↑ "2009 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on October 25, 2015.

External links

Official website

[nces_dist-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for MCALLEN ISD". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved July 13, 2025.

[2] "2009 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on October 25, 2015.

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v t e Education in Hidalgo County, Texas
Public high schools and notable schools
Donna ISD	Donna High Donna North
Edcouch-Elsa ISD	Edcouch-Elsa High
Edinburg ISD	Edinburg High Edinburg North Johnny G. Economedes Robert Vela
Hidalgo ISD	Hidalgo Early College
La Joya ISD	Juarez-Lincoln La Joya High Palmview Jimmy Carter Early College La Joya Early College Thelma Salinas STEM Early College
La Villa ISD	La Villa Early College
McAllen ISD	Sam Houston ES McAllen High McAllen Memorial James "Nikki" Rowe Achieve Early College Lamar Academy
Mercedes ISD	Mercedes High
Mission CISD	Mission HS Veterans Memorial Mission Collegiate
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD	PSJA High PSJA Memorial PSJA North PSJA Southwest Thomas Jefferson T-STEM (magnet)
Progreso ISD	Progreso High
Sharyland ISD	Sharyland High Sharyland Pioneer
Valley View ISD	Valley View
Weslaco ISD	Weslaco High School Weslaco East High School South Palm Gardens
South Texas ISD (magnet)	South Texas Business, Education & Technology Academy The Science Academy of South Texas South Texas HS for Health Professions Other campuses are in Cameron County
Private high schools
Religious high schools	Juan Diego Academy Valley Christian Heritage School
Tertiary
Universities	University of Texas Rio Grande Valley template, former University of Texas–Pan American
Community colleges	South Texas College
Lyford CISD's Lyford High School in Willacy County serves a section of Hidalgo County Monte Alto ISD has no high schools in operation. Alton Independent School District consolidated into Mission CISD in 1975.

Authority control databases
International	VIAF
National	United States