Instr/Guid Center
Public high school in McAllen, Texas · McAllen ISD · Grades 6–11
Instr/Guid Center serves 60 students in grades 6–11 in McAllen (Hidalgo County). It is one of 30 schools in McAllen ISD. By enrollment it is the 1719th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 5.5 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 10.84 full-time-equivalent teachers.
McAllen ISD calendar 2026–2027
Instr/Guid Center follows the district calendar. First day Mon, Aug 17. Spring break Mon, Mar 15 – Fri, Mar 19. Last day Wed, Jun 2.
School facts
| School type | Alternative School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 6–11 |
| District | McAllen ISD |
| County | Hidalgo County |
| Area type | City, midsize |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482967006752 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | McAllen ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 60 | 19,890 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 5.5 | 13.9 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 88.3% | 70% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 4% of Texas high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Instr/Guid Center in context
Size
Instr/Guid Center is the 5th largest of McAllen ISD's 6 high schools; its 60 students are 0.3% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 1.8 miles away with a median enrollment of 651; Instr/Guid Center is smaller than most of them.
NCES lists it as an alternative school: one that serves students whose needs a regular school may not meet, or that offers a non-traditional program alongside regular schools.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 10 with 15 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 4, against an average of 10 per grade. This year grade 11 has 120% more students than grade 6 (11 against 5). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 96.7% here and 93.8% across McAllen ISD.
88.3% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 70% across McAllen ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 10.84 full-time-equivalent teachers for 60 students, Instr/Guid Center has 5.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 60 students would have about 4.3 teachers, so Instr/Guid Center has 6.5 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Instr/Guid Center is inside a principal city of 100,000 to 250,000 people, which NCES calls city, midsize. The nearest other high school is Triumph Public High Schools-Mcallen, 1 miles away in Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley. Within 10 miles there are 43 other high schools, 16 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 96.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1.7% |
| White | 1.7% |
21.7% of students are girls and 78.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 5 |
| Grade 7 | 4 |
| Grade 8 | 13 |
| Grade 9 | 12 |
| Grade 10 | 15 |
| Grade 11 | 11 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2604 Galveston Ave, McAllen, TX 78501
Phone: (956)971-4393
Website: ig.mcallenisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Instr/Guid Center. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Triumph Public High Schools-Mcallen | Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley | 1.0 mi | 118 | 16.9 | – |
| IDEA McAllen College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 1.4 mi | 820 | 16.9 | 74.8% |
| Achieve Early College High School | McAllen ISD | 1.4 mi | 428 | 12.9 | 68.2% |
| Lamar Academy | McAllen ISD | 1.6 mi | 47 | 5.9 | 87.2% |
| Rowe High School | McAllen ISD | 2.0 mi | 1,905 | 12.7 | 70.2% |
| McAllen High School | McAllen ISD | 2.0 mi | 2,134 | 14.3 | 63.2% |
| Sharyland Advanced Academic Academy | Sharyland ISD | 2.0 mi | 481 | 8.7 | 66.1% |
| Sharyland High School | Sharyland ISD | 2.2 mi | 1,527 | 18.1 | 55.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.