Memorial High School
Public high school in McAllen, Texas · McAllen ISD · Grades 9–12
Memorial High School serves 2,021 students in grades 9–12 in McAllen (Hidalgo County). It is one of 30 schools in McAllen ISD. By enrollment it is the 321st largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 13.1 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 ÷ 154.2 full-time-equivalent teachers.
McAllen ISD calendar 2026–2027
Memorial High School 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 | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | McAllen ISD |
| County | Hidalgo County |
| Area type | City, midsize |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482967005548 |
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 | 2,021 | 19,890 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 13.1 | 13.9 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 64.8% | 70% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 41% 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.
Memorial High School in context
Size
Of the 6 high schools in McAllen ISD, Memorial High School is the 2nd largest, with 10.2% of the district's students. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 2.2 miles away and have a median of 273 students, so Memorial High School is larger than most of them.
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 9 with 579 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 450, against an average of 505 per grade. This year grade 12 has 22% fewer students than grade 9 (450 against 579). 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
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 94.3% of enrollment, about the same share as across McAllen ISD (93.8%). Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
64.8% of students qualify 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
Memorial High School has 154.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 2,021 students would have about 144.4 teachers, so Memorial High School has 9.8 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, midsize, which means it is inside a principal city of 100,000 to 250,000 people. The nearest other high school is Lamar Academy, 0.8 miles away in the same district. There are 20 high schools within 5 miles and 50 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 94.3% |
| White | 3.3% |
| Asian | 1.5% |
| Black | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 0.3% |
49.2% of students are girls and 50.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 579 |
| Grade 10 | 495 |
| Grade 11 | 497 |
| Grade 12 | 450 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
101 E Hackberry Ave, McAllen, TX 78501
Phone: (956)632-5201
Website: memorial.mcallenisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Memorial High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Academy | McAllen ISD | 0.8 mi | 47 | 5.9 | 87.2% |
| Triumph Public High Schools-Mcallen | Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley | 1.3 mi | 118 | 16.9 | – |
| McAllen High School | McAllen ISD | 1.7 mi | 2,134 | 14.3 | 63.2% |
| Achieve Early College High School | McAllen ISD | 2.1 mi | 428 | 12.9 | 68.2% |
| Instr/Guid Center | McAllen ISD | 2.3 mi | 60 | 5.5 | 88.3% |
| Buell Central DAEP | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | 2.4 mi | 117 | 7.3 | 99.1% |
| Psja Thomas Jefferson T-Stem Early College High School | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | 2.8 mi | 553 | 13.8 | 95.5% |
| Rowe High School | McAllen ISD | 3.0 mi | 1,905 | 12.7 | 70.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.