Mission Collegiate High School
Public high school in Alton, Texas · Mission CISD · Grades 9–12
Mission Collegiate High School serves 399 students in grades 9–12 in Alton (Hidalgo County). It is one of 22 schools in Mission CISD. By enrollment it is the 1030th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 12.3 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 ÷ 32.47 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Mission CISD |
| County | Hidalgo County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483104012901 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Mission CISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 399 | 13,765 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 12.3 | 14 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 91.7% | 86.2% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 35% 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.
Mission Collegiate High School in context
Size
Of the 3 high schools in Mission CISD, Mission Collegiate High School is the smallest, with 2.9% of the district's students. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 4 miles away and have a median of 1,632 students, so Mission Collegiate High School is smaller 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 11 with 110 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 88, against an average of 100 per grade. This year grade 12 has 10% fewer students than grade 9 (88 against 98). 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 98% of enrollment, about the same share as across Mission CISD (97.5%).
91.7% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 86.2% across Mission CISD 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
Mission Collegiate High School has 32.47 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 399 students would have about 28.5 teachers, so Mission Collegiate High School has 4 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 suburb, large, which means it is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest other high school is La Joya Palmview High School, 2.4 miles away in La Joya ISD. There are 7 high schools within 5 miles and 30 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 98% |
| White | 1.8% |
| Asian | 0.3% |
59.4% of students are girls and 40.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 98 |
| Grade 10 | 103 |
| Grade 11 | 110 |
| Grade 12 | 88 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
605 S Los Ebanos Rd, Alton, TX 78573
Phone: (956)323-6120
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Mission Collegiate High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Joya Palmview High School | La Joya ISD | 2.4 mi | 2,073 | 15.1 | 90.4% |
| Veterans Memorial High School | Mission CISD | 3.2 mi | 1,737 | 12.3 | 81.8% |
| IDEA North Mission College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 3.3 mi | 756 | 14.7 | 92.2% |
| Sharyland Pioneer High School | Sharyland ISD | 4.0 mi | 1,511 | 16.5 | 63.1% |
| Premier H S of Palmview | Premier High Schools | 4.1 mi | 108 | 16.2 | 99.1% |
| Mission High School | Mission CISD | 4.3 mi | 2,154 | 12.9 | 92.2% |
| Juarez-Lincoln High School | La Joya ISD | 5.0 mi | 1,952 | 13.7 | 98% |
| Sharyland High School | Sharyland ISD | 5.8 mi | 1,527 | 18.1 | 55.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Mission CISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alton Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 337 |
| Alton Memorial Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 819 |
| Bryan Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 653 |
| Cantu Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 521 |
| Carl C Waitz Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 361 |
| Castro Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 328 |
| Hilda C Escobar/Alicia C Rios Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 345 |
| Hurla M Midkiff Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 657 |
| Leal Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 436 |
| Marcell Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 378 |
| Mims Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 673 |
| Mission Early Learning | Pre-K | Pre-K | 183 |
| Mission High School | High | 9–12 | 2,154 |
| Mission Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 711 |
| Ollie O'Grady Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 457 |
| Pearson Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 307 |
| Rafael a Cantu Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 591 |
| Raquel Cavazos Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 521 |
| Salinas Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 366 |
| Veterans Memorial High School | High | 9–12 | 1,737 |
| White Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 831 |