Monte Alto High School
Public high school in Monte Alto, Texas · Monte Alto ISD · Grades 9–12
Monte Alto High School serves 255 students in grades 9–12 in Monte Alto (Hidalgo County). It is one of 3 schools in Monte Alto ISD. By enrollment it is the 1233rd largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 11.8 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 ÷ 21.66 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Monte Alto ISD |
| County | Hidalgo County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483123012311 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Monte Alto ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 255 | 819 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 74.9% | 84.2% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 32% 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.
Monte Alto High School in context
Size
Monte Alto High School is the only high school in Monte Alto ISD. Its 255 students are 31.1% of the district's 819. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 7 miles away and have a median of 169 students, so Monte Alto 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 68 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 58, against an average of 64 per grade. This year grade 12 has 10% fewer students than grade 9 (61 against 68). 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 98.4% of enrollment, about the same share as across Monte Alto ISD (99.3%).
74.9% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 84.2% across Monte Alto 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
Monte Alto High School has 21.66 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 255 students would have about 18.2 teachers, so Monte Alto High School has 3.5 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 rural, distant, which means it is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town. The nearest other high school is Edcouch-Elsa High School, 5.2 miles away in Edcouch-Elsa ISD. There are 0 high schools within 5 miles and 7 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 98.4% |
| White | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
39.6% of students are girls and 60.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 68 |
| Grade 10 | 68 |
| Grade 11 | 58 |
| Grade 12 | 61 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
25149 1st St, Monte Alto, TX 78538
Phone: (956)262-1381
Website: montealtoisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Monte Alto High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edcouch-Elsa High School | Edcouch-Elsa ISD | 5.2 mi | 1,309 | 12.3 | 93.4% |
| Edcouch-Elsa H S Academy | Edcouch-Elsa ISD | 5.3 mi | 70 | 15.2 | 78.6% |
| IDEA Elsa College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 5.9 mi | 737 | 16 | 90.6% |
| La Villa Early College High School | La Villa ISD | 6.2 mi | 179 | 9.6 | 92.7% |
| Lasara High School | Lasara ISD | 7.8 mi | 105 | 7.5 | 81.9% |
| Economedes High School | Edinburg CISD | 8.6 mi | 2,689 | 15 | 92% |
| Lone Star H S South (Tjjd) | Lone Star School District | 8.7 mi | 159 | – | – |
| Hidalgo County JJAEP | Weslaco ISD | 10.3 mi | 14 | – | – |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Monte Alto ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Borrego Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 178 |
| Roberto Garate Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 386 |