Port Isabel Early College High School
Public high school in Port Isabel, Texas · Point Isabel ISD · Grades 9–12
Port Isabel Early College High School serves 585 students in grades 9–12 in Port Isabel (Cameron County). It is one of 4 schools in Point Isabel ISD. By enrollment it is the 823rd largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 13.3 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 43.94 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Point Isabel ISD |
| County | Cameron County |
| Area type | Town, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483525003989 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Point Isabel ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 585 | 1,786 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 13.3 | 13.5 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 82.1% | 85.5% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 43% 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.
Port Isabel Early College High School in context
Size
Port Isabel Early College High School is the only high school in Point Isabel ISD. Its 585 students are 32.8% of the district's 1,786. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 16.4 miles away and have a median of 782 students, so Port Isabel Early College 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 9 with 177 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 126, against an average of 146 per grade. This year grade 12 has 29% fewer students than grade 9 (126 against 177). 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 91.6% of enrollment, about the same share as across Point Isabel ISD (91.7%). Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
82.1% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 85.5% across Point Isabel 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
Port Isabel Early College High School has 43.94 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 585 students would have about 41.8 teachers, so Port Isabel Early College High School has 2.1 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 town, distant, which means it is in a town 10 to 35 miles from an urbanized area. The nearest other high school is Los Fresnos High School, 14 miles away in Los Fresnos CISD. No other high school is within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 91.6% |
| White | 7.4% |
| Two or more races | 0.5% |
| Asian | 0.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
48.9% of students are girls and 51.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 177 |
| Grade 10 | 146 |
| Grade 11 | 136 |
| Grade 12 | 126 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
18001 Hwy 100, Port Isabel, TX 78578
Phone: (956)943-0030
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Port Isabel Early College High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Fresnos High School | Los Fresnos CISD | 14.0 mi | 3,285 | 15.8 | 77.5% |
| Rivera Early College High School | Brownsville ISD | 14.2 mi | 2,150 | 15.8 | 94.4% |
| IDEA Robindale College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 15.7 mi | 693 | 16 | 90.8% |
| Harmony School of Innovation - Brownsville | Harmony Public Schools - South Texas | 16.1 mi | 498 | 14.2 | 90.8% |
| IDEA Brownsville College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 16.7 mi | 783 | 17.2 | 78.7% |
| IDEA Frontier College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 17.3 mi | 781 | 15.6 | 88.3% |
| IDEA Sports Park College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 17.3 mi | 457 | 12.5 | 92.6% |
| Lopez Early College High School | Brownsville ISD | 17.4 mi | 1,739 | 13.9 | 98.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Point Isabel ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Derry Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 392 |
| Garriga Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 410 |
| Port Isabel Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 396 |