Robert R Vela High School
Public high school in Edinburg, Texas · Edinburg CISD · Grades 9–12
Robert R Vela High School serves 2,101 students in grades 9–12 in Edinburg (Hidalgo County). It is one of 44 schools in Edinburg CISD. By enrollment it is the 292nd largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 14.3 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 ÷ 146.72 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Edinburg CISD |
| County | Hidalgo County |
| Area type | City, midsize |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481818012159 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Edinburg CISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 2,101 | 33,343 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 14.3 | 14.7 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 61.7% | 80.7% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 52% 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.
Robert R Vela High School in context
Size
Of the 6 high schools in Edinburg CISD, Robert R Vela High School is the 4th largest, with 6.3% of the district's students. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 2 miles away and have a median of 331 students, so Robert R Vela 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 558 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 468, against an average of 525 per grade. This year grade 12 has 16% fewer students than grade 9 (468 against 558). 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 96.9% of enrollment, about the same share as across Edinburg CISD (97.9%). Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
61.7% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 80.7% across Edinburg 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
Robert R Vela High School has 146.72 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 2,101 students would have about 150.1 teachers, so Robert R Vela High School has 3.4 fewer.
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 Edinburg Collegiate High School, 0.9 miles away in the same district. There are 15 high schools within 5 miles and 39 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 96.9% |
| White | 1.5% |
| Asian | 1.2% |
| Black | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 0.1% |
48.5% of students are girls and 51.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 558 |
| Grade 10 | 542 |
| Grade 11 | 533 |
| Grade 12 | 468 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
801 E Canton Rd, Edinburg, TX 78539
Phone: (956)289-2650
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Robert R Vela High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburg Collegiate High School | Edinburg CISD | 0.9 mi | 466 | 14.9 | 68.7% |
| Edinburg High School | Edinburg CISD | 1.5 mi | 2,267 | 13.5 | 84.3% |
| South Texas ISD World Scholars | South Texas ISD | 2.0 mi | 403 | 13.2 | 61.3% |
| IDEA Toros College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 2.0 mi | 258 | 14.3 | 84.5% |
| Premier High Schools - Edinburg Career & Technical | Premier High Schools | 2.0 mi | 153 | 17.6 | 94.8% |
| Texasworks - Edinburg-Cte | Texas Works | 2.0 mi | 47 | 28 | – |
| IDEA Owassa College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 2.1 mi | 689 | 15.5 | 84.3% |
| Hidalgo County JJAEP | Weslaco ISD | 2.8 mi | 14 | – | – |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.