Sharyland Advanced Academic Academy
Public high school in Mission, Texas · Sharyland ISD · Grades 9–12
Sharyland Advanced Academic Academy serves 481 students in grades 9–12 in Mission (Hidalgo County). It is one of 13 schools in Sharyland ISD. By enrollment it is the 924th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 8.7 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 ÷ 55.37 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Sharyland ISD |
| County | Hidalgo County |
| Area type | City, small |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483993013048 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Sharyland ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 481 | 9,844 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 8.7 | 15.8 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 66.1% | 65.1% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 14% 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.
Sharyland Advanced Academic Academy in context
Size
Of the 3 high schools in Sharyland ISD, Sharyland Advanced Academic Academy is the smallest, with 4.9% of the district's students. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 2.1 miles away with a median enrollment of 303; Sharyland Advanced Academic Academy 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 133 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 106, against an average of 120 per grade. This year grade 12 has 20% fewer students than grade 9 (106 against 133). 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
The largest group is Hispanic students: 94% here and 93.1% across Sharyland ISD. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
66.1% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 65.1% across Sharyland 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
With 55.37 full-time-equivalent teachers for 481 students, Sharyland Advanced Academic Academy has 8.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 481 students would have about 34.4 teachers, so Sharyland Advanced Academic Academy has 21 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Sharyland Advanced Academic Academy is inside a principal city of fewer than 100,000 people, which NCES calls city, small. The nearest other high school is Sharyland High School, 0.2 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 40 other high schools, 15 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 94% |
| White | 3.7% |
| Two or more races | 1% |
| Black | 0.8% |
| Asian | 0.4% |
54.3% of students are girls and 45.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 133 |
| Grade 10 | 117 |
| Grade 11 | 125 |
| Grade 12 | 106 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1106 N Shary Rd Bldg a, Mission, TX 78572
Phone: (956)584-6467
Website: sa3.sharylandisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Sharyland Advanced Academic Academy. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharyland High School | Sharyland ISD | 0.2 mi | 1,527 | 18.1 | 55.6% |
| IDEA McAllen College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 0.7 mi | 820 | 16.9 | 74.8% |
| Rowe High School | McAllen ISD | 1.6 mi | 1,905 | 12.7 | 70.2% |
| Instr/Guid Center | McAllen ISD | 2.0 mi | 60 | 5.5 | 88.3% |
| Achieve Early College High School | McAllen ISD | 2.1 mi | 428 | 12.9 | 68.2% |
| Premier H S of Mission | Premier High Schools | 2.5 mi | 178 | 28.1 | 99.4% |
| Texasworks - Mission | Texas Works | 2.5 mi | 15 | 15 | – |
| Triumph Public High Schools-Mcallen | Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley | 2.7 mi | 118 | 16.9 | – |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Sharyland ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| B L Gray Junior High School | Middle | 7–8 | 775 |
| Donna Wernecke Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 631 |
| Harry Shimotsu Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 605 |
| Jessie L Jensen Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 615 |
| John H Shary Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 652 |
| Lloyd & Dolly Bentsen Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 611 |
| Olivero Garza Sr. Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 648 |
| Romulo D Martinez Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 525 |
| Ruben Hinojosa Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 472 |
| Sharyland High School | High | 9–12 | 1,527 |
| Sharyland North Junior High School | Middle | 7–8 | 791 |
| Sharyland Pioneer High School | High | 9–12 | 1,511 |