Triumph Public High Schools-Mcallen
Public high school (charter) in McAllen, Texas · Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley · Grades 9–12
Triumph Public High Schools-Mcallen serves 118 students in grades 9–12 in McAllen (Hidalgo County). It is one of 4 schools in Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley. By enrollment it is the 1552nd largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 16.9 students per full-time teacher, it has more 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 ÷ 6.99 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Alternative School, charter |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley |
| County | Hidalgo County |
| Area type | City, midsize |
| School meals | Not in the National School Lunch Program |
| NCES school ID | 480013309294 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 118 | 457 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 16.9 | 19.3 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | – | – | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 78% 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.
Triumph Public High Schools-Mcallen in context
Size
Triumph Public High Schools-Mcallen is the 2nd largest of Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley's 4 high schools; its 118 students are 25.8% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 1.3 miles away and have a median of 651 students, so Triumph Public High Schools-Mcallen is smaller than most of them.
NCES lists it as an alternative school: one that serves students whose needs a regular school may not meet, or that offers a non-traditional program alongside regular schools. As a charter school it is publicly funded and charges no tuition, but it is run under a charter rather than directly by a local school board.
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 12 with 43 students, and its smallest is grade 9 with 10, against an average of 30 per grade. This year grade 12 has 330% more students than grade 9 (43 against 10). 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
All of its students are reported as Hispanic.
It does not take part in the National School Lunch Program.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Triumph Public High Schools-Mcallen has 6.99 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 118 students would have about 8.4 teachers, so Triumph Public High Schools-Mcallen has 1.4 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 Lamar Academy, 0.7 miles away in McAllen ISD. There are 20 high schools within 5 miles and 47 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 100% |
55.9% of students are girls and 44.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 10 |
| Grade 10 | 29 |
| Grade 11 | 36 |
| Grade 12 | 43 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
200 N 17th St, McAllen, TX 78501
Phone: (956)618-2308
Website: triumphpublicschools.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Triumph Public High Schools-Mcallen. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Academy | McAllen ISD | 0.7 mi | 47 | 5.9 | 87.2% |
| Instr/Guid Center | McAllen ISD | 1.0 mi | 60 | 5.5 | 88.3% |
| Achieve Early College High School | McAllen ISD | 1.2 mi | 428 | 12.9 | 68.2% |
| Memorial High School | McAllen ISD | 1.3 mi | 2,021 | 13.1 | 64.8% |
| McAllen High School | McAllen ISD | 1.4 mi | 2,134 | 14.3 | 63.2% |
| Rowe High School | McAllen ISD | 2.1 mi | 1,905 | 12.7 | 70.2% |
| IDEA McAllen College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 2.1 mi | 820 | 16.9 | 74.8% |
| Sharyland Advanced Academic Academy | Sharyland ISD | 2.7 mi | 481 | 8.7 | 66.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Triumph Public High Schools-Rio Grande Valley
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Triumph Public High Schools-Brownsville | High | 9–12 | 122 |
| Triumph Public High Schools-Mercedes | High | 9–12 | 109 |
| Triumph Public High Schools-San Benito | High | 9–12 | 108 |