Veterans Memorial High School
Public high school in Mission, Texas · Mission CISD · Grades 9–12
Veterans Memorial High School serves 1,737 students in grades 9–12 in Mission (Hidalgo County). It is one of 22 schools in Mission CISD. By enrollment it is the 403rd largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 12.3 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 ÷ 141.26 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Mission CISD |
| County | Hidalgo County |
| Area type | City, small |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483104006997 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Mission CISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,737 | 13,765 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 12.3 | 14 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 81.8% | 86.2% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 35% 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.
Veterans Memorial High School in context
Size
Veterans Memorial High School is the 2nd largest of Mission CISD's 3 high schools; its 1,737 students are 12.6% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 3 miles away with a median enrollment of 619; Veterans Memorial 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 446 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 417, against an average of 434 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 446 in grade 9 and 446 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 97.6% here and 97.5% across Mission CISD. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
81.8% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 86.2% across Mission 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
With 141.26 full-time-equivalent teachers for 1,737 students, Veterans Memorial High School has 12.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 1,737 students would have about 124.1 teachers, so Veterans Memorial High School has 17.2 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Veterans Memorial High School is inside a principal city of fewer than 100,000 people, which NCES calls city, small. The nearest other high school is IDEA North Mission College Preparatory, 0.9 miles away in IDEA Public Schools. Within 10 miles there are 34 other high schools, 16 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 | 97.6% |
| White | 2% |
| Black | 0.2% |
| Asian | 0.1% |
| Two or more races | 0.1% |
49.2% of students are girls and 50.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 446 |
| Grade 10 | 428 |
| Grade 11 | 417 |
| Grade 12 | 446 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
700 E Two Mile Rd, Mission, TX 78574
Phone: (956)323-3000
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Veterans Memorial High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IDEA North Mission College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 0.9 mi | 756 | 14.7 | 92.2% |
| Mission High School | Mission CISD | 1.6 mi | 2,154 | 12.9 | 92.2% |
| Sharyland High School | Sharyland ISD | 2.8 mi | 1,527 | 18.1 | 55.6% |
| Sharyland Advanced Academic Academy | Sharyland ISD | 3.0 mi | 481 | 8.7 | 66.1% |
| La Joya Palmview High School | La Joya ISD | 3.0 mi | 2,073 | 15.1 | 90.4% |
| Mission Collegiate High School | Mission CISD | 3.2 mi | 399 | 12.3 | 91.7% |
| Premier H S of Mission | Premier High Schools | 3.3 mi | 178 | 28.1 | 99.4% |
| Texasworks - Mission | Texas Works | 3.3 mi | 15 | 15 | – |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Mission CISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alton Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 337 |
| Alton Memorial Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 819 |
| Bryan Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 653 |
| Cantu Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 521 |
| Carl C Waitz Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 361 |
| Castro Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 328 |
| Hilda C Escobar/Alicia C Rios Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 345 |
| Hurla M Midkiff Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 657 |
| Leal Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 436 |
| Marcell Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 378 |
| Mims Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 673 |
| Mission Collegiate High School | High | 9–12 | 399 |
| Mission Early Learning | Pre-K | Pre-K | 183 |
| Mission High School | High | 9–12 | 2,154 |
| Mission Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 711 |
| Ollie O'Grady Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 457 |
| Pearson Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 307 |
| Rafael a Cantu Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 591 |
| Raquel Cavazos Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 521 |
| Salinas Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 366 |
| White Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 831 |