McAllen High School

2021 La Vista Ave, McAllen, TX 78501View on map

Public
McAllen
2,134 students

Year

Enrolled at UT Austin or Texas A&M

5.1%of trackable graduates

5.1% of the class of 2024's trackable graduates enrolled at UT Austin or Texas A&M the following fall.

Class of 2024: 488 of 518 graduates could be tracked

County median 0.0%

Shares are of trackable graduates: graduates the state could look up in its college records (those with a usable ID), whether or not they enrolled.

Where graduates enrolled

The class of 2024 in Texas colleges the following fall. Shares are of the 488 trackable graduates.

College	Students	Share
UT Rio Grande Valley Public 4-year	141	29%
South Texas College Public 2-year	70	14%
UT Austin Public 4-year	14	2.9%
Texas State Public 4-year	13	2.7%
Texas A&M Public 4-year	11	2.3%
UT San Antonio Public 4-year	11	2.3%
St. Mary's University Private 4-year	5	1.0%
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Public 4-year	5	1.0%
Texas A&M–Kingsville Public 4-year	5	1.0%
Texas Tech Public 4-year	5	1.0%
Other 4-year colleges (17) Colleges the state groups because few of the class enrolled at each	25	5.1%
Other 2-year colleges (3) Colleges the state groups because few of the class enrolled at each	6	1.2%
Not trackable Graduates the state could not look up in its college records (no usable ID); not counted in the shares	30	—
Not found Not found in a Texas college that fall: for example, at a college outside Texas, or not enrolled	177	36%

College types (2-year, 4-year, public, private) are assigned by WhoGotIn from federal (IPEDS) and state (THECB) records; a few were classified by hand. See Methodology.

Academic context

From Texas's published school reports and federal school data; each figure shows its year. Ticks mark the county median.

Economically disadvantaged students
65%
2023–24 school year
County median 91%
STAAR English II: Meets Grade Level or above
Share of students tested in high school who met grade level
62%
2023–24 school year
County median 56%
STAAR Biology: Meets Grade Level or above
Share of students tested in high school who met grade level
46%
2023–24 school year
County median 46%
STAAR U.S. History: Meets Grade Level or above
Share of students tested in high school who met grade level
69%
2023–24 school year
County median 64%
SAT average (total)
943
Class of 2024 · 95% of graduates took it
County median 953
ACT average (composite)
21.9
Class of 2024 · 8% of graduates took it
County median 18.7

Advanced Placement

58%

of students who took an AP exam scored 3 or higher on at least one AP exam

474 students took at least one AP exam

2024–25 school year · Texas Education Agency

Enrolled at UT Austin or Texas A&M, by class

Earlier classes, with every college and its counts, are in the full report.

Where every school lands

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Across Texas