Memorial High School

  • High school in McAllen ISD
  • Mcallen, TX
  • 9th grade - 12th grade

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

McAllen ISD: N/A

Total students

2,060

Avg. teacher experience

14.8 years

McAllen ISD: 13.7 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

99.1 %

McAllen ISD: 99.3%

Statewide: 90.3%

Memorial High School is a high school in Mcallen, TX, in the McAllen ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 2,060 students. 59.8% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 37% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of None for the 2023-2024 school year.

In the Class of 2023, 99.1% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier.

The average SAT score at Memorial High School was 967 for 2022-2023 graduates. The average ACT score was 20.8.

As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $59,223, which is $3,251 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 14.8 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

memorial.mcallenisd.org

Address

101 E Hackberry Ave
Mcallen, TX 78501-9221

Office phone number

(956) 632-5201

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Memorial High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 01. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.5 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 01.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

2,060

African American

13 (0.6%)

McAllen ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

2 (0.1%)

McAllen ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

28 (1.4%)

McAllen ISD: 1.1%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

1,946 (94.5%)

McAllen ISD: 93.6%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

McAllen ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

65 (3.2%)

McAllen ISD: 4.3%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

6 (0.3%)

McAllen ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

0.6%

American Indian

0.1%

Asian

1.4%

Hispanic

94.5%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

3.2%

Two or more races

0.3%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

59.8 %

McAllen ISD: 57.5%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

68.3 %

McAllen ISD: 73.1%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

36.9 %

McAllen ISD: 36.3%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

59.8%

Econ. disadvantaged

68.3%

Limited Eng. proficiency

36.9%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

37 %

McAllen ISD: 38.2%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

11.6 %

McAllen ISD: 14%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

13 %

McAllen ISD: 15.6%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

37.0%

Gifted and talented

11.6%

Special education

13.0%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings have not been released since the 2021-2022 school year. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2023-2024)

N/A

McAllen ISD: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

McAllen ISD: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

McAllen ISD: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

McAllen ISD: N/A

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2024 Accountability Manual.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2019-2020 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2023. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.

All students

99.1 %

McAllen ISD: 99.3%

Statewide: 90.3%

African American

Masked

McAllen ISD: Masked

Statewide: 86.7%

American Indian

Masked

McAllen ISD: Masked

Statewide: 89.3%

Asian

100 %

McAllen ISD: 100%

Statewide: 96.9%

Hispanic

99.1 %

McAllen ISD: 99.2%

Statewide: 88.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

McAllen ISD: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

100 %

McAllen ISD: 100%

Statewide: 94.2%

Two or more races

N/A

McAllen ISD: Masked

Statewide: 91.7%

African American

Masked

American Indian

Masked

Asian

100.0%

Hispanic

99.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

100.0%

Two or more races

N/A

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2022-2023 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.

All students

0 %

McAllen ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2%

African American

0 %

McAllen ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.2%

American Indian

Masked

McAllen ISD: Masked

Statewide: 2.3%

Asian

0 %

McAllen ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0 %

McAllen ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.4%

Pacific Islander

Masked

McAllen ISD: Masked

Statewide: 1.8%

White

0 %

McAllen ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1%

Two or more races

Masked

McAllen ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.7%

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

27.6 %

McAllen ISD: 22%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

33.3 %

McAllen ISD: 25.7%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

Masked

McAllen ISD: 8.3%

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

3.1 %

McAllen ISD: 5.7%

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

27.9 %

McAllen ISD: 22.3%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

Masked

McAllen ISD: Masked

Statewide: 23.7%

White

28.8 %

McAllen ISD: 21%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

Masked

McAllen ISD: 17.9%

Statewide: 18.7%

College readiness

AP/IB participation

The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2022-2023 school year.

All students

41.9 %

McAllen ISD: 40.5%

Statewide: 24.2%

African American

40 %

McAllen ISD: 33.3%

Statewide: 15.9%

American Indian

Masked

McAllen ISD: Masked

Statewide: 19.8%

Asian

84.6 %

McAllen ISD: 87.2%

Statewide: 61.5%

Hispanic

40.7 %

McAllen ISD: 39.5%

Statewide: 21.4%

Pacific Islander

N/A

McAllen ISD: N/A

Statewide: 19.5%

White

55.9 %

McAllen ISD: 47%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

N/A

McAllen ISD: 75%

Statewide: 26.9%

AP/IB performance

The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2022-2023 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.

All students

50.6 %

McAllen ISD: 41.1%

Statewide: 53.3%

African American

Masked

McAllen ISD: Masked

Statewide: 34.1%

American Indian

Masked

McAllen ISD: Masked

Statewide: 53.6%

Asian

72.7 %

McAllen ISD: 58.8%

Statewide: 79.5%

Hispanic

49.6 %

McAllen ISD: 40.6%

Statewide: 39.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

McAllen ISD: N/A

Statewide: 47.4%

White

57.9 %

McAllen ISD: 41.9%

Statewide: 67%

Two or more races

N/A

McAllen ISD: 33.3%

Statewide: 66%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2022-2023, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.

Avg. SAT score

967

McAllen ISD: 947

Statewide: 978

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2022-2023. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

20.8

McAllen ISD: 21.4

Statewide: 19.2

College-ready graduates

A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2022-2023.

Reading

59 %

McAllen ISD: 63.4%

Statewide: 62.8%

Math

45.8 %

McAllen ISD: 52.8%

Statewide: 54.3%

Reading + Math

42.3 %

McAllen ISD: 47.6%

Statewide: 48.4%

Reading

59.0%

Math

45.8%

Reading + Math

42.3%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

147.2

African American

3 (2%)

McAllen ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

0 (0%)

McAllen ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (0.7%)

McAllen ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

117.9 (80.1%)

McAllen ISD: 88.6%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

McAllen ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

24.3 (16.5%)

McAllen ISD: 9.4%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

1 (0.7%)

McAllen ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 1.3%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

3.8 (2.6%)

McAllen ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

106.8 (72.6%)

McAllen ISD: 77.2%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

36.6 (24.9%)

McAllen ISD: 22.1%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

McAllen ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.

Students per teacher

14

McAllen ISD: 13.2

Statewide: 14.7

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2023-2024 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

14.8 years

McAllen ISD: 13.7 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$59,223

McAllen ISD: $59,544

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$44,851

McAllen ISD: $48,773

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$54,828

McAllen ISD: $54,018

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$53,376

McAllen ISD: $56,353

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$60,751

McAllen ISD: $60,503

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$64,979

McAllen ISD: $66,002

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

$71,136

McAllen ISD: $73,100

Statewide: $74,014

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