Veterans Memorial High School
- High school in Mission CISD
- Mission, TX
- 9th grade - 12th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Mission CISD: N/A
Total students
1,811
Avg. teacher experience
15 years
Mission CISD: 13.8 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
94.9 %
Mission CISD: 94.3%
Statewide: 90.3%
Veterans Memorial High School is a high school in Mission, TX, in the Mission CISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 1,811 students. 66.5% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 33.5% 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, 94.9% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 0.5% during the 2022-2023 school year.
The average SAT score at Veterans Memorial High School was 890 for 2022-2023 graduates. The average ACT score was 17.5.
As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $65,604, which is $3,130 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 15 years of experience.
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Principal
- Fidel Garza
- fgarza67@mcisd.org
- (956) 323-3000
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Veterans 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
1,811
African American
2 (0.1%)
Mission CISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Mission CISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
2 (0.1%)
Mission CISD: 0%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
1,769 (97.7%)
Mission CISD: 97.4%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Mission CISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
37 (2%)
Mission CISD: 2.3%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
1 (0.1%)
Mission CISD: 0%
Statewide: 3.1%
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
66.5 %
Mission CISD: 78.8%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
80 %
Mission CISD: 86%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
33.9 %
Mission CISD: 38.3%
Statewide: 24.4%
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
33.5 %
Mission CISD: 38%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
16.7 %
Mission CISD: 11.5%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
9 %
Mission CISD: 11.8%
Statewide: 13.9%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall (2023-2024)
N/A
Mission CISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Mission CISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Mission CISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Mission CISD: 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
94.9 %
Mission CISD: 94.3%
Statewide: 90.3%
African American
Masked
Mission CISD: Masked
Statewide: 86.7%
American Indian
N/A
Mission CISD: N/A
Statewide: 89.3%
Asian
N/A
Mission CISD: N/A
Statewide: 96.9%
Hispanic
94.8 %
Mission CISD: 94.3%
Statewide: 88.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Mission CISD: N/A
Statewide: 88.3%
White
100 %
Mission CISD: 100%
Statewide: 94.2%
Two or more races
N/A
Mission CISD: N/A
Statewide: 91.7%
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
0.5 %
Mission CISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 2%
African American
Masked
Mission CISD: 0%
Statewide: 3.2%
American Indian
N/A
Mission CISD: N/A
Statewide: 2.3%
Asian
Masked
Mission CISD: Masked
Statewide: 0.5%
Hispanic
0.5 %
Mission CISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 2.4%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Mission CISD: N/A
Statewide: 1.8%
White
0 %
Mission CISD: 0%
Statewide: 1%
Two or more races
Masked
Mission CISD: Masked
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
52 %
Mission CISD: 36%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
Masked
Mission CISD: 29.2%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
N/A
Mission CISD: Masked
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
Masked
Mission CISD: 20%
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
52.1 %
Mission CISD: 36%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Mission CISD: Masked
Statewide: 23.7%
White
52 %
Mission CISD: 37.7%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
Masked
Mission CISD: 50%
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
15.7 %
Mission CISD: 24.8%
Statewide: 24.2%
African American
Masked
Mission CISD: Masked
Statewide: 15.9%
American Indian
N/A
Mission CISD: N/A
Statewide: 19.8%
Asian
Masked
Mission CISD: Masked
Statewide: 61.5%
Hispanic
15.6 %
Mission CISD: 24.8%
Statewide: 21.4%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Mission CISD: N/A
Statewide: 19.5%
White
20 %
Mission CISD: 21.1%
Statewide: 26.3%
Two or more races
N/A
Mission CISD: N/A
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
21.7 %
Mission CISD: 18.8%
Statewide: 53.3%
African American
N/A
Mission CISD: N/A
Statewide: 34.1%
American Indian
N/A
Mission CISD: N/A
Statewide: 53.6%
Asian
Masked
Mission CISD: Masked
Statewide: 79.5%
Hispanic
22.1 %
Mission CISD: 18.9%
Statewide: 39.9%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Mission CISD: N/A
Statewide: 47.4%
White
Masked
Mission CISD: Masked
Statewide: 67%
Two or more races
N/A
Mission CISD: N/A
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
890
Mission CISD: 889
Statewide: 978
ACT
The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2022-2023. The maximum score is 36.
Avg. ACT score
17.5
Mission CISD: 18.0
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
46.8 %
Mission CISD: 45.3%
Statewide: 62.8%
Math
27.2 %
Mission CISD: 32.8%
Statewide: 54.3%
Reading + Math
23.5 %
Mission CISD: 27.7%
Statewide: 48.4%
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
138.4
African American
0.9 (0.7%)
Mission CISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Mission CISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Mission CISD: 0.4%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
125.5 (90.7%)
Mission CISD: 93.6%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Mission CISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
12 (8.6%)
Mission CISD: 5.7%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Mission CISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 1.3%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
5.1 (3.7%)
Mission CISD: 1.3%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
102.4 (73.9%)
Mission CISD: 77.3%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
30.1 (21.7%)
Mission CISD: 21.2%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
0.9 (0.6%)
Mission CISD: 0.2%
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
13.1
Mission CISD: 14.5
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
15 years
Mission CISD: 13.8 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
$65,604
Mission CISD: $65,213
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$61,371
Mission CISD: $63,803
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$59,057
Mission CISD: $59,584
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$59,681
Mission CISD: $61,248
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$66,106
Mission CISD: $66,036
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$73,224
Mission CISD: $72,760
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
$81,655
Mission CISD: $78,685
Statewide: $74,014