HIDALGO CO J J A E P
MCALLEN · TX · WESLACO ISD · Public · K-12 combined
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HIDALGO CO J J A E P → VISION ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE → IDEA TOROS COLLEGE PREPARATORY → ECONOMEDES H S → EDINBURG COLLEGIATE H S → IDEA EDINBURG COLLEGE PREPARATORY → LONE STAR H S SOUTH (TJJD) → VANGUARD BEETHOVEN →📋 At a glance
- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 6% of US high schools
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How HIDALGO CO J J A E P compares for families
What families should know about HIDALGO CO J J A E P.
- ▸ LocallyTX students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+4 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: HIDALGO CO J J A E P, VISION ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE, IDEA TOROS COLLEGE PREPARATORY and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
Chronic absenteeism
Why this matters to enrollment: A low chronic-absence rate is the cleanest school-level signal of strong family connection, classroom culture, and student engagement — all upstream drivers of enrollment stability. For school leaders: an Enrollment Trend Audit traces this dynamic forward →
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2024 total enrollment.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -25.2%/year, projecting from 2024's 14 students:
A small or specialty program — naive trend math doesn't capture the school's full picture. Read the trend as directional, not predictive.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
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The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIDALGO CO J J A E P MCALLEN |
Public | 0.0 | 6 | — |
| VISION ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE EDINBURG |
Public | 1.1 | — | — |
| IDEA TOROS COLLEGE PREPARATORY EDINBURG |
Public · charter | 1.5 | 222 | +0.9% |
| ECONOMEDES H S EDINBURG |
Public | 1.8 | 2,689 | -0.5% |
| EDINBURG COLLEGIATE H S EDINBURG |
Public | 1.9 | 466 | +126.2% |
| IDEA EDINBURG COLLEGE PREPARATORY EDINBURG |
Public · charter | 1.9 | 400 | +14.3% |
| LONE STAR H S SOUTH (TJJD) EDINBURG |
Public | 2.1 | 159 | +43.2% |
| VANGUARD BEETHOVEN EDINBURG |
Public · charter | 2.3 | 284 | +108.8% |