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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 20,095 (2023-2024)
Schools: 31 (2023-2024)
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McAllen Independent School District is a school district in Texas (Hidalgo County). During the 2024 school year, 20,095 students attended one of the district's 31 schools.

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McAllen Independent School District, Place 3

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Allena Cano and Robert Carreon ran in the general election for McAllen Independent School District, Place 3 on May 3, 2025.

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McAllen Independent School District, Place 6

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Sofia M. Pena ran in the general election for McAllen Independent School District, Place 6 on May 3, 2025.

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McAllen Independent School District, Place 7

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Rojelio Aleman II, Roberto Haddad, and Tiffany Ramos ran in the general election for McAllen Independent School District, Place 7 on May 3, 2025.

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McAllen Independent School District, Place 3

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Incumbent Deborah Aliseda won election in the general election for McAllen Independent School District, Place 3 on May 6, 2017.

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McAllen Independent School District, Place 6

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Incumbent Larry Esparza won election in the general election for McAllen Independent School District, Place 6 on May 6, 2017.

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McAllen Independent School District, Place 7

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Incumbent Sam Saldivar, Jr. won election in the general election for McAllen Independent School District, Place 7 on May 6, 2017.

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McAllen Independent School District, Place 5

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Incumbent Daniel Vela won election in the general election for McAllen Independent School District, Place 5 on May 9, 2015.

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About the district

School board

The McAllen Independent School District consists of seven members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameSeatYear assumed officeYear term ends
Robert CarreonPlace 320252029
Roberto HaddadPlace 720252029
Sofia PeñaPlace 620212029
Erica de la Garza-LopezPlace 420232027
Elizabeth KittlemanPlace 120232027
Lucia RegaladoPlace 220232027
Aaron RiveraPlace 520232027

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McAllen Independent School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Texas House of Representatives District 41Robert GuerraDemocratic Party 77% 42%
Texas House of Representatives District 36Sergio Munoz Jr.Democratic Party 23% 7%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $123,132,000 $6,033 35%
Local: $105,312,000 $5,160 30%
State: $125,691,000 $6,158 36%
Total: $354,135,000 $17,351
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $309,776,000 $15,177
Total Current Expenditures: $284,373,000 $13,933
Instructional Expenditures: $165,071,000 $8,087 53%
Student and Staff Support: $36,297,000 $1,778 12%
Administration: $31,274,000 $1,532 10%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $51,731,000 $2,534 17%
Total Capital Outlay: $18,900,000 $926
Construction: $9,845,000 $482
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $1,673,000 $81
Interest on Debt: $3,777,000 $185

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 46 85-89 40-49 45 PS 80-89 63
2020-2021 34 75-79 40-59 33 PS 40-59 55-59
2018-2019 56 85-89 50-59 55 >=50 80-89 67
2017-2018 53 90-94 50-59 52 >=50 70-79 66
2016-2017 80 >=95 80-89 80 60-79 80-89 86
2015-2016 77 >=95 80-89 76 40-59 80-89 86
2014-2015 72 >=95 60-69 71 60-79 80-89 83
2013-2014 76 >=95 70-79 75 60-79 80-89 85
2012-2013 76 >=95 60-69 75 60-79 90-94 88
2011-2012 82 >=95 80-89 81 >=80 80-89 90
2010-2011 83 >=95 80-89 83 60-79 92

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 58 85-89 60-69 57 >=50 80-89 74
2020-2021 45 80-84 40-59 43 PS 60-79 65-69
2018-2019 50 80-84 50-59 49 >=50 70-79 67
2017-2018 48 75-79 50-59 47 >=50 80-89 70
2016-2017 73 90-94 70-79 73 60-79 80-89 85
2015-2016 73 90-94 75-79 72 40-59 80-89 85
2014-2015 74 90-94 65-69 73 60-79 >=90 85
2013-2014 75 90-94 75-79 74 >=80 >=90 86
2012-2013 76 90-94 70-79 76 60-79 75-79 89
2011-2012 89 >=95 >=90 88 >=80 80-89 94
2010-2011 87 >=95 >=90 87 >=80 96

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 97 >=80 >=50 97 PS >=50 >=95
2020-2021 97 >=90 PS 97 PS PS >=95
2018-2019 95 >=80 PS 95 PS >=95
2017-2018 94 >=80 >=50 94 PS 90-94
2016-2017 91 >=90 >=50 90 PS >=50 90-94
2015-2016 90 >=80 >=50 90 PS >=80 85-89
2014-2015 87 >=90 PS 86 PS 85-89
2013-2014 86 >=90 >=50 85 PS PS 90-94
2012-2013 86 >=90 >=50 85 PS >=50 85-89
2011-2012 85 >=80 >=50 84 PS >=50 85-89
2010-2011 80 >=80 >=50 79 PS >=50 90-94

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 20,095 -1.5
2022-2023 20,399 -0.1
2021-2022 20,410 -5.8
2020-2021 21,602 -3.8
2019-2020 22,427 -2.0
2018-2019 22,875 -3.7
2017-2018 23,721 -0.4
2016-2017 23,826 -2.1
2015-2016 24,330 -1.5
2014-2015 24,692 -2.1
2013-2014 25,217 1.1
2012-2013 24,931 -1.3
2011-2012 25,252 -1.5
2010-2011 25,622 1.8
2009-2010 25,172 0.5
2008-2009 25,047 0.3
2007-2008 24,973 1.6
2006-2007 24,570 0.5
2005-2006 24,435 1.2
2004-2005 24,146 2.7
2003-2004 23,492 0.5
2002-2003 23,376 3.9
2001-2002 22,469 3.2
2000-2001 21,747 1.2
1999-2000 21,482 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE McAllen Independent School District (%) Texas K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 1.1 5.4
Black 0.4 12.8
Hispanic 93.6 53.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.2
Two or More Races 0.4 3.1
White 4.3 25.0

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, McAllen Independent School District had 1,531.41 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 13.12.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 63.23
Kindergarten: 67.36
Elementary: 446.90
Secondary: 719.69
Total: 1,531.41

McAllen Independent School District employed 45.00 district administrators and 93.58 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 45.00
District Administrative Support: 98.71
School Administrators: 93.58
School Administrative Support: 116.39
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 447.01
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 13.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 77.87
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 29.17
Library/Media Support: 2.00
Student Support Services: 193.98
Other Support Services: 778.60

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The McAllen Independent School District operates 31 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Achieve Early College H S4109-12
Alvarez El450PK-5
Blanca E Sanchez480PK-5
Brown Middle5836-8
Castaneda El441PK-5
Cathey Middle8296-8
De Leon Middle7216-8
Dr Pablo Perez543PK-5
Escandon El465PK-5
Fields El456PK-5
Garza El445PK-5
Gonzalez El792PK-5
Houston El362PK-5
Instr/Guid Center326-12
Jackson El566PK-5
Lamar Academy999-12
Lucile Hendricks El419PK-5
Mcallen H S2,1529-12
Mcauliffe El392PK-5
Memorial H S2,0608-12
Michael E Fossum Middle8186-8
Milam El748PK-5
Morris Middle1,0366-8
Rayburn El510PK-5
Roosevelt El409PK-5
Rowe H S1,9109-12
Seguin El567PK-5
Southwest Key Program310-11
Thigpen-Zavala El493PK-5
Travis Middle4866-8
Wilson El418PK-5

School board meetings

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2021-22 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed October 18, 2025
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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