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Hidalgo County schools enrolled 151,849 students who identified as being at risk during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

This is a 3% increase over the previous school year.

Of the 207,870 students enrolled in Hidalgo County schools, 73% of them are considered to be at risk.

Hidalgo County had the fifth highest number of at-risk students among Texas counties.

The Texas education system is currently torn between public schools and taxpayer-funded private schools.

Critics argue that private schools use funds that should go to the public school system, while private school advocates claim they’re offering better education for more Texas students.

School	Number of at-risk students	Total Number of students
La Joya High School	2,505	2,849
Economedes High School	1,775	2,703
Edinburg North High School	1,262	2,694
Weslaco High School	1,294	2,504
Psja Early College High School	1,305	2,493
Edinburg High School	1,269	2,437
Mission High School	1,471	2,252
La Joya Palmview High School	1,880	2,191
Robert R. Vela High School	869	2,190
McAllen High School	1,293	2,185
Memorial High School	1,255	2,138
Psja North Early College High School	1,095	2,119
Juarez-Lincoln High School	1,917	2,102
Donna North High School	1,620	2,042
Donna High School	1,431	1,956
Weslaco East High School	1,388	1,952
Rowe High School	1,083	1,941
Veterans Memorial High School	1,172	1,871
Psja Memorial Early College High School	1,205	1,823
Vanguard Rembrandt	1,368	1,811
Psja Southwest Early College High School	1,245	1,703
Sharyland High School	647	1,490
Sharyland Pioneer High School	745	1,422
Betty Harwell Middle School	990	1,379
Vanguard Beethoven	1,079	1,313
Francisco Barrientes Middle School	828	1,288
Edcouch-Elsa High School	954	1,285
South Middle School	687	1,227
Vanguard Mozart	963	1,161
Valley View High School	746	1,111
Memorial Middle School	868	1,098
Lyndon B. Johnson Middle School	668	1,072
Hidalgo Early College High School	817	1,065
B. L. Garza Middle School	371	1,019
Morris Middle School	422	1,013
Mercedes High School	846	1,007
Beatriz G. Garza Middle School	961	1,005
Austin Middle School	861	1,004
South Texas ISD Health Professions	299	940
Memorial Elementary School	607	939
Mary Hoge Middle School	865	915
Central Middle School	785	908
Veterans Middle School	783	875
Idea North Mission Academy	647	870
Idea McAllen Academy	695	858
Cleckler/Heald Elementary School	675	854
Idea Academy Mission	693	850
Sharyland North Junior High School	501	849
Cathey Middle School	490	849
Dr. R. E. Margo Elementary School	702	841
Idea Weslaco Pike Academy	597	840
Michael E. Fossum Middle School	454	833
De Leon Middle School	571	829
Alton Memorial Junior High School	525	827
White Junior High School	538	825
Idea Tres Lagos Academy	622	816
Idea Academy Pharr	762	813
Elias Longoria Senior Middle School	584	806
Idea College Preparatory Pharr	663	796
Gonzalez Elementary School	326	788
R. Yzaguirre Middle School	642	788
Idea Edinburg Academy	562	787
Milam Elementary School	356	785
Audie Murphy Middle School	585	783
Dr. William Long Elementary School	720	781
Idea College Preparatory Mission	531	779
Idea Academy Alamo	672	779
Idea Academy San Juan	627	777
Idea Academy	606	768
South Texas ISD Science Academy	136	764
Liberty Middle School	636	762
Idea McAllen College Preparatory	427	751
Idea College Prep Weslaco	432	749
Idea North Mission College Preparatory	498	739
Idea Weslaco Pike College Preparatory	392	737
Juan De Dios Salinas Middle School	721	737
Idea College Preparatory Alamo	533	736
Idea College Preparatory San Juan	533	736
Idea Edinburg College Preparatory	410	732
A. P. Solis Middle School	579	732
Idea Quest Academy	478	730
Cesar Chavez Middle School	667	728
B. L. Gray Junior High School	462	726
Ann Richards Middle School	685	723
John McKeever Elementary School	651	717
Idea College Prep	534	716
Mission Junior High School	457	711
Sam Houston Elementary School	614	706
Maria Alicia P. Munoz Elementary School	655	702
Dr. Javier Saenz Middle School	677	701
A. N. Rico Elementary School	608	696
Donna Wernecke Elementary School	562	689
Idea Quest College Preparatory	382	688
Memorial Middle School	639	688
Alamo Middle School	615	677
Idea Owassa Academy	465	674
Kelly-Pharr Elementary School	640	673
Monte Cristo Elementary School	559	672
Idea Elsa Academy	503	672
Idea Academy Weslaco	490	668
Carlos Truan Junior High School	404	668
North Bridge Elementary School	601	667
Dora M. Sauceda Middle School	611	666
Harry Shimotsu Elementary School	486	664
Armando Cuellar Middle School	553	660
W. A. Todd Middle School	496	658
Irene M. Garcia Middle School	607	657
Hurla M. Midkiff Elementary School	541	657
Escandon Elementary School	424	657
Psja Early Start	649	652
Carmen V. Avila Elementary School	519	651
John F. Kennedy Elementary School	487	651
Airport Elementary School	545	645
John High Shary Elementary School	456	629
Dr. Kay Teer Crawford Elementary School	449	627
Trevino Elementary School	178	626
Mims Elementary School	423	626
Domingo Trevino Middle School	595	624
Truman Elementary School	382	623
Canterbury Elementary School	214	618
Henry Ford Elementary School	593	618
Aida C. Escobar Elementary School	574	614
South Texas ISD Preparatory Academy	151	614
Julian S. Adame	536	606
Bryan Elementary School	491	606
Edith & Ethel Carman Elementary School	513	605
Augusto Guerra Elementary School	568	604
Lorenzo De Zavala Middle School	557	603
Idea Los Encinos Academy	519	595
Alfonso Ramirez Elementary School	306	593
Geraldine Palmer Elementary School	548	588
Diaz Junior High School	449	586
Brown Middle School	465	579
Eisenhower Elementary School	415	579
Valley View Early College Campus	499	578
Psja Thomas Jefferson T-STEM Early College High School	373	576
Sgt Manuel Chacon Middle School	365	576
Jose De Escandon Elementary School	438	572
Raul Longoria Elementary School	546	572
Alfred Sorensen Elementary School	482	570
Kennedy Middle School	518	569
Allen & William Arnold Elementary School	440	567
Lloyd & Dolly Bentsen Elementary School	487	565
Raul A. Gonzalez Junior Elementary School	514	565
Seguin Elementary School	420	564
C. Stainke Elementary School	484	562
Rafael A. Cantu Junior High School	333	561
Valley View Junior High School	466	555
Raquel Cavazos Elementary School	473	547
Patricia School Garza Elementary	503	545
Olivero Garza Sr. Elementary School	472	544
Arnoldo Cantu Senior Elementary School	480	540
Jaime Escalante Middle School	484	539
De La Vina Elementary School	312	538
Dr. Pablo Perez	192	537
William Junior Clinton Elementary School	496	537
Lloyd M. Bentsen Elementary School	389	536
South Texas ISD World Scholars	178	534
Betts Elementary School	382	531
Amanda Garza-Pena Elementary School	506	528
Marcia R. Garza	508	528
Jessie L. Jensen Elementary School	448	527
Enrique Kiki Camarena Elementary School	434	524
Tabasco Elementary School	442	521
Jackson Elementary School	399	521
Dr. Maria Palmira Mendiola Elementary School	462	516
Zeferino Farias Elementary School	479	511
Santos Livas Elementary School	446	510
Escandon Elementary School	377	510
Macaria Dela Garza Gorena Elementary School	317	510
Berta School Palacios Elementary	484	510
Daniel Singleterry Senior	476	505
Juan Seguin Elementary School	468	504
Romulo D. Martinez Elementary School	389	503
Castaneda Elementary School	257	498
Travis Middle School	425	496
Drs Reed - Mock Elementary School	475	495
Rodolfo Rudy Silva Junior Elementary School	431	494
Emiliano Zapata Elementary School	459	492
Blanca E. Sanchez	260	489
Sgt. William G. Harrell Middle School	392	488
Vanguard Picasso	437	486
Rayburn Elementary School	208	484
Corina Pena Elementary School	457	483
Idea Tres Lagos College Preparatory	331	480
Fields Elementary School	346	479
PFC Mario Ybarra Elementary School	415	477
Evangelina Garza Elementary School	415	475
R. C. Flores-Mark A. Zapata Elementary School	315	475
Zavala Elementary School	355	474
Thigpen-Zavala Elementary School	385	470
Travis Elementary School	335	468
Daniel Ramirez Elementary School	431	465
Progreso High School	282	462
Garza Elementary School	184	460
Leal Elementary School	386	459
Villarreal Elementary School	375	458
Thelma Rosa Salinas STEM Early College High School	324	456
Sharyland Advanced Academic Academy	172	452
John Doedyns Elementary School	424	449
L. B. Johnson Elementary School	321	449
Jefferson Elementary School	235	448
Guerra Elementary School	310	447
Ruben Hinojosa Elementary School	286	446
E. B. Reyna Elementary School	384	446
Hargill Elementary School	346	446
Idea Elsa College Preparatory	306	443
Ruben Hinojosa Elementary School	374	443
John F. Kennedy Elementary School	357	440
Idea Palmview Academy	361	439
Valley View Elementary School	373	438
Mission Collegiate High School	241	437
Henry B. Gonzalez Elementary School	348	435
21ST Century Early Learning Foundations Academy	332	429
Roosevelt Elementary School	330	426
Vida N. Clover Elementary School	369	425
Carmen Anaya Elementary School	408	425
Sgt Leonel Trevino Elementary School	408	423
Patricio Perez Elementary School	392	423
Houston Elementary School	331	422
Diaz-Villarreal Elementary School	377	422
Taylor Elementary School	285	421
Freddy Gonzalez Elementary School	220	420
Alvarez Elementary School	307	416
Eloy Garza Salazar Elementary School	309	416
Elodia R. Chapa Elementary School	351	414
Capt. D. Salinas II Elementary School	378	413
John F. Kennedy Elementary School	281	408
Narciso Cavazos	355	408
Guzman Elementary School	311	407
Wilbur E. Lucas Elementary School	359	404
McAuliffe Elementary School	273	403
Achieve Early College High School	157	402
Ruben C. Rodriguez Elementary School	318	399
Wilson Elementary School	256	397
La Joya ISD Head Start Program	357	395
Anne L. Magee Elementary School	263	393
Horizon Montessori	255	391
San Carlos Elementary School	336	390
Idea Owassa College Preparatory	297	390
Guillermo Flores Elementary School	327	389
Cantu Elementary School	349	388
Cesar Chavez Elementary School	368	387
Monte Alto Elementary School	268	385
Lucile Hendricks Elementary School	195	385
Mercedes Early College Academy	264	384
Cano-Gonzalez Elementary School	237	381
Early Childhood	283	379
Ollie O'Grady Elementary School	344	379
Hilda C. Escobar/Alicia C. Rios Elementary School	315	377
Marcell Elementary School	292	376
Lincoln Elementary School	240	375
Dr. Thomas Esparza Elementary School	312	375
Alton Elementary School	365	374
T. Price Elementary School	304	374
Carl C. Waitz Elementary School	302	370
Graciela Garcia Elementary School	346	368
Idea Los Encinos College Preparatory	345	367
Lee Elementary School	235	367
Santiago Garcia Elementary School	320	367
Cavazos Elementary School	206	366
Valley View North Elementary School	321	361
Austin Elementary School	233	361
Le Noir Elementary School	273	361
Jimmy Carter Early College High School	279	358
L. B. Johnson Elementary School	207	358
Dr. Americo Paredes Elementary School	317	356
Horizon Montessori II	243	354
Pearson Elementary School	316	352
Castro Elementary School	326	351
Kennedy Elementary School	276	349
Valley View South Elementary School	314	343
Sam Fordyce Elementary School	287	337
Progreso Early Childhood	289	332
Salinas Elementary School	318	332
Leo Junior Leo Elementary School	277	322
Dr. Alejo Salinas Junior Elementary School	243	321
Brewster Elementary School	146	310
Monte Alto High School	202	306
Jorge R. Gutierrez Early Childhood Center	263	306
Travis Elementary School	160	306
Progreso Elementary School	282	302
Excellence in Leadership Academy	265	301
A. M. Ochoa Elementary School	247	300
Dorothy Thompson Middle School	247	297
Hidalgo Elementary School	241	292
J. W. Caceres Elementary School	230	292
Mission Early Learning	243	288
David Ybarra Fine Arts Academy	193	282
JC Kelly Elementary School	233	280
Rosendo Benavides Elementary School	266	280
Eligio Kika De La Garza Elementary School	246	269
Hidalgo Park Elementary School	222	266
Idea Toros College Preparatory	175	264
M. Rivas Elementary School	236	260
Weslaco 21ST Century Cte Early College High School	154	258
Jose Bernabe Munoz Elementary School	184	240
Jose Borrego Middle School	134	199
La Villa Early College High School	124	186
3D Academy	165	168
Idea Palmview College Preparatory	115	153
Mercedes Early Literacy Program	68	152
Donna Early College High School	83	140
La Villa Middle School	110	134
Premier High Schools - Edinburg Career & Technical	130	131
Premier High School of Palmview	125	125
Triumph Public High Schools-McAllen	125	125
Premier High School of Mission	114	117
Triumph Public High Schools-Mercedes	112	112
Quest Collegiate Academy-McAllen	85	103
Premier High School of San Juan	98	100
Buell Central DAEP	90	90
Runn Virtual Learning Academy	66	80
Lamar Academy	71	76
Premier High School of Weslaco	71	72
Elvis Junior Ballew High School	66	66
South Palm Gardens High School	66	66
Mercedes Academic Academy	64	64
PSJA Sonia M. Sotomayor High School	60	61
Horton Disciplinary Alternative Education Program	48	48
Hope Academy	39	39
Instr/Guid Center	35	35
Edcouch-Elsa High School Academy	35	35
Juvenile Detention Center	33	33
Hidalgo Early Start Academy	20	29
Roosevelt Alternative School	23	24
JJAEP	9	10
Hidalgo County Boot Camp	10	10
JJAEP-Southwest Key Program	4	4
Hidalgo County JJAEP	1	1