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Hidalgo Early College High School
910 East Pirate Dr
Hidalgo TX, 78557, Hidalgo County
Phone: 956-843-4301
Ranking:
(1,157 out of 1,337, bottom 13%)*

Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Hidalgo Independent School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 70 | 75 | 79 | 80 | 88 | 82 | 74 | |||||||
Total Students: | 922 | 952 | 967 | 982 | 979 | 935 | 893 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 272 | 29.5% | 266 | 27.9% | 269 | 27.8% | 296 | 30.1% | 287 | 29.3% | 299 | 32.0% | 291 | 32.6% |
Grade 10: | 240 | 26.0% | 265 | 27.8% | 240 | 24.8% | 234 | 23.8% | 244 | 24.9% | 222 | 23.7% | 234 | 26.2% |
Grade 11: | 234 | 25.4% | 198 | 20.8% | 221 | 22.9% | 235 | 23.9% | 237 | 24.2% | 228 | 24.4% | 192 | 21.5% |
Grade 12: | 176 | 19.1% | 223 | 23.4% | 237 | 24.5% | 217 | 22.1% | 211 | 21.6% | 186 | 19.9% | 176 | 19.7% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 497 | 53.9% | 511 | 53.7% | 519 | 53.7% | 504 | 51.3% | 497 | 50.8% | 475 | 50.8% | 450 | 50.4% |
Female: | 425 | 46.1% | 441 | 46.3% | 448 | 46.3% | 478 | 48.7% | 474 | 48.4% | 452 | 48.3% | 439 | 49.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% |
Hispanic: | 922 | 100.0% | 949 | 99.7% | 965 | 99.8% | 981 | 99.9% | 972 | 99.3% | 929 | 99.4% | 891 | 99.8% |
Black: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 6 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% |
White: | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 852 | 92.4% | 864 | 90.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 8 | 0.9% | 47 | 5.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.17 | 12.69 | 12.26 | 12.30 | 11.08 | 11.40 | 12.10 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAAR EOC | ||||||
2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 68% | 73% | 83% |
2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 55% | 63% | 78% |
2013 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 96% | 96% | 97% |
2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 75% | 75% | 87% |
2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 70% | 70% | 85% |
2013 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 63% | 63% | 84% |
2012 | English I Reading | End of course | % met std | 40% | 40% | 68% |
2013 | English I Reading | End of course | % met std | 38% | 38% | 65% |
2012 | English I Writing | End of course | % met std | 29% | 29% | 55% |
2013 | English I Writing | End of course | % met std | 28% | 28% | 48% |
2013 | English II Reading | End of course | % met std | 52% | 52% | 78% |
2013 | English II Writing | End of course | % met std | 27% | 27% | 52% |
2012 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 100% | 100% | 98% |
2013 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 74% | 74% | 86% |
2012 | World Geography | End of course | % met std | 68% | 68% | 81% |
2013 | World Geography | End of course | % met std | 61% | 61% | 75% |
2013 | World History | End of course | % met std | 52% | 52% | 70% |
TAKS | ||||||
2004 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 68% | 66% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 54% | 53% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 52% | 51% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 58% | 58% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 63% | 59% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 56% | 56% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 63% | 63% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 70% | 69% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 84% | 83% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 91% | 86% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | N/A |
2004 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 75% | 74% | N/A |
2005 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 43% | 43% | N/A |
2006 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 47% | 46% | N/A |
2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 51% | 51% | N/A |
2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 63% | 57% | N/A |
2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 53% | 53% | N/A |
2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | N/A |
2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | N/A |
2004 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 89% | 87% | N/A |
2005 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 84% | 83% | N/A |
2006 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | N/A |
2007 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | N/A |
2008 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 93% | 91% | N/A |
2009 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | N/A |
2010 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | N/A |
2011 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 93% | 90% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 89% | 86% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 85% | 84% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 71% | 70% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 68% | 65% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 77% | 76% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 83% | 81% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 91% | 90% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 81% | 78% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 82% | 80% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 87% | 86% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 85% | 84% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | N/A |
2004 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 87% | 85% | N/A |
2005 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 88% | 86% | N/A |
2006 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 87% | 86% | N/A |
2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 69% | 68% | N/A |
2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 72% | 70% | N/A |
2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 82% | 81% | N/A |
2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 89% | 87% | N/A |
2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | N/A |
2004 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 97% | 95% | N/A |
2005 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 95% | 93% | N/A |
2006 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 99% | 98% | N/A |
2007 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | N/A |
2008 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 93% | 92% | N/A |
2009 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 96% | 96% | N/A |
2010 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 96% | 96% | N/A |
2011 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 99% | 99% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 58% | 57% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 53% | 53% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 52% | 52% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 50% | 49% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 55% | 55% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 60% | 60% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 63% | 63% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 62% | 62% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 85% | 83% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 81% | 80% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 81% | 82% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 81.8% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 16.7% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 11.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 42.4% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 57.6% |
Mean Base Salary: | $44,651.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $37,849.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $49,663.0 |
* Hidalgo Early College High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.