Photo: Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0Hidalgo’s public schools outscore 59% of Texas districts
The grade covers the two public school districts serving Hidalgo, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Texas, not nationally.
From Texas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 99% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Hidalgo’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 759 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Hidalgo’s, its schools beat 64%, higher than their 59% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 49% of tested students were proficient in reading and 41% in math, against 51% and 41% statewide; 99% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
98% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Valley View Independent spends $14,755 per student and Hidalgo Independent $14,842, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Hidalgo’s grade
B: better than 59% of Texas school districts, #231 of 642 Texas towns. Graduation is above the Texas average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Hidalgo, with each school’s own grade.
7th grade in Hidalgo
Diaz J H
Grades 6–8 · 615 students · 12:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Hidalgo
Diaz J H
Grades 6–8 · 615 students · 12:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Hidalgo · depends on your address
Valley View H S
Grades 9–12 · 1,227 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Hidalgo Early College H S
Grades 9–12 · 1,029 students · 12:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Hidalgo · depends on your address
Valley View H S
Grades 9–12 · 1,227 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Hidalgo Early College H S
Grades 9–12 · 1,029 students · 12:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Hidalgo · depends on your address
Valley View H S
Grades 9–12 · 1,227 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Hidalgo Early College H S
Grades 9–12 · 1,029 students · 12:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Hidalgo · depends on your address
Valley View H S
Grades 9–12 · 1,227 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Hidalgo Early College H S
Grades 9–12 · 1,029 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Hidalgo runs its own schools through grade 12 (Valley View Independent School District). From grade PK, students attend the Hidalgo Independent School District, shared with Granjeno. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Hidalgo
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Below the state in reading
Hidalgo vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Hidalgo’s borders.
Every school in Hidalgo
8 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Texas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Hidalgo’s schools
Are Hidalgo’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Texas: the public schools Hidalgo children attend outscore 59% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #231 of 642 Texas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 64%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Hidalgo in?
Two districts: Valley View Independent School District runs grades PK–12, and Hidalgo Independent School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Granjeno.
Where do Hidalgo kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Valley View H S and Hidalgo Early College H S.
What is Hidalgo’s graduation rate?
98% of the class of 2023 in Valley View Independent School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas.
How much does Hidalgo spend per student?
$14,755 in Valley View Independent School District and $14,842 in Hidalgo Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Hidalgo families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Hidalgo → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Texas. Stars are from neighbors.