Photo: Theunderratedtaco · CC BY-SA 4.0Mission’s public schools score below 58% of Texas districts on tests and graduation
The grade covers the three public school districts serving Mission, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. In Mission, 45% of tested students read at a proficient level, below the Texas average (51%). 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 98% 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.
Mission’s schools, in brief
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 45% of tested students were proficient in reading and 39% in math, against 51% and 41% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
92% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Mission Consolidated Independent spends $15,264 per student and Sharyland Independent $11,833, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
14 elementary schools, then four middle and four high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is down 11% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Vanguard Monet, Premier H S of Mission, Idea College Preparatory Mission, Idea Academy Mission, Idea North Mission Academy, Idea North Mission College Preparatory, Idea Palmview College Preparatory, Idea Palmview Academy, Excellence in Leadership Academy, Brillante Academy, San Juan Diego Catholic Regional High School (private) and Juan Diego Academy (private) are in town. Every school ↓
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 Mission’s grade
C+: better than 42% of Texas school districts, #392 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 Mission, with each school’s own grade.
To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Three districts serve Mission
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Mission vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Mission’s borders.
Every school in Mission
35 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).
Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Texasworks - Mission).
Questions about Mission’s schools
Are Mission’s schools good?
On Texas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Mission children attend score below 58% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #392 of 642 Texas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 43%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Mission in?
Mission Consolidated Independent School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 13,765 students in 22 schools (2024–25).
Where do Mission kids go to high school?
One of 4 high schools, depending on your address: Mission H S, Veterans Memorial H S, Sharyland H S and Sharyland Advanced Academic Academy.
What is Mission’s graduation rate?
92% of the class of 2023 in La Joya Independent School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas.
How much does Mission spend per student?
$15,264 in Mission Consolidated Independent School District, $11,833 in Sharyland Independent School District and $13,608 in La Joya Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Mission?
Yes: San Juan Diego Catholic Regional High School (Catholic, grades 9–12, 68 students) and Juan Diego Academy (Catholic, grades 9–12, 67 students). Mission also has 10 charter schools, free and open by application.
Parents talk
What Mission families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Mission → 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.