Texas public high school · Mcallen ISD

Achieve Early College High School

1601 N 27Th St, Mcallen, TX 78501. 85.9% of its 85 graduates (Class of 2024) enrolled at Texas colleges in the following year.

Mcallen ISDHidalgo CountyTop 10% in Texas for college enrollment
85.9%Enrolled at Texas colleges in the following year (Class of 2024)37.6 pts above Texas (48.3%)
85Graduates in the class measured
Our read

Of the 63 graduates at Texas public universities, 61.9% earned a first-year GPA of 3.0 or higher.

The path from Achieve Early College

How Texas measures this
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    After graduation, Class of 2024

    Texas public university 74.1%Texas public 2-year college 10.6%Texas private college 1.2%Not found in Texas colleges 10.6%ID not trackable 3.5%

    Texas reports enrollment only at Texas public and private colleges. Graduates who went to college in another state appear as "not found," so the true college-going rate is higher than shown. Source: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Report of 2023-2024 High School Graduates' Enrollment and Academic Performance in Texas Public Higher Education.

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    How they did in their first year of college

    First-year GPA of graduates at Texas public colleges, by number of students.

    College typeUnder 2.02.0–2.492.5–2.993.0–3.493.5+Share 3.0+
    Texas public university6414142561.9%
    Texas public 2-year college2142022.2%
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    What those choices lead to

    Texas does not report which individual colleges each school's graduates attend. Here is how a typical college of each type in Texas performs.

    College type in TexasCollegesGraduation rateAvg. net price / yrMedian earnings, 10 yrsMedian debt
    Public universities3847%$13,638$57,404$18,750
    Public 2-year and community colleges5831%$5,533$43,299$9,500
    Private nonprofit colleges3950%$22,962$58,159$22,000

    Medians across colleges of each type with at least 500 undergraduates. Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. All Texas colleges.

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    Colleges closest to Achieve Early College

    CollegeDistanceGraduation rateAvg. net price / yrMedian earnings, 10 yrs
    South Texas College0.3 mi23%$855$39,609
    The College of Health Care Professions-McAllen Campus1.6 mi76%$27,685$37,336
    Miller-Motte College-STVT-McAllen2.3 mi83%$20,171$34,579
    Southern Careers Institute-Pharr3.0 mi67%$27,184$31,200
    Rio Grande Valley College4.6 mi74%$21,178$53,135
    The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley7.6 mi55%$4,858$52,947

Where it is

Nearby high schools: Mcallen High School (0.8 mi, 64.7% to college) · Rowe High School (0.9 mi, 63.8% to college) · Triumph Public High Schools-Mcallen (1.2 mi, 12.2% to college) · Lamar Academy (1.3 mi, 46.2% to college) · Idea Mcallen College Preparatory (1.5 mi, 81.4% to college)

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Compared with the district and state

MeasureAchieve Early CollegeMcallen ISDTexas
Enrolled at Texas colleges in the following year85.9%64.4%48.3%

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Quick answers

What percent of Achieve Early College High School graduates go to college?
85.9% of the Class of 2024 at Achieve Early College High School enrolled at Texas colleges in the following year, compared with 48.3% in Texas. Source: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Report of 2023-2024 High School Graduates' Enrollment and Academic Performance in Texas Public Higher Education.