Memorial High School
101 E Hackberry Ave, Mcallen, TX 78501. 64% of its 511 graduates (Class of 2024) enrolled at Texas colleges in the following year.
Of the 186 graduates at Texas public universities, 54.8% earned a first-year GPA of 3.0 or higher.
The path from Memorial
How Texas measures this- 1
After graduation, Class of 2024
Texas public university 37%Texas public 2-year college 24.5%Texas private college 2.5%Not found in Texas colleges 29.9%ID not trackable 6.1%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 type Under 2.0 2.0–2.49 2.5–2.99 3.0–3.49 3.5+ Share 3.0+ Texas public university 34 26 24 47 55 54.8% Texas public 2-year college 47 11 16 17 27 37.3% - 3
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 Texas Colleges Graduation rate Avg. net price / yr Median earnings, 10 yrs Median debt Public universities 38 47% $13,638 $57,404 $18,750 Public 2-year and community colleges 58 31% $5,533 $43,299 $9,500 Private nonprofit colleges 39 50% $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 Memorial
College Distance Graduation rate Avg. net price / yr Median earnings, 10 yrs Southern Careers Institute-Pharr 1.0 mi 67% $27,184 $31,200 Miller-Motte College-STVT-McAllen 2.0 mi 83% $20,171 $34,579 South Texas College 2.3 mi 23% $855 $39,609 The College of Health Care Professions-McAllen Campus 2.3 mi 76% $27,685 $37,336 Rio Grande Valley College 3.3 mi 74% $21,178 $53,135 The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley 7.2 mi 55% $4,858 $52,947
Where it is
Nearby high schools: Lamar Academy (0.8 mi, 46.2% to college) · Triumph Public High Schools-Mcallen (1.3 mi, 12.2% to college) · Mcallen High School (1.7 mi, 64.7% to college) · Achieve Early College High School (2.1 mi, 85.9% to college) · Psja Thomas Jefferson T-STEM Early College High School (2.8 mi, 71.1% to college)
Living near a school does not guarantee attendance. Check Mcallen ISD's attendance zone for an address.
Compared with the district and state
| Measure | Memorial | Mcallen ISD | Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrolled at Texas colleges in the following year | 64% | 64.4% | 48.3% |
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Quick answers
- What percent of Memorial High School graduates go to college?
- 64% of the Class of 2024 at Memorial 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.
