Robert R Vela High School
801 E Canton Rd, Edinburg, TX 78539. 62.8% of its 554 graduates (Class of 2024) enrolled at Texas colleges in the following year.
Of the 271 graduates at Texas public universities, 50.6% earned a first-year GPA of 3.0 or higher.
The path from Robert R Vela
How Texas measures this- 1
After graduation, Class of 2024
Texas public university 49.6%Texas public 2-year college 11.7%Texas private college 1.4%Not found in Texas colleges 34.1%ID not trackable 3.1%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 65 26 43 66 71 50.6% Texas public 2-year college 30 11 6 4 11 24.2% - 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 Robert R Vela
College Distance Graduation rate Avg. net price / yr Median earnings, 10 yrs The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley 2.3 mi 55% $4,858 $52,947 Rio Grande Valley College 2.6 mi 74% $21,178 $53,135 Southern Careers Institute-Pharr 5.2 mi 67% $27,184 $31,200 The College of Health Care Professions-McAllen Campus 5.3 mi 76% $27,685 $37,336 South Texas College 7.1 mi 23% $855 $39,609 Miller-Motte College-STVT-McAllen 7.8 mi 83% $20,171 $34,579
Where it is
Nearby high schools: Vanguard Beethoven (0.5 mi, 76.9% to college) · Edinburg High School (1.5 mi, 51% to college) · South Texas ISD World Scholars (2.0 mi, 74.2% to college) · Premier High Schools - Edinburg Career & Technical (2.0 mi, 24.5% to college) · Idea Toros College Preparatory (2.0 mi, 66.7% to college)
Living near a school does not guarantee attendance. Check Edinburg CISD's attendance zone for an address.
Compared with the district and state
| Measure | Robert R Vela | Edinburg CISD | Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrolled at Texas colleges in the following year | 62.8% | 50.4% | 48.3% |
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Quick answers
- What percent of Robert R Vela High School graduates go to college?
- 62.8% of the Class of 2024 at Robert R Vela 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.
