Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Mission CISD: Not Rated: Data Under Review

Total students

1,861

Avg. teacher experience

14.7 years

Mission CISD: 13.2 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

95.7 %

Mission CISD: 95.9%

Statewide: 90%

Veterans Memorial High School is a high school in Mission, TX, in the Mission CISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 1,861 students. 62.7% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 30.2% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of B for the 2021-2022 school year.

In the Class of 2021, 95.7% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 2.3% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average SAT score at Veterans Memorial High School was 887 for 2020-2021 graduates. The average ACT score was 19.4.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $63,166, which is $4,279 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 14.7 years of experience.

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Contact information

Address

700 E Two Mile Rd
Mission, TX 78574

Office phone number

(956) 323-3000

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Veterans Memorial High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 01. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.5 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 01.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

1,861

African American

3 (0.2%)

Mission CISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Mission CISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (0.1%)

Mission CISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

1,838 (98.8%)

Mission CISD: 99.1%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Mission CISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

18 (1%)

Mission CISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

1 (0.1%)

Mission CISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

0.2%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0.1%

Hispanic

98.8%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

1.0%

Two or more races

0.1%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

62.7 %

Mission CISD: 73.2%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

80.3 %

Mission CISD: 86%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

30.9 %

Mission CISD: 38.6%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

62.7%

Econ. disadvantaged

80.3%

Limited Eng. proficiency

30.9%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

30.2 %

Mission CISD: 38%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

16.4 %

Mission CISD: 12.6%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

7.8 %

Mission CISD: 9.1%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

30.2%

Gifted and talented

16.4%

Special education

7.8%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

B

Mission CISD: Not Rated: Data Under Review

Student achievement (2021-2022)

B

Mission CISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

A

Mission CISD: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Mission CISD: C

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2022 Accountability Manual.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2017-2018 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2021. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.

All students

95.7 %

Mission CISD: 95.9%

Statewide: 90%

African American

N/A

Mission CISD: Masked

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

N/A

Mission CISD: N/A

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

Masked

Mission CISD: Masked

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

95.9 %

Mission CISD: 96%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Mission CISD: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

83.3 %

Mission CISD: 90%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

N/A

Mission CISD: N/A

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

N/A

American Indian

N/A

Asian

Masked

Hispanic

95.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

83.3%

Two or more races

N/A

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2020-2021 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.

All students

2.3 %

Mission CISD: 1.5%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

Masked

Mission CISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

N/A

Mission CISD: N/A

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

Masked

Mission CISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

2.3 %

Mission CISD: 1.5%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Mission CISD: N/A

Statewide: 2.6%

White

4.3 %

Mission CISD: 2.6%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

N/A

Mission CISD: N/A

Statewide: 2%

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

10.4 %

Mission CISD: 12.3%

Statewide: 15%

African American

Masked

Mission CISD: 6.7%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Mission CISD: Masked

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

Masked

Mission CISD: 15.4%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

10.4 %

Mission CISD: 12.4%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Mission CISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

0 %

Mission CISD: 10.2%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

N/A

Mission CISD: 20%

Statewide: 13.9%

College readiness

AP/IB participation

The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2020-2021 school year.

All students

8.1 %

Mission CISD: 9.2%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

N/A

Mission CISD: Masked

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

N/A

Mission CISD: N/A

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

Masked

Mission CISD: 20%

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

8 %

Mission CISD: 9.2%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Mission CISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

16.7 %

Mission CISD: 11.1%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

N/A

Mission CISD: N/A

Statewide: 23.5%

AP/IB performance

The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2020-2021 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.

All students

27.8 %

Mission CISD: 24.3%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

N/A

Mission CISD: N/A

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Mission CISD: N/A

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

N/A

Mission CISD: Masked

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

28.6 %

Mission CISD: 24.6%

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Mission CISD: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

Masked

Mission CISD: Masked

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

N/A

Mission CISD: N/A

Statewide: 60.8%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2020-2021, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.

Avg. SAT score

887

Mission CISD: 890

Statewide: 1002

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2020-2021. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

19.4

Mission CISD: 20.2

Statewide: 20.0

College-ready graduates

A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2020-2021.

Reading

44.8 %

Mission CISD: 50.2%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

32.9 %

Mission CISD: 43.1%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

25.2 %

Mission CISD: 34.8%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

44.8%

Math

32.9%

Reading + Math

25.2%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

128

African American

1 (0.8%)

Mission CISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Mission CISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Mission CISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

114.3 (89.3%)

Mission CISD: 93%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Mission CISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

12.7 (9.9%)

Mission CISD: 6.1%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Mission CISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

6.5 (5.1%)

Mission CISD: 1.4%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

91.5 (71.5%)

Mission CISD: 76.8%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

30 (23.4%)

Mission CISD: 21.8%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Mission CISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

14.5

Mission CISD: 14.6

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

14.7 years

Mission CISD: 13.2 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$63,166

Mission CISD: $63,192

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$59,330

Mission CISD: $59,313

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$58,734

Mission CISD: $59,409

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$57,414

Mission CISD: $59,019

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$63,068

Mission CISD: $64,336

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$69,191

Mission CISD: $68,668

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$81,424

Mission CISD: $77,063

Statewide: $71,111

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