Hidalgo High School

Hidalgo High School is a public high school in Hidalgo, Texas. It is the only high school in the Hidalgo Independent School District.

Hidalgo High School has an enrollment of 810, and the ethnicity is 100 percent Hispanic origin. [http://www.usnews.com/articles/education/high-schools/2007/11/29/gold-medal-schools.html Best High Schools] , "U.S. News & World Report", November 29, 2007. Accessed December 3, 2007.]

Roughly 50% of its student's parents' never finished high school. Despite this, the school has a 94% graduation rate and was rated as #11 on the U.S. News and World Report's 2007 list of the best public high schools, the highest ranking of any high school in the state of Texas.

Furthermore, Hidalgo High School has obtained a number of accolades:
*In 2001-2002, The National Center of Education Statistics recognized Hidalgo High School as one of the top ten high school for student achievement.
*In 2002-2003, The Texas Business Education Coalition/Just 4 the Kids recognized Hidalgo HS as a top thirteen high school for student achievement.
*In 2003-2004: The College Board recognized Hidalgo HS as a top eight high school for student success in Advanced Placement and percent of students continuing post secondary education.
*In 2004-2005: The Texas Educational Excellence Project named Hidalgo HS as a top 25 for quality and equity in educating all students.
*In 2006, Hidalgo High School was given a $1.2 million grant by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to set up a partnership with the University of Texas Pan American, which would enable students to earn up to 60 college credit hours prior to graduation. The program would thus allow students to concurrently earn both a high school diploma and an associate's degree upon completion. [ "Hidalgo High, UTPA setting up joint programs" by Daniel Perry, February 16, 2006. ]

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