Index	Mission	Texas	National
Average Test Scores	74%	72%	49%
Student/Teacher ratio	16:1	14:1	16:1
Total public schools	43	7,418	79,221
Total private schools	2	1,267	24,874
Total post-secondary schools	n/a	463	7,963

The Mission, TX educational system consists of 43 public schools, 2 private schools and n/a post-secondary schools. Mission public schools have average test scores of 74% which is 2% higher than than the Texas average and 50% higher than than the national average. The student to teach ratio of Mission public schools is 16:1, compared to 14:1 in Texas and 16:1 across all of the United States. A total of 70.8% of students have completed 8th grade, 67.7% have completed high school, 24.5% have completed a bachelor’s degree and 2.1% have completed a doctorate degree.

Education level achieved in Mission

Index	Mission	Texas	National
Completed 8th grade	70.8%	79.3%	84.3%
Completed high school	67.7%	77.8%	83.0%
Completed some college	48.2%	57.3%	59.4%
Completed associate degree	30.5%	34.9%	38.5%
Completed bachelors	24.5%	28.1%	30.3%
Completed masters	7.6%	9.6%	11.5%
Completed professional degree	2.1%	2.6%	3.3%
Completed doctorate	0.6%	1.1%	1.3%

Mission, TX School Districts

Sharyland Independent School District Mission Consolidated Independent School District La Joya Independent School District

Listed above are Mission Consolidated Independent School District, Mission schools. To customize your list of Mission Consolidated Independent School District schools, you can start by sorting the list of schools by proficiency test score, school name or student to teacher ratio. Then you can select the grade levels that you would like to see, these include preschool, elementary, middle school and high school. Next, select the school type from the following options: charter, magnet, title I and title 1. Finally, you are able to filter your results by average proficiency score. Simply select the minimum proficiency score that you would like to see and only schools with that proficiency score or higher will appear on your list of Mission Consolidated Independent School District schools.

Nearby cities with high average school scores

City, State	Population	Avg. Test Scores	National Avg.
Edinburg, TX	84,399	77%	56%
Murillo, TX	6,714	77%	55%
Palmhurst, TX	2,654	75%	51%
La Joya, TX	4,209	74%	49%
McAllen, TX	138,475	73%	49%
Mission, TX	82,200	74%	50%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Avg. Test Scores	National Avg.
Longview, TX	82,184	70%	42%
Westland, MI	82,218	35%	30%
Warwick, RI	81,881	30%	39%
Town 'n' Country, FL	82,554	51%	3%
Redwood City, CA	82,595	43%	12%
Mission, TX	82,200	74%	50%

Source: The Mission, TX education data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and from the National Center for Education Statistics. The average school test scores are based on all schools that completed test scores within the state. Average test scores are conducted by each state independently and the type of tests may change from one state to another. Test scores were not available for all schools within the state, but were available for the vast majority.