Robert R Vela High School

School County Hidalgo County EDINBURG CISD High SchoolDetail

801 E Canton Rd, Edinburg, TX, 78539 Get directions ->

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Robert R Vela High School is located at 801 E CANTON RD, EDINBURG, TX, 78539. The school is part of EDINBURG CISD.

To contact the school, call (956) 289-2650.

Teachers

Robert R Vela High School employs 166 teachers, who have been with the school an average of 10 years. The teachers average 14 years of experience in teaching. The school currently has 2,188 students with a student to teacher ratio of 13.20 S/T. The special education division has 2 teacher assisting it. Robert R Vela High School also employs 22 education aids.

School Summary

Public School

Grade Span

09-12

Enrollment

2190

Is Charter

Address

801 E CANTON RD, EDINBURG, TX, 78539
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Principal

MRS MICHELE L PENA

School District

EDINBURG CISD

Phone

(956) 289-2650

County

Hidalgo County

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Accountability Ratings & Designations

of Robert R Vela High School

Accountability Ratings

Excellent

Texas edu board’s ratings

Scaled Score
Student Achievement	88
Student Progress	91
Closing Performance Gaps	88
Overall	90

Distinction Designations

Read/ELA

Mathematics

Science

Social Studies

Post-Secondary

Comparative Academic Growth

Comparative Closing the Gaps

Robert R Vela High School Student / Staff Statistics

Student Statistics

Racial/Ethnic Group
Racial/Ethnic Group	Number	Percent
African American	14	0.64%
Hispanic	2,102	96.07%
White	45	2.06%
Asian	22	1.01%
Native American	0	0.00%
Two or More Races	4	0.18%
Total Students	2,188	100.00%
Eco Disadvantaged	1,335	61.01%
Limited English Proficiency	333	15.22%

Program/Count/Percent
Program	Count	Percent
Bilingual	331	15.13%
Gifted & Talented	301	13.76%
Special Education	144	6.58%
Teacher Student Ratio		13.20 S/T

Staff Statistics

By Experience
By Experience	Count	Percent
Over 30 years	6	3.37%
20 - 30 years	28	16.53%
10 - 20 years	72	43.27%
6 - 10 years	30	17.79%
1- 5 years	27	15.93%
Beginning Teacher	5	3.13%
Teacher Experience Average	14.40 yrs
Teacher Tenure Average	9.90 yrs

Teacher Type	Number	Percent
Total Teachers	166	100%
Female Teachers	92	55.11 %
Male Teachers	75	44.83 %
School Admin	5
School Support	26
Edu Aids	22
Special Education	2

Robert R Vela High School 2022 STAAR Statistics

STAAR Statistics
Group	All Subjects	Read/ELA	Math	Science	Soc Studies
ALL	83%	76%	85%	87%	93%
African American	100%	100%	*%	*%	*%
Hispanic	83%	75%	85%	86%	93%
White	98%	100%	91%	100%	100%
Asian	100%	100%	*%	100%	*%
Two or More Races	*%	*%	.%	*%	*%
Economically Disadvantaged	79%	72%	82%	82%	90%
Male Students	81%	72%	85%	85%	92%
Female Students	86%	82%	85%	89%	93%
Special Education	51%	39%	53%	61%	69%
Limited English Proficiency	65%	55%	67%	71%	80%

Class of 2021 Graduates

Standardized Test

Class Graduate
Group	% Tested	SAT Avg	ACT Avg	Abv Criteria
ALL	32	1121	21	45.5
African American	*	*	*	*
Hispanic	31.8	1114	21	45.6
White	42.9	*	20	33.3
Asian	*	.	.	.
Two or More Races	*	.	.	.
Male Students	29.2	1140	20.4	50.7
Female Students	34.4	1107	21.5	41.7
Special Education	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Eco Disadvantaged	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Graduation

Class Graduate
Group	Read Ready	Math Ready	Both Ready	Graduated	GED	Cont.	Dropout
ALL	76.1	70.9	66.9	94.4	0.2	2.3	3.2
African American	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Hispanic	76.4	71.1	67.2	94.2	0.2	2.3	3.2
White	64.3	57.1	50	100	n/a	n/a	n/a
Asian	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Two or More Races	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Male Students	71.6	68.1	64.2	91.4	0.4	3.4	4.9
Female Students	79.9	73.2	69.2	97	n/a	1.3	1.6
Special Education	31.3	31.3	28.1	85.7	n/a	14.3	n/a
Eco Disadvantaged	72.8	67.8	63.2	92.8	n/a	2.5	4.7

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