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Location Map MCALLEN, TX 78501 Hidalgo County
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District Poverty Rate 37.0% (data source)
Non-White Students 95.7% (data source)
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Last Updated December 1, 2025
What Can My School District Do?

All school districts, regardless of whether they are required by law to allow released time, should implement good policy and be prepared for when a released time program may approach the district. The time to set the policy is before an active program is pressuring the district. Research polices the district can implement to protect teachers' and students' instruction time. Set polices that limit disruptions to students and the ability for proselytization to occur, impacting other students of faith or no faith. A more detailed write-up on school board policies can be read here.

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Schools in the District (33)
School Grades Period
Achieve Early College H S
Alvarez El
Blanca E Sanchez
Bonham El
Brown Middle
Castaneda El
Cathey Middle
De Leon Middle
Dr Pablo Perez
Early Childhood Center
Escandon El
Fields El
Garza El
Gonzalez El
Houston El
INSTR/GUID CENTER
Jackson El
LAMAR ACADEMY
Lucile Hendricks El
Mcallen H S
Mcauliffe El
Memorial H S
Michael E Fossum Middle
Milam El
Morris Middle
Rayburn El
Roosevelt El
Rowe H S
Seguin El
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Thigpen-Zavala El
Travis Middle
Wilson El
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State Law and School Board Policy
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Policy Notes
Texas State Law Schools are required to allow students to be released for religious programs. This does not mean schools do not have the ability to create policies that protect the school's instruction time.
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