📍 18001 Hwy 100, Port Isabel, Cameron County, 78578
Port Isabel H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Port Isabel, Cameron County. The school has 606 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Debra Quist. It is part of the Point Isabel Isd school district. It serves grades 8–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 44.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Port Isabel H S enrolls 606 students across grades 8–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 44.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% Hispanic or Latino, 9.2% White and <1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 540 | 89% |
| White | 56 | 9.2% |
| Two or more races | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
500 of the school's 606 students (83%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 500 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Port Isabel H S is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 27, state house district 37.
Port Isabel H S is one of 5 schools in POINT ISABEL ISD, based in PORT ISABEL, Texas. The district serves 1,786 students district-wide and employs 134 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 606 students, Port Isabel H S is larger than the district average of about 357 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant