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The fastest-declining public elementary schools by enrollment in Hidalgo County, Texas

128 public elementary schools in Hidalgo County, Texas appear in this ranking of the fastest-declining public elementary schools by enrollment, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. MISSION EARLY LEARNING leads the list at -57.2%, against a median of -18.0% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

128

Hidalgo County, Texas

Best Enrollment change

-57.2%

Median Enrollment change

-18.0%

FASTEST DECLINING · HIDALGO COUNTY, TEXAS

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	MISSION EARLY LEARNING	MISSION, TX	MISSION CISD	428	183	-57.2%
2	JOHN DOEDYNS EL	SAN JUAN, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	717	391	-45.5%
3	JOHN F KENNEDY EL	MERCEDES, TX	MERCEDES ISD	726	399	-45.0%
4	HORIZON MONTESSORI - STEM ACADEMY	MCALLEN, TX	HORIZON MONTESSORI PUBLIC SCHOOLS	590	331	-43.9%
5	EARLY CHILDHOOD	EDINBURG, TX	EDINBURG CISD	602	352	-41.5%
6	JORGE R GUTIERREZ EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER	EDCOUCH, TX	EDCOUCH-ELSA ISD	736	454	-38.3%
7	EVANGELINA GARZA EL	MISSION, TX	LA JOYA ISD	616	384	-37.7%
8	CARL C WAITZ EL	ALTON, TX	MISSION CISD	576	361	-37.3%
9	LEO J LEO EL	MISSION, TX	LA JOYA ISD	502	319	-36.5%
10	VIDA N CLOVER EL	SAN JUAN, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	587	378	-35.6%
11	HENRY B GONZALEZ EL	MISSION, TX	LA JOYA ISD	606	391	-35.5%
12	CASTANEDA EL	MCALLEN, TX	MCALLEN ISD	574	374	-34.8%
13	CASTRO EL	MISSION, TX	MISSION CISD	503	328	-34.8%
14	HIDALGO PARK EL	PHARR, TX	HIDALGO ISD	366	239	-34.7%
15	TAYLOR EL	MERCEDES, TX	MERCEDES ISD	618	406	-34.3%
16	RUBEN HINOJOSA EL	MERCEDES, TX	MERCEDES ISD	709	468	-34.0%
17	JC KELLY EL	PHARR, TX	HIDALGO ISD	393	260	-33.8%
18	ROOSEVELT EL	MCALLEN, TX	MCALLEN ISD	538	357	-33.6%
19	PEARSON EL	MISSION, TX	MISSION CISD	462	307	-33.5%
20	ROSENDO BENAVIDES EL	SULLIVAN CITY, TX	LA JOYA ISD	400	267	-33.3%
21	PSJA EARLY START	PHARR, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	776	527	-32.1%
22	WILLIAM J CLINTON EL	PENITAS, TX	LA JOYA ISD	681	463	-32.0%
23	SANTIAGO GARCIA EL	EDCOUCH, TX	EDCOUCH-ELSA ISD	511	358	-29.9%
24	PATRICIO PEREZ EL	MISSION, TX	LA JOYA ISD	591	421	-28.8%
25	MCAULIFFE EL	MCALLEN, TX	MCALLEN ISD	538	385	-28.4%
26	J W CACERES DISCOVERY INT ACADEMY	DONNA, TX	DONNA ISD	415	299	-28.0%
27	PROGRESO EL	PROGRESO, TX	PROGRESO ISD	363	262	-27.8%
28	IDEA ACADEMY SAN JUAN	SAN JUAN, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	853	617	-27.7%
29	IDEA QUEST ACADEMY	EDINBURG, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	818	592	-27.6%
30	GARZA EL	MCALLEN, TX	MCALLEN ISD	564	409	-27.5%
31	MONTE CRISTO EL	EDINBURG, TX	EDINBURG CISD	732	535	-26.9%
32	ALTON EL	ALTON, TX	MISSION CISD	461	337	-26.9%
33	DR MARIA PALMIRA MENDIOLA EL	MISSION, TX	LA JOYA ISD	794	583	-26.6%
34	HILDA C ESCOBAR/ALICIA C RIOS EL	MISSION, TX	MISSION CISD	470	345	-26.6%
35	IDEA ACADEMY MISSION	MISSION, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	903	664	-26.5%
36	TRAVIS EL	MERCEDES, TX	MERCEDES ISD	648	478	-26.2%
37	TABASCO EL	LA JOYA, TX	LA JOYA ISD	734	544	-25.9%
38	CORINA PENA EL	PENITAS, TX	LA JOYA ISD	702	523	-25.5%
39	JACKSON EL	MCALLEN, TX	MCALLEN ISD	731	548	-25.0%
40	LEAL EL	MISSION, TX	MISSION CISD	580	436	-24.8%
41	RAUL A GONZALEZ JR EL	WESLACO, TX	WESLACO ISD	734	552	-24.8%
42	VALLEY VIEW NORTH EL	PHARR, TX	VALLEY VIEW ISD	493	372	-24.5%
43	GUZMAN EL	DONNA, TX	DONNA ISD	385	291	-24.4%
44	ROBERTO GARATE EL	MONTE ALTO, TX	MONTE ALTO ISD	510	386	-24.3%
45	HOUSTON EL	MCALLEN, TX	MCALLEN ISD	520	397	-23.7%
46	SGT LEONEL TREVINO EL	SAN JUAN, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	520	401	-22.9%
47	KELLY-PHARR EL	PHARR, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	759	587	-22.7%
48	CAPT D SALINAS II EL	ALAMO, TX	DONNA ISD	589	457	-22.4%
49	GRACIELA GARCIA EL	PHARR, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	493	385	-21.9%
50	EMILIANO ZAPATA EL	MISSION, TX	LA JOYA ISD	646	511	-20.9%

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