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The highest-poverty public elementary schools in Hidalgo County, Texas

190 public elementary schools in Hidalgo County, Texas appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public elementary schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. EARLY CHILDHOOD leads the list at 100%, against a median of 89.9% 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

190

Hidalgo County, Texas

Top % FRL

100%

Median % FRL

89.9%

HIGHEST POVERTY · HIDALGO COUNTY, TEXAS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	EARLY CHILDHOOD	EDINBURG, TX	EDINBURG CISD	Elementary	352	100%
2	MERCEDES EARLY LITERACY PROGRAM	MERCEDES, TX	MERCEDES ISD	Elementary	189	100%
3	PROGRESO EL	PROGRESO, TX	PROGRESO ISD	Elementary	262	100%
4	VALLEY VIEW NORTH EL	PHARR, TX	VALLEY VIEW ISD	Elementary	372	99.7%
5	BERTA S PALACIOS EL	PHARR, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	Elementary	470	99.6%
6	MARCIA R GARZA	ALAMO, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	Elementary	545	99.3%
7	DANIEL SINGLETERRY SR	DONNA, TX	DONNA ISD	Elementary	560	98.9%
8	MISSION EARLY LEARNING	MISSION, TX	MISSION CISD	Elementary	183	98.9%
9	SAM FORDYCE EL	SULLIVAN CITY, TX	LA JOYA ISD	Elementary	356	98.6%
10	PATRICIA S GARZA EL	DONNA, TX	DONNA ISD	Elementary	551	98.4%
11	CESAR CHAVEZ EL	PHARR, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	Elementary	403	98.3%
12	JUAN SEGUIN EL	MISSION, TX	LA JOYA ISD	Elementary	569	98.2%
13	DRS REED - MOCK EL	SAN JUAN, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	Elementary	509	98.2%
14	IDEA ACADEMY ALAMO	ALAMO, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	698	98.1%
15	HENRY FORD EL	PHARR, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	Elementary	643	98.1%
16	PROGRESO EARLY CHILDHOOD	PROGRESO, TX	PROGRESO ISD	Elementary	365	98.1%
17	SGT LEONEL TREVINO EL	SAN JUAN, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	Elementary	401	98.0%
18	GRACIELA GARCIA EL	PHARR, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	Elementary	385	97.9%
19	IDEA PALMVIEW ACADEMY	MISSION, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	705	97.9%
20	JORGE R GUTIERREZ EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER	EDCOUCH, TX	EDCOUCH-ELSA ISD	Elementary	454	97.8%
21	SALINAS EL	MISSION, TX	MISSION CISD	Elementary	366	97.5%
22	CARL C WAITZ EL	ALTON, TX	MISSION CISD	Elementary	361	97.5%
23	IDEA ACADEMY	DONNA, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	744	97.3%
24	CARMEN ANAYA EL	PHARR, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	Elementary	429	97.2%
25	ZEFERINO FARIAS EL	ALAMO, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	Elementary	520	97.1%
26	SAN CARLOS EL	EDINBURG, TX	EDINBURG CISD	Elementary	471	97.0%
27	ALVAREZ EL	MCALLEN, TX	MCALLEN ISD	Elementary	435	96.8%
28	AUGUSTO GUERRA EL	ALAMO, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	Elementary	731	96.7%
29	EVANGELINA GARZA EL	MISSION, TX	LA JOYA ISD	Elementary	384	96.6%
30	THIGPEN-ZAVALA EL	MCALLEN, TX	MCALLEN ISD	Elementary	470	96.6%
31	CORINA PENA EL	PENITAS, TX	LA JOYA ISD	Elementary	523	96.6%
32	DR WILLIAM LONG EL	PHARR, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	Elementary	767	96.3%
33	WILLIAM J CLINTON EL	PENITAS, TX	LA JOYA ISD	Elementary	463	96.3%
34	DR AMERICO PAREDES EL	MISSION, TX	LA JOYA ISD	Elementary	465	96.1%
35	JOSE BERNABE MUNOZ EL	LA VILLA, TX	LA VILLA ISD	Elementary	227	96.0%
36	SEGUIN EL	MCALLEN, TX	MCALLEN ISD	Elementary	530	95.8%
37	DR MARIA PALMIRA MENDIOLA EL	MISSION, TX	LA JOYA ISD	Elementary	583	95.5%
38	ELODIA R CHAPA EL	MISSION, TX	LA JOYA ISD	Elementary	445	95.5%
39	ROSENDO BENAVIDES EL	SULLIVAN CITY, TX	LA JOYA ISD	Elementary	267	95.5%
40	J W CACERES DISCOVERY INT ACADEMY	DONNA, TX	DONNA ISD	Elementary	299	95.3%
41	EMILIANO ZAPATA EL	MISSION, TX	LA JOYA ISD	Elementary	511	95.3%
42	LEO J LEO EL	MISSION, TX	LA JOYA ISD	Elementary	319	95.3%
43	PSJA EARLY START	PHARR, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	Elementary	527	95.3%
44	ELOY GARZA SALAZAR EL	DONNA, TX	DONNA ISD	Elementary	446	95.1%
45	MARIA ALICIA P MUNOZ EL	DONNA, TX	DONNA ISD	Elementary	688	95.1%
46	JOHN F KENNEDY EL	MERCEDES, TX	MERCEDES ISD	Elementary	399	95.0%
47	DANIEL RAMIREZ EL	PHARR, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	Elementary	516	95.0%
48	VIDA N CLOVER EL	SAN JUAN, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	Elementary	378	94.7%
49	RAUL LONGORIA EL	PHARR, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	Elementary	568	94.5%
50	NARCISO CAVAZOS	MISSION, TX	LA JOYA ISD	Elementary	471	94.3%

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