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The highest-performing public elementary schools by test proficiency in Hidalgo County, Texas

Across Hidalgo County, Texas, 181 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by composite state-assessment proficiency. Austin Elementary School leads the list at 76.5%, against a median of 43.3% 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

181

Hidalgo County, Texas

Top % Proficient

76.5%

Median % Proficient

43.3%

HIGHEST PROFICIENCY · HIDALGO COUNTY, TEXAS

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Austin Elementary School	EDINBURG, TX	EDINBURG CISD	Elementary	86.6%	366	76.5%
2	Jc Kelly Elementary School	PHARR, TX	HIDALGO ISD	Elementary	86.2%	260	75.5%
3	Gonzalez Elementary School	MCALLEN, TX	MCALLEN ISD	Elementary	28.1%	818	74.1%
4	Hidalgo Park Elementary School	PHARR, TX	HIDALGO ISD	Elementary	88.7%	239	70.6%
5	Jefferson Elementary School	EDINBURG, TX	EDINBURG CISD	Elementary	64.8%	511	66.4%
6	Canterbury Elementary School	EDINBURG, TX	EDINBURG CISD	Elementary	41.5%	687	66.2%
7	Valley View Elementary School	HIDALGO, TX	VALLEY VIEW ISD	Elementary	87.9%	446	65.0%
8	Trevino Elementary School	EDINBURG, TX	EDINBURG CISD	Elementary	49.9%	672	65.0%
9	Rayburn Elementary School	MCALLEN, TX	MCALLEN ISD	Elementary	57.5%	530	65.0%
10	Ruben Hinojosa Elementary School	MISSION, TX	SHARYLAND ISD	Elementary	55.1%	472	64.5%
11	Thigpen-Zavala Elementary School	MCALLEN, TX	MCALLEN ISD	Elementary	96.6%	470	64.0%
12	Hidalgo Elementary School	HIDALGO, TX	HIDALGO ISD	Elementary	89.4%	433	63.8%
13	Harry Shimotsu Elementary School	MISSION, TX	SHARYLAND ISD	Elementary	48.1%	605	63.5%
14	Milam Elementary School	MCALLEN, TX	MCALLEN ISD	Elementary	53.4%	811	62.5%
15	Valley View South Elementary School	HIDALGO, TX	VALLEY VIEW ISD	Elementary	94.1%	353	62.3%
16	Freddy Gonzalez Elementary School	EDINBURG, TX	EDINBURG CISD	Elementary	60.2%	517	62.0%
17	Memorial Elementary School	WESLACO, TX	WESLACO ISD	Elementary	65.5%	1,109	61.4%
18	Dr Pablo Perez	MCALLEN, TX	MCALLEN ISD	Elementary	47.1%	601	57.4%
19	Blanca E Sanchez	MCALLEN, TX	MCALLEN ISD	Elementary	56.4%	502	57.3%
20	Aida C Escobar Elementary School	PHARR, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	Elementary	90.5%	735	57.1%
21	Brewster Elementary School	EDINBURG, TX	EDINBURG CISD	Elementary	69.3%	332	56.8%
22	Wilbur E Lucas Elementary School	PHARR, TX	VALLEY VIEW ISD	Elementary	93.0%	530	56.8%
23	Berta S Palacios Elementary School	PHARR, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	Elementary	99.6%	470	56.6%
24	Alfonso Ramirez Elementary School	EDINBURG, TX	EDINBURG CISD	Elementary	64.4%	661	56.1%
25	Enrique Kiki Camarena Elementary School	MISSION, TX	LA JOYA ISD	Elementary	81.4%	715	56.0%
26	Dr Kay Teer Crawford Elementary School	EDINBURG, TX	EDINBURG CISD	Elementary	89.3%	625	55.7%
27	Romulo D Martinez Elementary School	MISSION, TX	SHARYLAND ISD	Elementary	65.0%	525	55.7%
28	Castaneda Elementary School	MCALLEN, TX	MCALLEN ISD	Elementary	74.3%	374	55.4%
29	Sam Houston Elementary School	WESLACO, TX	WESLACO ISD	Elementary	85.3%	761	55.1%
30	Cleckler/Heald Elementary School	WESLACO, TX	WESLACO ISD	Elementary	82.5%	909	55.0%
31	Lucile Hendricks Elementary School	MCALLEN, TX	MCALLEN ISD	Elementary	57.4%	432	54.9%
32	IDEA Quest Academy	EDINBURG, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	86.7%	592	54.8%
33	Escandon Elementary School	EDINBURG, TX	EDINBURG CISD	Elementary	78.7%	605	54.5%
34	Dr Alejo Salinas Jr Elementary School	HIDALGO, TX	HIDALGO ISD	Elementary	84.2%	342	54.3%
35	Bryan Elementary School	MISSION, TX	MISSION CISD	Elementary	71.4%	653	54.0%
36	Donna Wernecke Elementary School	MCALLEN, TX	SHARYLAND ISD	Elementary	64.2%	631	53.8%
37	Graciela Garcia Elementary School	PHARR, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	Elementary	97.9%	385	53.5%
38	Cesar Chavez Elementary School	PHARR, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	Elementary	98.3%	403	53.5%
39	Sam Fordyce Elementary School	SULLIVAN CITY, TX	LA JOYA ISD	Elementary	98.6%	356	53.0%
40	Diaz-Villarreal Elementary School	MISSION, TX	LA JOYA ISD	Elementary	93.0%	527	52.8%
41	Leal Elementary School	MISSION, TX	MISSION CISD	Elementary	89.2%	436	52.1%
42	Raul A Gonzalez Jr Elementary School	WESLACO, TX	WESLACO ISD	Elementary	87.9%	552	52.0%
43	Lloyd M Bentsen Elementary School	MISSION, TX	LA JOYA ISD	Elementary	85.7%	538	51.6%
44	Jose De Escandon Elementary School	MISSION, TX	LA JOYA ISD	Elementary	86.5%	614	51.4%
45	Carmen Anaya Elementary School	PHARR, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	Elementary	97.2%	429	51.3%
46	Cavazos Elementary School	MCALLEN, TX	EDINBURG CISD	Elementary	76.6%	479	51.2%
47	R C Flores-Mark A Zapata Elementary School	EDINBURG, TX	EDINBURG CISD	Elementary	77.4%	625	50.8%
48	Allen & William Arnold Elementary School	PHARR, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	Elementary	91.3%	657	50.4%
49	Garza Elementary School	MCALLEN, TX	MCALLEN ISD	Elementary	73.8%	409	49.9%
50	Salinas Elementary School	MISSION, TX	MISSION CISD	Elementary	97.5%	366	49.6%

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