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The public elementary schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios in Hidalgo County, Texas

185 public elementary schools in Hidalgo County, Texas appear in this ranking of the public elementary schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios, ranked by the most students per teacher, a proxy for larger classes. EARLY CHILDHOOD leads the list at 37.9:1, against a median of 15.9:1 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

185

Hidalgo County, Texas

Top Students/teacher

37.9:1

Median Students/teacher

15.9:1

HIGHEST RATIO · HIDALGO COUNTY, TEXAS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	EARLY CHILDHOOD	EDINBURG, TX	EDINBURG CISD	Elementary	352	37.9:1
2	BRILLANTE ACADEMY	MISSION, TX	BRILLANTE ACADEMY	Elementary	354	27.8:1
3	IDEA LOS ENCINOS ACADEMY	MCALLEN, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	770	24.4:1
4	NORTH BRIDGE EL	WESLACO, TX	WESLACO ISD	Elementary	775	22.9:1
5	IDEA ACADEMY PHARR	PHARR, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	717	22.8:1
6	IDEA TRES LAGOS ACADEMY	MCALLEN, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	695	22.7:1
7	MEMORIAL EL	WESLACO, TX	WESLACO ISD	Elementary	1,109	22.6:1
8	RODOLFO RUDY SILVA JR EL	WESLACO, TX	WESLACO ISD	Elementary	685	22.6:1
9	IDEA ACADEMY WESLACO	WESLACO, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	649	22.5:1
10	CLECKLER/HEALD EL	WESLACO, TX	WESLACO ISD	Elementary	909	22.4:1
11	IDEA ACADEMY ALAMO	ALAMO, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	698	21.9:1
12	IDEA WESLACO PIKE ACADEMY	WESLACO, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	734	21.8:1
13	IDEA ACADEMY	DONNA, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	744	21.6:1
14	RAUL A GONZALEZ JR EL	WESLACO, TX	WESLACO ISD	Elementary	552	21.5:1
15	DR R E MARGO EL	WESLACO, TX	WESLACO ISD	Elementary	1,085	21.5:1
16	IDEA MCALLEN ACADEMY	MCALLEN, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	738	21.4:1
17	IDEA EDINBURG ACADEMY	EDINBURG, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	728	21.4:1
18	IDEA PALMVIEW ACADEMY	MISSION, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	705	21.3:1
19	IDEA OWASSA ACADEMY	PHARR, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	699	21.1:1
20	IDEA ELSA ACADEMY	ELSA, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	718	21.0:1
21	IDEA NORTH MISSION ACADEMY	MISSION, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	719	20.6:1
22	A N RICO EL	WESLACO, TX	WESLACO ISD	Elementary	780	20.5:1
23	IDEA LA JOYA ACADEMY	LA JOYA, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	656	20.5:1
24	SAM HOUSTON EL	WESLACO, TX	WESLACO ISD	Elementary	761	20.0:1
25	PSJA EARLY START	PHARR, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	Elementary	527	19.6:1
26	PROGRESO EARLY CHILDHOOD	PROGRESO, TX	PROGRESO ISD	Elementary	365	19.5:1
27	M RIVAS PRI DISCOVERY ACADEMY	DONNA, TX	DONNA ISD	Elementary	413	19.5:1
28	JORGE R GUTIERREZ EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER	EDCOUCH, TX	EDCOUCH-ELSA ISD	Elementary	454	19.1:1
29	WILBUR E LUCAS EL	PHARR, TX	VALLEY VIEW ISD	Elementary	530	18.8:1
30	IDEA ACADEMY SAN JUAN	SAN JUAN, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	617	18.6:1
31	DR WILLIAM LONG EL	PHARR, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	Elementary	767	18.1:1
32	AIRPORT EL	WESLACO, TX	WESLACO ISD	Elementary	786	18.1:1
33	HARRY SHIMOTSU EL	MISSION, TX	SHARYLAND ISD	Elementary	605	18.0:1
34	IDEA QUEST ACADEMY	EDINBURG, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	592	18.0:1
35	PFC MARIO YBARRA EL	WESLACO, TX	WESLACO ISD	Elementary	503	17.8:1
36	DANIEL SINGLETERRY SR	DONNA, TX	DONNA ISD	Elementary	560	17.8:1
37	DR THOMAS ESPARZA EL	EDINBURG, TX	EDINBURG CISD	Elementary	541	17.8:1
38	RAQUEL CAVAZOS EL	ALTON, TX	MISSION CISD	Elementary	521	17.6:1
39	AUGUSTO GUERRA EL	ALAMO, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	Elementary	731	17.6:1
40	ROBERTO GARATE EL	MONTE ALTO, TX	MONTE ALTO ISD	Elementary	386	17.4:1
41	SANTOS LIVAS EL	ALAMO, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	Elementary	515	17.4:1
42	GERALDINE PALMER EL	PHARR, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	Elementary	657	17.3:1
43	AIDA C ESCOBAR EL	PHARR, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	Elementary	735	17.3:1
44	FREDDY GONZALEZ EL	EDINBURG, TX	EDINBURG CISD	Elementary	517	17.2:1
45	DR MARIA PALMIRA MENDIOLA EL	MISSION, TX	LA JOYA ISD	Elementary	583	17.2:1
46	EDITH & ETHEL CARMAN EL	SAN JUAN, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	Elementary	686	17.2:1
47	A M OCHOA EL	DONNA, TX	DONNA ISD	Elementary	580	17.2:1
48	MIMS EL	MISSION, TX	MISSION CISD	Elementary	673	17.1:1
49	ZAVALA EL	EDINBURG, TX	EDINBURG CISD	Elementary	565	17.1:1
50	CANTU EL	ALTON, TX	MISSION CISD	Elementary	521	17.1:1

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