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Enrollment
735
Elementary
DISTRICT 526 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD·NCES 483486003924
Aida C Escobar Elementary School
901 W KELLY ST, PHARR, TX 78577 · (956) 354-2920 · Hidalgo County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL735 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
665 students
DISTRICT 94% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 172 | 23% |
| Kindergarten | 89 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 99 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 94 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 104 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 93 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (89) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (93).
Student demographics
2%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
65.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +17.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
62.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +40.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 17 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 40 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 46.0% | 19.0% | 17.0% | 18.0% |
| Mathematics | 34.0% | 28.0% | 18.0% | 20.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 65.0% | 62.0% |
| 2024-25 | 66.0% | 60.0% |
| 2023-24 | 66.0% | 60.0% |
| 2022-23 | 68.0% | 65.0% |
| 2021-22 | 54.0% | 57.0% |
| 2020-21 | 48.0% | 22.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
57.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+22.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 35% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 22 points, placing it in Texas's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Aida C Escobar Elementary School
Aida C Escobar Elementary School's state test result (57.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aida C Escobar Elementary School this school | 735 | 90.5% | 57.1% |
| La Academia De Estrellas DALLAS | 727 | 89.5% | 42.4% |
| V M Adams Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 732 | 91.7% | 30.6% |
| Stonewall/Flanders Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 691 | 90.7% | 24.8% |
| A N Rico Elementary School WESLACO | 780 | 89.4% | 43.3% |
| Collins-Parr Elementary School SAN DIEGO | 688 | 89.7% | 42.9% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Aida C Escobar Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hidalgo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.1% | #927 of 4,401 | #20 of 181 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #837 of 4,466 ▲ 53 | #19 of 183 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #1,059 of 4,466 ▼ 57 | #26 of 183 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.0pp | #869 of 3,998 | #37 of 180 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 735 | #718 of 4,938 | #14 of 192 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #3,995 of 4,622 | #143 of 185 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 2.4% | #4,444 of 4,628 | #98 of 185 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.5% | #1,019 of 4,789 | #91 of 190 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.3% | #2,087 of 2,838 | #99 of 128 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
735
+77 (+12%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 663
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 16.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 735 | 42.5 | 17.3:1 | 90% (665) |
| 2023-24 | 715 | 42 | 17.0:1 | 91% (650) |
| 2022-23 | 673 | 38.5 | 17.5:1 | 90% (609) |
| 2020-21 | 658 | 40 | 16.4:1 | 91% (598) |
| 2017-18 | 810 | 44 | 18.4:1 | 89% (721) |
| 2015-16 | 864 | 48 | 18.0:1 | 92% (793) |
| 2010-11 | 654 | 39 | 16.8:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 568 | 32 | 17.8:1 | 8% (46) |
| 1990-91 | 663 | 39 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Aida C Escobar Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (810 to 735); teachers down 3% (44 to 42.5).
About Aida C Escobar Elementary School
Aida C Escobar Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Texas, located in PHARR. It reported 735 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. By comparison, elementary schools in Texas enroll about 519 students on average.
The district for Aida C Escobar Elementary School is PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD, with 44 schools and 29,749 students.
The share of Hispanic students at Aida C Escobar Elementary School is 99%. The diversity index for Aida C Escobar Elementary School is 2%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school has 42.5 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 17.3 students per teacher. Statewide, elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1. Of all students at Aida C Escobar Elementary School, 90% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Aida C Escobar Elementary School is in the top 10% of Texas schools: 57.1% actual against 35.0% predicted.
The school is in Hidalgo County, where median household income comes to about $54,338, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 23% of people live in poverty. Hidalgo County's 364 public schools enroll about 212,859 students and include Aida C Escobar Elementary School.
Vanguard Picasso is about 0.9 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. On average proficiency, Aida C Escobar Elementary School is 2nd of 6 nearby schools with test data.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Small. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment was 735 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 658.
This page is set up for the Aida C Escobar Elementary School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Hidalgo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
891,977
Census ACS
Median income
$54,338
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
23%
Below federal line
Schools in county
364
212,859 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD
- Psja Early College High SchoolHigh · 2,300 students
- Psja North Early College High SchoolHigh · 2,166 students
- Psja Memorial Early College High SchoolHigh · 1,997 students
- Psja Southwest Early College High SchoolHigh · 1,588 students
- Lyndon B Johnson Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,006 students
- Austin Middle SchoolMiddle · 833 students
Other schools in PHARR
- Psja North Early College High SchoolHigh · 2,166 students
- Vanguard RembrandtCombined · 1,978 students
- Psja Southwest Early College High SchoolHigh · 1,588 students
- Vanguard Van GoghCombined · 1,048 students
- Lyndon B Johnson Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,006 students
- IDEA College Preparatory PharrHigh · 848 students
Nearby schools
- Vanguard Picasso0.9 mi · 572
- Buell Central DAEP1.0 mi · 117
- Kelly-Pharr Elementary School1.1 mi · 587
- Liberty Middle School1.3 mi · 742
- Psja Thomas Jefferson T-STEM Early College High School1.3 mi · 553
- Vanguard Van Gogh1.3 mi · 1,048
Frequently asked questions
About Aida C Escobar Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Aida C Escobar Elementary School?
Aida C Escobar Elementary School enrolls approximately 735 students in grades PK-05.
Is Aida C Escobar Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Aida C Escobar Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Aida C Escobar Elementary School?
Approximately 17.3:1 students per teacher at Aida C Escobar Elementary School.
How diverse is Aida C Escobar Elementary School?
Aida C Escobar Elementary School reports a student body of 1% White, 99% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian.
Is Aida C Escobar Elementary School public or private?
Aida C Escobar Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.