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If you had an hour of school board time for AIRPORT EL, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
786
Elementary
DISTRICT 795 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WESLACO ISD·NCES 484496006626
AIRPORT EL
410 N AIRPORT DR, WESLACO, TX 78596 · (956) 969-6770 · Hidalgo County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL786 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
678 students
DISTRICT 85% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
51.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +39.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
46.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +36.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 39 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 36 points.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
41.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
786
+218 (+38%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 13.7:1
% White
1%
was 1%
% Hispanic
98%
was 99%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About AIRPORT EL
AIRPORT EL operates as a substantial primary school in WESLACO, Texas, part of WESLACO ISD. Current enrollment sits at 786 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 51% bigger than typical.
WESLACO ISD comprises 20 schools with combined enrollment of 16,300 students; AIRPORT EL is among them.
On the student-mix side, AIRPORT EL records that nearly all students (98%) are Hispanic.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Roughly 86% of students at AIRPORT EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
With demographic context factored in, AIRPORT EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 36.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 41.8%.
In the broader community, Hidalgo County reports that median household earnings sit near $54,338, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Hidalgo County's 364 public schools (combined enrollment of about 212,859 students), AIRPORT EL is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: IDEA WESLACO PIKE ACADEMY, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around AIRPORT EL. On composite proficiency, AIRPORT EL comes 5th of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 51.4%.
The school occupies a bedroom-community site.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at AIRPORT EL has expanded 38%, going from 568 students in 2018 to 786 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 13.7:1 in 2018 to 18.1:1 today.
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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 WESLACO ISD
- WESLACO H SHigh · 2,699 students
- WESLACO EAST H SHigh · 2,066 students
- MEMORIAL ELElementary · 1,109 students
- DR R E MARGO ELElementary · 1,085 students
- CENTRAL MIDDLEMiddle · 1,060 students
- BEATRIZ G GARZA MIDDLEMiddle · 919 students
Other schools in WESLACO
- WESLACO H SHigh · 2,699 students
- WESLACO EAST H SHigh · 2,066 students
- MEMORIAL ELElementary · 1,109 students
- DR R E MARGO ELElementary · 1,085 students
- CENTRAL MIDDLEMiddle · 1,060 students
- BEATRIZ G GARZA MIDDLEMiddle · 919 students
Nearby schools
- IDEA WESLACO PIKE ACADEMY0.5 mi · 734
- IDEA WESLACO PIKE COLLEGE PREPARATORY0.5 mi · 758
- CAREER AND COLLEGE DEVELOPMENT CENTER0.5 mi · 50
- PREMIER H S OF WESLACO0.7 mi · 112
- TEXASWORKS - WESLACO0.7 mi · 29
- SAM HOUSTON EL0.8 mi · 761
Frequently asked questions
About AIRPORT ELHow many students attend AIRPORT EL?
AIRPORT EL enrolls approximately 786 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does AIRPORT EL serve?
AIRPORT EL serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does AIRPORT EL have?
AIRPORT EL employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.1:1.
What is the student diversity at AIRPORT EL?
Student demographics at AIRPORT EL are roughly 1% White, 98% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees AIRPORT EL?
AIRPORT EL is overseen by WESLACO ISD in Hidalgo County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.