Enrollment
337
Elementary
DISTRICT 435 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MISSION CISD·NCES 483104003492
Alton Elementary School
205 N CHICAGO, ALTON, TX 78573 · (956) 323-7600 · Hidalgo County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL337 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 49% of Texas public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
315 students
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 58 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 44 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 39 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (49).
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 5% · 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
48.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +22.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
50.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +42.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 22 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 42 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 20.0% | 28.0% | 25.0% | 27.0% |
| Mathematics | 24.0% | 26.0% | 17.0% | 33.0% |
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 | 48.0% | 50.0% |
| 2024-25 | 47.0% | 35.0% |
| 2023-24 | 44.0% | 37.0% |
| 2022-23 | 31.0% | 31.0% |
| 2021-22 | 25.0% | 29.0% |
| 2020-21 | 26.0% | 8.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
36.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 →
Schools most like Alton Elementary School
Alton Elementary School's state test result (36.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alton Elementary School this school | 337 | 93.5% | 36.4% |
| Bowie Elementary School HARLINGEN | 335 | 93.4% | 61.3% |
| David G Sanchez Elementary School LA FERIA | 330 | 92.7% | 52.1% |
| Margaret B Henderson Elementary School DALLAS | 337 | 93.5% | 52.6% |
| Rufino Mendoza Sr Elementary School FORT WORTH | 342 | 92.4% | 18.3% |
| Ysleta Elementary School EL PASO | 329 | 91.8% | 54.3% |
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 Alton Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hidalgo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.4% | #3,017 of 4,401 | #140 of 181 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #1,784 of 4,466 ▲ 1,501 | #84 of 183 ▲ 68 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #2,787 of 4,466 ▲ 63 | #125 of 183 ▲ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +18.0pp | #658 of 3,998 | #27 of 180 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 337 | #3,969 of 4,938 | #172 of 192 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #2,045 of 4,622 | #43 of 185 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.3% | #4,269 of 4,628 | #52 of 185 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.5% | #693 of 4,789 | #65 of 190 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.9% | #661 of 2,838 | #32 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
337
-104 (-24%) vs 2020
-55% since 1990-91, when it was 753
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 17.0:1
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 | 337 | 23.2 | 14.6:1 | 93% (315) |
| 2023-24 | 337 | 22.9 | 14.7:1 | 92% (311) |
| 2022-23 | 390 | 22.5 | 17.3:1 | 95% (370) |
| 2020-21 | 441 | 26 | 17.0:1 | 95% (418) |
| 2017-18 | 461 | 29.3 | 15.7:1 | 91% (421) |
| 2015-16 | 503 | 31 | 16.2:1 | 91% (459) |
| 2010-11 | 586 | 34 | 17.2:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 794 | 45 | 17.6:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 753 | 53 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Alton Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (461 to 337); teachers down 21% (29.3 to 23.2).
About Alton Elementary School
Among the schools in ALTON, Texas, is Alton Elementary School, a small elementary school. The school's enrollment of 337 students covers pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 35% lower than the average for elementary schools in Texas, which is about 519.
Alton Elementary School is run by MISSION CISD, whose 22 schools enroll 13,765 students.
Most students at Alton Elementary School are Hispanic: 97% of enrollment. Other groups include 3% White. Alton Elementary School has a diversity index of 6%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The ratio of students to teachers is 14.6:1, with 23.2 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. Across elementary schools in Texas, the average ratio is about 15.1:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Alton Elementary School is 93%. Compared with the 85% average for public schools in Hidalgo County, the school's rate is higher.
The allk12 Grade for Alton Elementary School is B-. Compared with Texas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 49% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Alton Elementary School is 33.8%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 36.4%.
Federal survey data for Hidalgo County show that median household income is about $54,338, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 23%. A total of 364 public schools operate in Hidalgo County, serving about 212,859 students.
The closest public school, Cantu Elementary School, is about 0.9 miles from Alton Elementary School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Alton Elementary School places 7th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
Alton Elementary School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 337 was 24% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 441. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (14.6:1) than in 2020-21 (17.0:1).
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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 MISSION CISD
- Mission High SchoolHigh · 2,154 students
- Veterans Memorial High SchoolHigh · 1,737 students
- White Junior High SchoolMiddle · 831 students
- Alton Memorial Junior High SchoolMiddle · 819 students
- Mission Junior High SchoolMiddle · 711 students
- Mims Elementary SchoolElementary · 673 students
Other schools in ALTON
- Alton Memorial Junior High SchoolMiddle · 819 students
- Jessie L Jensen Elementary SchoolElementary · 615 students
- Domingo Trevino Middle SchoolMiddle · 531 students
- Cantu Elementary SchoolElementary · 521 students
- Raquel Cavazos Elementary SchoolElementary · 521 students
- Mission Collegiate High SchoolHigh · 399 students
Other Alton Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 4 states are named Alton Elementary. Alton Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 5.
- Alton Elementary SchoolBRENHAM, TX · 460 students
- Alton ElementaryAlton, MO · 290 students
- Alton Elementary SchoolSlidell, LA · 208 students
- Alton Elementary SchoolAlton, ME · 40 students
Nearby schools
- Cantu Elementary School0.9 mi · 521
- Carl C Waitz Elementary School1.3 mi · 361
- Alton Memorial Junior High School1.4 mi · 819
- Raquel Cavazos Elementary School1.4 mi · 521
- Mission Collegiate High School1.5 mi · 399
- Salinas Elementary School1.7 mi · 366
Frequently asked questions
About Alton Elementary SchoolHow large is Alton Elementary School?
Alton Elementary School enrolls approximately 337 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Alton Elementary School serve?
Alton Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Alton Elementary School?
Approximately 14.6:1 students per teacher at Alton Elementary School.
How diverse is Alton Elementary School?
Alton Elementary School reports a student body of 3% White, 97% Hispanic.
Who oversees Alton Elementary School?
Alton Elementary School is overseen by MISSION CISD in Hidalgo County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.