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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the ARNOLDO CANTU SR EL administration to hear?
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Enrollment
598
Elementary
DISTRICT 526 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD·NCES 483486004738
Arnoldo Cantu Sr Elementary School
2900 N R LONGORIA, SAN JUAN, TX 78589 · (956) 354-2850 · Hidalgo County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL598 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 57% of Texas public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
17.0:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
547 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 | 111 | 19% |
| Kindergarten | 73 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 94 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (94).
Student demographics
1%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
54.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +15.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
56.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +13.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 15 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 30.0% | 24.0% | 21.0% | 25.0% |
| Mathematics | 30.0% | 26.0% | 21.0% | 23.0% |
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 | 54.0% | 56.0% |
| 2024-25 | 48.0% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 42.0% |
| 2022-23 | 49.0% | 45.0% |
| 2021-22 | 51.0% | 47.0% |
| 2020-21 | 39.0% | 43.0% |
% 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
40.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Arnoldo Cantu Sr Elementary School
Arnoldo Cantu Sr Elementary School's state test result (40.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arnoldo Cantu Sr Elementary School this school | 598 | 91.5% | 40.8% |
| Sigifredo Perez Elementary School LAREDO | 588 | 91.0% | 47.6% |
| Riverside Elementary School EL PASO | 607 | 92.4% | 35.0% |
| Vanguard Picasso PHARR | 572 | 91.4% | 48.6% |
| Brite Elementary School BROWNSVILLE | 584 | 93.2% | 47.7% |
| Loma Terrace Elementary School EL PASO | 614 | 90.1% | 49.4% |
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 Arnoldo Cantu Sr Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hidalgo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.8% | #2,498 of 4,401 | #111 of 181 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #1,247 of 4,466 ▲ 1,505 | #50 of 183 ▲ 72 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #2,078 of 4,466 ▲ 670 | #84 of 183 ▲ 43 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.0pp | #1,749 of 3,998 | #77 of 180 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 598 | #1,634 of 4,938 | #59 of 192 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #3,877 of 4,622 | #135 of 185 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 1.3% | #4,505 of 4,628 | #126 of 185 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.5% | #909 of 4,789 | #81 of 190 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.1% | #1,945 of 2,838 | #95 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
598
-8 (-1%) vs 2020
-9% since 2000-01, when it was 655
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 598 | 35.2 | 17.0:1 | 91% (547) |
| 2023-24 | 612 | 35.4 | 17.3:1 | 92% (564) |
| 2022-23 | 599 | 35 | 17.1:1 | 92% (549) |
| 2020-21 | 606 | 38 | 15.9:1 | 90% (546) |
| 2017-18 | 673 | 38.7 | 17.4:1 | 88% (590) |
| 2015-16 | 697 | 38 | 18.3:1 | 86% (600) |
| 2010-11 | 870 | 48 | 18.1:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 655 | 43 | 15.2:1 | 11% (70) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Arnoldo Cantu Sr Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (673 to 598); teachers down 9% (38.7 to 35.2).
About Arnoldo Cantu Sr Elementary School
Arnoldo Cantu Sr Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in SAN JUAN, Texas, administered by PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD. Its 598 students are spread across pre-K through 5.
PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD, which runs Arnoldo Cantu Sr Elementary School, has 44 schools and 29,749 students.
Hispanic students make up 99% of enrollment at Arnoldo Cantu Sr Elementary School. Pick two students at random and there is a 1% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The ratio of students to teachers is 17.0:1, with 35.2 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. That is 1.9 students per teacher above the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 91%.
allk12 grades Arnoldo Cantu Sr Elementary School a B. The grade compares the school only with Texas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Test results at Arnoldo Cantu Sr Elementary School are 6.1 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (40.8% actual, 34.6% predicted).
In the county around the school, Hidalgo County, the median household income is $54,338, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 23%. Hidalgo County is home to 364 public schools and about 212,859 public school students.
The next-closest public school is Drs Reed - Mock Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Arnoldo Cantu Sr Elementary School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Arnoldo Cantu Sr Elementary School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
The school's size has been steady, with 606 students in 2020-21 and 598 in 2024-25. Students per teacher rose from 15.9 in 2020-21 to 17.0 in 2024-25.
Discussion on this page can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 SAN JUAN
- Psja Early College High SchoolHigh · 2,300 students
- Austin Middle SchoolMiddle · 833 students
- IDEA College Preparatory San JuanHigh · 741 students
- R Yzaguirre Middle SchoolMiddle · 736 students
- Edith & Ethel Carman Elementary SchoolElementary · 686 students
- IDEA Academy San JuanElementary · 617 students
Nearby schools
- Drs Reed - Mock Elementary School0.2 mi · 509
- IDEA College Preparatory San Juan0.8 mi · 741
- IDEA Academy San Juan0.8 mi · 617
- Sgt Leonel Trevino Elementary School0.8 mi · 401
- Amanda Garza-Pena Elementary School1.1 mi · 557
- R Yzaguirre Middle School1.2 mi · 736
Frequently asked questions
About Arnoldo Cantu Sr Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Arnoldo Cantu Sr Elementary School?
Arnoldo Cantu Sr Elementary School enrolls approximately 598 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Arnoldo Cantu Sr Elementary School serve?
Arnoldo Cantu Sr Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Arnoldo Cantu Sr Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Arnoldo Cantu Sr Elementary School is approximately 17.0:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Arnoldo Cantu Sr Elementary School?
At Arnoldo Cantu Sr Elementary School, the student body is approximately 0% White, 99% Hispanic, 0% Black.
Is Arnoldo Cantu Sr Elementary School public or private?
Arnoldo Cantu Sr 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.