BERTA S PALACIOS EL

BERTA S PALACIOS EL is an elementary campus of reasonably sized scale in PHARR, Texas, run under PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD, caters to 470 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 44 schools in PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (29,749 students total), BERTA S PALACIOS EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, BERTA S PALACIOS EL records that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (99%).

On the income-and-resources front, BERTA S PALACIOS EL records 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.2:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is higher than Hidalgo County's rate of about 85%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, BERTA S PALACIOS EL sits in the top 10% of Texas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 30.4%; actual is 52.3%, +21.9 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the surrounding community, census data for Hidalgo County shows median household income runs about $54,338, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 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), BERTA S PALACIOS EL is one campus in the mix.

CESAR CHAVEZ EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around BERTA S PALACIOS EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BERTA S PALACIOS EL at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 55.4%.

BERTA S PALACIOS EL operates from a high-density location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BERTA S PALACIOS EL has decreased 21%, going from 594 students in 2018 to 470 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.