CANTERBURY EL

As an average-sized elementary campus in EDINBURG, Texas, CANTERBURY EL teaches 687 students from grades pre-K through 5, run under EDINBURG CISD. Enrollment runs roughly 32% above the state mean of about 519.

Across the 44 schools in EDINBURG CISD (33,343 students total), CANTERBURY EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, CANTERBURY EL records that 86% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Other groups include 8% Asian, 3% White.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, CANTERBURY EL has 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.7:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 41% of students at CANTERBURY EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Hidalgo County runs at roughly 85%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, CANTERBURY EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 55.8%; this one delivers 64.2%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Hidalgo County) records that median household earnings sit near $54,338, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 23%. Across Hidalgo County's 364 public schools (combined enrollment of about 212,859 students), CANTERBURY EL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: FREDDY GONZALEZ EL, around 0.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around CANTERBURY EL. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CANTERBURY EL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 66.4%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. CANTERBURY EL's enrollment has ticked up 8% since 2018, when it stood at 636 (now 687). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 17.9:1 in 2018 to 16.7:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.