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What's the one class at CANTERBURY EL every student should take?
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Enrollment
687
Elementary
DISTRICT 524 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EDINBURG CISD·NCES 481818006850
Canterbury Elementary School
2821 W CANTON RD, EDINBURG, TX 78539 · (956) 289-2374 · Hidalgo County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL687 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 89% of Texas public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-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
16.7:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
285 students
DISTRICT 81% · 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 | 121 | 18% |
| Kindergarten | 91 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 89 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 87 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 103 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 95 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 101 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (91) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (101).
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 4% · 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
74.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +33.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
70.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +23.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 70 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 33 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 23 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 47.0% | 27.0% | 13.0% | 13.0% |
| Mathematics | 48.0% | 22.0% | 17.0% | 13.0% |
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 | 74.0% | 70.0% |
| 2024-25 | 73.0% | 67.0% |
| 2023-24 | 75.0% | 64.0% |
| 2022-23 | 71.0% | 63.0% |
| 2021-22 | 75.0% | 80.0% |
| 2020-21 | 41.0% | 47.0% |
% 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
66.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Canterbury Elementary School
Canterbury Elementary School's state test result (66.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canterbury Elementary School this school | 687 | 41.5% | 66.2% |
| Harry Shimotsu Elementary School MISSION | 605 | 48.1% | 63.5% |
| Polk Elementary School EL PASO | 649 | 43.9% | 60.0% |
| Col Santos Benavides Elementary School LAREDO | 790 | 36.6% | 67.5% |
| Kolda Elementary School CORPUS CHRISTI | 641 | 45.7% | 53.9% |
| Trevino Elementary School EDINBURG | 672 | 49.9% | 65.0% |
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 Canterbury Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hidalgo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.2% | #452 of 4,401 | #6 of 181 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #414 of 4,466 ▲ 95 | #5 of 183 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #520 of 4,466 ▲ 64 | #5 of 183 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.0pp | #2,136 of 3,998 | #97 of 180 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 687 | #1,001 of 4,938 | #29 of 192 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #3,729 of 4,622 | #125 of 185 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.7% | #3,608 of 4,628 | #3 of 185 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.5% | #3,891 of 4,789 | #189 of 190 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.0% | #839 of 1,307 | #27 of 53 |
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
687
+48 (+8%) vs 2020
+179% since 1990-91, when it was 246
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 687 | 41.2 | 16.7:1 | 41% (285) |
| 2023-24 | 715 | 42.1 | 17.0:1 | 45% (319) |
| 2022-23 | 676 | 38.6 | 17.5:1 | 42% (281) |
| 2020-21 | 639 | 40 | 16.0:1 | 48% (304) |
| 2017-18 | 636 | 35.5 | 17.9:1 | 48% (304) |
| 2015-16 | 622 | 36 | 17.3:1 | 50% (310) |
| 2010-11 | 621 | 35 | 17.7:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 424 | 27 | 15.7:1 | 24% (101) |
| 1990-91 | 246 | 10 | 24.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Canterbury Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (636 to 687); teachers up 16% (35.5 to 41.2).
About Canterbury Elementary School
Canterbury Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school based in EDINBURG, Texas. The latest federal count shows 687 students in pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Texas is about 519 students.
EDINBURG CISD is responsible for 44 schools, Canterbury Elementary School included, with 33,343 students in all.
About 86% of the student body at Canterbury Elementary School is Hispanic. Smaller groups are 8% Asian and 3% White. The school's diversity index is 25%, meaning two students picked at random have a 25% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
A ratio of 16.7:1 comes from the school's 41.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 1.6 students per teacher above the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 41% in 2024-25. The gap from the 85% average for public schools in Hidalgo County is 44 points.
allk12 grades Canterbury Elementary School an A. The grade compares the school only with Texas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Canterbury Elementary School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 66.2% is 10.2 points above the 56.0% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Census Bureau estimates for Hidalgo County show that the median household income is $54,338, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 23% of people live in poverty. Canterbury Elementary School is one of 364 public schools in the county.
The closest other public school is Freddy Gonzalez Elementary School, about 0.8 miles away. Canterbury Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Canterbury Elementary School's average proficiency of 66.2% compares with 67.1% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Canterbury Elementary School is coded as City: Mid-size in federal locale data.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 48 more students in 2024-25.
Discussions about Canterbury Elementary School may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 EDINBURG CISD
- Economedes High SchoolHigh · 2,689 students
- Edinburg North High SchoolHigh · 2,542 students
- Edinburg High SchoolHigh · 2,267 students
- Robert R Vela High SchoolHigh · 2,101 students
- Betty Harwell Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,301 students
- South Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,246 students
Other schools in EDINBURG
- Economedes High SchoolHigh · 2,689 students
- Edinburg North High SchoolHigh · 2,542 students
- Edinburg High SchoolHigh · 2,267 students
- Robert R Vela High SchoolHigh · 2,101 students
- Vanguard BeethovenCombined · 1,782 students
- Betty Harwell Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,301 students
Other Canterbury Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Canterbury Elementary. Canterbury Elementary School is the largest of the 6.
- Canterbury Elementary SchoolCrystal Lake, IL · 486 students
- Canterbury ElementaryGreendale, WI · 350 students
- Canterbury Elementary SchoolCleveland Heights, OH · 311 students
- Canterbury Elementary SchoolCanterbury, CT · 295 students
- Canterbury Elementary SchoolCanterbury, NH · 90 students
Nearby schools
- Freddy Gonzalez Elementary School0.8 mi · 517
- De La Vina Elementary School1.1 mi · 641
- Trevino Elementary School1.4 mi · 672
- South Texas ISD Preparatory Academy1.6 mi · 802
- Texasworks - Edinburg-CTE1.6 mi · 47
- Premier High Schools - Edinburg Career & Technical1.6 mi · 153
Frequently asked questions
About Canterbury Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Canterbury Elementary School?
Canterbury Elementary School enrolls approximately 687 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Canterbury Elementary School serve?
Canterbury Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Canterbury Elementary School?
Approximately 16.7:1 students per teacher at Canterbury Elementary School.
How diverse is Canterbury Elementary School?
Canterbury Elementary School reports a student body of 3% White, 86% Hispanic, 2% Black, 8% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Canterbury Elementary School in?
Canterbury Elementary School is part of EDINBURG CISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.