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What's one thing CARMEN ANAYA EL gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
429
Elementary
DISTRICT 526 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD·NCES 483486011406
CARMEN ANAYA EL
1000 W DICKER RD, PHARR, TX 78577 · (956) 784-8500 · Hidalgo County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL429 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
417 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
59.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +13.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
56.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +25.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 59 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 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 13 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 25 points.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
55.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+24.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 31% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 24 points, placing it in Texas's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
429
-68 (-14%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 16.7:1
% White
1%
was 0%
% Hispanic
99%
was 100%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About CARMEN ANAYA EL
CARMEN ANAYA EL, a small K-5 school in PHARR, Texas, operated by PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD, teaches 429 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.
PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD runs 44 schools in total, collectively educating 29,749 students. CARMEN ANAYA EL is one of those campuses.
Demographically, CARMEN ANAYA EL lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (99%).
Looking at school resources, On paper, CARMEN ANAYA EL has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.5:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 97% of students at CARMEN ANAYA EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Hidalgo County (around 85%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.
After controlling for student poverty, CARMEN ANAYA EL ranks in the top 10% of Texas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 31.4%; CARMEN ANAYA EL posts 55.4%, +24.0 points above that line.
Across the wider county, census data for Hidalgo County shows the typical household earns roughly $54,338 per year, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 23%. CARMEN ANAYA EL is one of 364 public schools in Hidalgo County (combined enrollment of about 212,859 students).
GRACIELA GARCIA EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around CARMEN ANAYA EL. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CARMEN ANAYA EL ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 50.4%.
The campus sits in a city-core setting.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CARMEN ANAYA EL has decreased 14%, going from 497 students in 2018 to 429 in 2025.
Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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 H SHigh · 2,300 students
- PSJA NORTH EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 2,166 students
- PSJA MEMORIAL EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 1,997 students
- PSJA SOUTHWEST EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 1,588 students
- LYNDON B JOHNSON MIDDLEMiddle · 1,006 students
- AUSTIN MIDDLEMiddle · 833 students
Other schools in PHARR
- PSJA NORTH EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 2,166 students
- VANGUARD REMBRANDTCombined · 1,978 students
- PSJA SOUTHWEST EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 1,588 students
- VANGUARD VAN GOGHCombined · 1,048 students
- LYNDON B JOHNSON MIDDLEMiddle · 1,006 students
- IDEA COLLEGE PREPARATORY PHARRHigh · 848 students
Nearby schools
- GRACIELA GARCIA EL1.0 mi · 385
- JC KELLY EL1.0 mi · 260
- VALLEY VIEW NORTH EL1.0 mi · 372
- JAIME ESCALANTE MIDDLE1.1 mi · 554
- CESAR CHAVEZ EL1.1 mi · 403
- IDEA COLLEGE PREPARATORY PHARR1.3 mi · 848
Frequently asked questions
About CARMEN ANAYA ELWhat is the total enrollment at CARMEN ANAYA EL?
CARMEN ANAYA EL enrolls approximately 429 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does CARMEN ANAYA EL serve?
CARMEN ANAYA EL serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does CARMEN ANAYA EL have?
CARMEN ANAYA EL employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
What is the student diversity at CARMEN ANAYA EL?
Student demographics at CARMEN ANAYA EL are roughly 1% White, 99% Hispanic, 0% Black.
What district is CARMEN ANAYA EL in?
CARMEN ANAYA EL is part of PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD.
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