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Enrollment
636
Elementary
DISTRICT 524 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EDINBURG CISD·NCES 481818009538
Carmen V Avila Elementary School
9205 N ALAMO, EDINBURG, TX 78541 · (956) 289-2307 · Hidalgo County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL636 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 50% 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.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
16.0:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
572 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 | 91 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 84 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 94 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 97 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 94 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is 11% 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 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
42.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +28.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
45.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +30.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 28 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 30 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 16.0% | 26.0% | 31.0% | 27.0% |
| Mathematics | 17.0% | 28.0% | 26.0% | 29.0% |
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 | 42.0% | 45.0% |
| 2024-25 | 46.0% | 46.0% |
| 2023-24 | 45.0% | 46.0% |
| 2022-23 | 38.0% | 49.0% |
| 2021-22 | 39.0% | 42.0% |
| 2020-21 | 14.0% | 15.0% |
% 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
40.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.3pp
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 Carmen V Avila Elementary School
Carmen V Avila Elementary School's state test result (40.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carmen V Avila Elementary School this school | 636 | 89.9% | 40.6% |
| Radcliffe & Sue Killam Elementary School LAREDO | 631 | 90.0% | 40.2% |
| Dr Kay Teer Crawford Elementary School EDINBURG | 625 | 89.3% | 55.7% |
| Freedom Elementary School LAREDO | 651 | 88.9% | 60.8% |
| IDEA La Joya Academy LA JOYA | 656 | 90.5% | 28.6% |
| 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 Carmen V Avila Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hidalgo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.6% | #2,515 of 4,401 | #113 of 181 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #2,273 of 4,466 ▼ 256 | #118 of 183 ▼ 35 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #3,451 of 4,466 ▼ 538 | #154 of 183 ▼ 16 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.0pp | #2,812 of 3,998 | #126 of 180 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 636 | #1,350 of 4,938 | #48 of 192 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #3,275 of 4,622 | #95 of 185 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 0.6% | #4,556 of 4,628 | #146 of 185 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.9% | #1,087 of 4,789 | #95 of 190 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.1% | #1,110 of 1,307 | #40 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
636
+41 (+7%) vs 2020
-6% since 2010-11, when it was 680
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 18.0:1
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 | 636 | 39.8 | 16.0:1 | 90% (572) |
| 2023-24 | 636 | 40.6 | 15.7:1 | 93% (590) |
| 2022-23 | 728 | 39 | 18.7:1 | 94% (687) |
| 2020-21 | 595 | 33 | 18.0:1 | 96% (571) |
| 2017-18 | 617 | 39.6 | 15.6:1 | 94% (583) |
| 2015-16 | 688 | 41 | 16.8:1 | 96% (660) |
| 2010-11 | 680 | 39 | 17.4:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carmen V Avila Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (617 to 636); teachers up 1% (39.6 to 39.8).
About Carmen V Avila Elementary School
In EDINBURG, Texas, part of Hidalgo County, Carmen V Avila Elementary School is an elementary school. It reported 636 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 519 students for elementary schools in Texas.
EDINBURG CISD counts 33,343 students in its 44 schools, and Carmen V Avila Elementary School is one of them.
A large majority of enrollment at Carmen V Avila Elementary School is Hispanic, at 100%. The diversity index for Carmen V Avila Elementary School is 1%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school lists 39.8 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.0:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 90% of the student body.
Carmen V Avila Elementary School holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 50% of Texas public elementary schools.
Carmen V Avila Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 40.6% and a predicted 35.3%.
Looking at the county, Hidalgo County, median household income comes to about $54,338, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 23%. The county has 364 public schools and about 212,859 students.
Hargill Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Carmen V Avila Elementary School places 5th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Fringe, or in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment figures show a rise of 41 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 16.0 students per teacher, compared with 18.0 in 2020-21.
The discussion board for Carmen V Avila Elementary School is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
Nearby schools
- Hargill Elementary School0.0 mi · 520
- Betty Harwell Middle School0.3 mi · 1,301
- Dr Kay Teer Crawford Elementary School3.5 mi · 625
- Guerra Elementary School3.8 mi · 545
- Villarreal Elementary School4.0 mi · 543
- Lone Star H S South (tjjd)4.0 mi · 159
Frequently asked questions
About Carmen V Avila Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Carmen V Avila Elementary School?
Carmen V Avila Elementary School enrolls approximately 636 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Carmen V Avila Elementary School serve?
Carmen V Avila Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Carmen V Avila Elementary School have?
Carmen V Avila Elementary School employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
How diverse is Carmen V Avila Elementary School?
Carmen V Avila Elementary School reports a student body of 0% White, 100% Hispanic.
Who oversees Carmen V Avila Elementary School?
Carmen V Avila Elementary School is overseen by EDINBURG CISD in Hidalgo County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.