1
Enrollment
479
Elementary
DISTRICT 524 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EDINBURG CISD·NCES 481818007355
Cavazos Elementary School
1501 W FREDDY GONZALEZ, MCALLEN, TX 78501 · (956) 289-2535 · Hidalgo County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL479 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
367 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 | 97 | 20% |
| Kindergarten | 69 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 13% larger than its 5th grade class (61).
Student demographics
8%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
62.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +24.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
58.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +18.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 24 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 18 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 32.0% | 30.0% | 17.0% | 21.0% |
| Mathematics | 33.0% | 25.0% | 21.0% | 21.0% |
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 | 62.0% | 58.0% |
| 2024-25 | 57.0% | 49.0% |
| 2023-24 | 66.0% | 61.0% |
| 2022-23 | 51.0% | 49.0% |
| 2021-22 | 57.0% | 46.0% |
| 2020-21 | 38.0% | 40.0% |
% 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
51.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Cavazos Elementary School
Cavazos Elementary School's state test result (51.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cavazos Elementary School this school | 479 | 76.6% | 51.2% |
| Benito Martinez Elementary School EL PASO | 470 | 76.2% | 46.3% |
| Early Childhood Center EAGLE PASS | 461 | 76.4% | N/A |
| Canutillo Elementary School CANUTILLO | 481 | 78.0% | 48.9% |
| Anne L Magee Elementary School EDINBURG | 460 | 78.0% | 42.3% |
| Tierra Del Sol Elementary School EL PASO | 502 | 74.7% | 57.5% |
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 Cavazos Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hidalgo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.2% | #1,331 of 4,401 | #46 of 181 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #1,053 of 4,466 ▲ 646 | #35 of 183 ▲ 33 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #1,247 of 4,466 ▲ 440 | #36 of 183 ▲ 23 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.0pp | #1,455 of 3,998 | #61 of 180 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 479 | #2,733 of 4,938 | #106 of 192 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #3,428 of 4,622 | #100 of 185 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.7% | #4,196 of 4,628 | #39 of 185 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.6% | #2,175 of 4,789 | #166 of 190 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.1% | #1,178 of 1,307 | #45 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
479
+117 (+32%) vs 2020
+3% since 2000-01, when it was 463
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 479 | 29.6 | 16.2:1 | 77% (367) |
| 2023-24 | 433 | 28 | 15.5:1 | 78% (337) |
| 2022-23 | 409 | 27.1 | 15.1:1 | 83% (341) |
| 2020-21 | 362 | 25 | 14.5:1 | 85% (309) |
| 2017-18 | 469 | 28.2 | 16.6:1 | 83% (389) |
| 2015-16 | 550 | 32 | 17.2:1 | 80% (442) |
| 2010-11 | 576 | 32 | 18.0:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 463 | 29 | 16.0:1 | 5% (23) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cavazos Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (469 to 479); teachers up 5% (28.2 to 29.6).
About Cavazos Elementary School
Cavazos Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in EDINBURG CISD, located in MCALLEN, Texas. The grade span is pre-K through 5, and enrollment is 479 students.
Cavazos Elementary School is one school in EDINBURG CISD, a system of 44 schools with 33,343 students.
Cavazos Elementary School enrolls a student body that is 96% Hispanic. It is also 3% White. By the diversity index, Cavazos Elementary School comes in at 8%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 16.2:1, with 29.6 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is lower than this school's figure. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Cavazos Elementary School is 77%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Cavazos Elementary School would score about 41.0%. It scores 51.2%, 10.2 points above that figure.
According to the American Community Survey, in Hidalgo County, median household income is about $54,338, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 23%. Cavazos Elementary School is one of 364 public schools in Hidalgo County, which together enroll about 212,859 students.
The shortest distance from Cavazos Elementary School to another public school is about 1.1 miles, to Trevino Elementary School. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. On state test proficiency, Cavazos Elementary School ranks 8th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Mid-size, or inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Cavazos Elementary School saw enrollment rise 32% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The number of students per teacher rose from 14.5 to 16.2 over 4 years.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Cavazos Elementary School covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 MCALLEN
- McAllen High SchoolHigh · 2,134 students
- Memorial High SchoolHigh · 2,021 students
- Morris Middle SchoolMiddle · 999 students
- Cathey Middle SchoolMiddle · 827 students
- IDEA McAllen College PreparatoryHigh · 820 students
- Gonzalez Elementary SchoolElementary · 818 students
Nearby schools
- Trevino Elementary School1.1 mi · 672
- Blanca E Sanchez1.4 mi · 502
- Dr Pablo Perez1.4 mi · 601
- Morris Middle School1.7 mi · 999
- Canterbury Elementary School1.9 mi · 687
- Michael E Fossum Middle School2.0 mi · 791
Frequently asked questions
About Cavazos Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Cavazos Elementary School?
Cavazos Elementary School enrolls approximately 479 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Cavazos Elementary School serve?
Cavazos Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Cavazos Elementary School have?
Cavazos Elementary School employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Cavazos Elementary School?
Student demographics at Cavazos Elementary School are roughly 3% White, 96% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Cavazos Elementary School public or private?
Cavazos Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by EDINBURG CISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.