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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at CESAR CHAVEZ EL this year?
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Enrollment
403
Elementary
DISTRICT 526 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD·NCES 483486008293
CESAR CHAVEZ EL
401 E THOMAS RD, PHARR, TX 78577 · (956) 354-2720 · Hidalgo County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL403 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
396 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
43.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +13.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
55.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +45.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 55 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 45 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
46.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% 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 16 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
403
-52 (-11%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 16.5:1
% White
1%
was 0%
% Hispanic
100%
was 99%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About CESAR CHAVEZ EL
Located at 401 E THOMAS RD, in PHARR, Texas, CESAR CHAVEZ EL is a small elementary-level community that works with 403 students (grades pre-K through 5), part of PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD. That puts it 22% leaner than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.
CESAR CHAVEZ EL is one of 44 schools operated by PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD, a district that works with 29,749 students overall.
On demographics, CESAR CHAVEZ EL records that 100% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority.
Looking at school resources, The school employs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.4:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 98% of students at CESAR CHAVEZ EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Hidalgo County's rate of about 85%.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, CESAR CHAVEZ EL sits in the top 10% of Texas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 31.0%; actual is 46.6%, +15.6 points clear of the demographic baseline.
Around the school, the surrounding county (Hidalgo County) records that median household income runs about $54,338, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Hidalgo County's 364 public schools (combined enrollment of about 212,859 students), CESAR CHAVEZ EL is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: BERTA S PALACIOS EL, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, CESAR CHAVEZ EL comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 56.2%.
CESAR CHAVEZ EL operates from an inner-city location.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 11%: 455 students in 2018 compared to 403 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 today.
Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. 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
- BERTA S PALACIOS EL0.3 mi · 470
- JAIME ESCALANTE MIDDLE0.3 mi · 554
- JC KELLY EL1.0 mi · 260
- CARMEN ANAYA EL1.1 mi · 429
- IDEA COLLEGE PREPARATORY PHARR1.2 mi · 848
- IDEA ACADEMY PHARR1.2 mi · 717
Frequently asked questions
About CESAR CHAVEZ ELHow large is CESAR CHAVEZ EL?
CESAR CHAVEZ EL enrolls approximately 403 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does CESAR CHAVEZ EL serve?
CESAR CHAVEZ EL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at CESAR CHAVEZ EL?
Approximately 13.4:1 students per teacher at CESAR CHAVEZ EL.
What is the student diversity at CESAR CHAVEZ EL?
Student demographics at CESAR CHAVEZ EL are roughly 1% White, 100% Hispanic.
Who oversees CESAR CHAVEZ EL?
CESAR CHAVEZ EL is overseen by PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD in Hidalgo County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.