CLECKLER/HEALD EL

Set in WESLACO, Texas, CLECKLER/HEALD EL is a sizable K-5 school, run under WESLACO ISD. It caters to 909 students across grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 75% above typical.

CLECKLER/HEALD EL is one of 20 schools operated by WESLACO ISD, a district that educates 16,300 students overall.

On the student-mix side, CLECKLER/HEALD EL shows that 97% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Other groups include 3% White.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 22.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting CLECKLER/HEALD EL higher than the state norm the norm. About 83% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), CLECKLER/HEALD 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 37.9%; CLECKLER/HEALD EL posts 52.2%, +14.3 points above that line.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Hidalgo County put the typical household earns roughly $54,338 per year, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 23%. CLECKLER/HEALD EL is one of 364 public schools in Hidalgo County (combined enrollment of about 212,859 students).

HORIZON MONTESSORI II - STEM ACADEMY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around CLECKLER/HEALD EL. On composite proficiency, CLECKLER/HEALD EL comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 43.3%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Looking at the recent track record. CLECKLER/HEALD EL's enrollment has expanded 3% since 2018, when it stood at 884 (now 909). The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 22.4:1 today.

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