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Enrollment
909
Elementary
DISTRICT 795 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WESLACO ISD·NCES 484496007003
CLECKLER/HEALD EL
1601 W SUGARCANE, WESLACO, TX 78596 · (956) 969-6888 · Hidalgo County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL909 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.4:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
750 students
DISTRICT 85% · 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% . +42.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
58.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +43.0pp 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 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 42 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 43 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
52.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 38% 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 14 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
909
+25 (+3%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
22.4:1
was 17.4:1
% White
3%
was 2%
% Hispanic
97%
was 98%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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.
On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. 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 WESLACO ISD
- WESLACO H SHigh · 2,699 students
- WESLACO EAST H SHigh · 2,066 students
- MEMORIAL ELElementary · 1,109 students
- DR R E MARGO ELElementary · 1,085 students
- CENTRAL MIDDLEMiddle · 1,060 students
- BEATRIZ G GARZA MIDDLEMiddle · 919 students
Other schools in WESLACO
- WESLACO H SHigh · 2,699 students
- WESLACO EAST H SHigh · 2,066 students
- MEMORIAL ELElementary · 1,109 students
- DR R E MARGO ELElementary · 1,085 students
- CENTRAL MIDDLEMiddle · 1,060 students
- BEATRIZ G GARZA MIDDLEMiddle · 919 students
Nearby schools
- HORIZON MONTESSORI II - STEM ACADEMY0.2 mi · 326
- BEATRIZ G GARZA MIDDLE0.3 mi · 919
- RAUL A GONZALEZ JR EL1.0 mi · 552
- RODOLFO RUDY SILVA JR EL1.0 mi · 685
- WESLACO H S1.1 mi · 2,699
- HIDALGO COUNTY BOOT CAMP1.3 mi · 11
Frequently asked questions
About CLECKLER/HEALD ELHow large is CLECKLER/HEALD EL?
CLECKLER/HEALD EL enrolls approximately 909 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does CLECKLER/HEALD EL serve?
CLECKLER/HEALD EL serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at CLECKLER/HEALD EL?
Approximately 22.4:1 students per teacher at CLECKLER/HEALD EL.
How diverse is CLECKLER/HEALD EL?
CLECKLER/HEALD EL reports a student body of 3% White, 97% Hispanic, 0% Black.
Who oversees CLECKLER/HEALD EL?
CLECKLER/HEALD EL is overseen by WESLACO ISD in Hidalgo County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.