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Enrollment
909
Elementary
DISTRICT 795 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WESLACO ISD·NCES 484496007003
Cleckler/Heald Elementary School
1601 W SUGARCANE, WESLACO, TX 78596 · (956) 969-6888 · Hidalgo County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL909 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 85% of Texas public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-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
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 135 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 104 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 125 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 141 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 137 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 140 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 127 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (104) is 18% smaller than its 5th grade class (127).
Student demographics
5%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
60.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +43.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
52.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +37.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 43 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 37 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 28.0% | 32.0% | 26.0% | 14.0% |
| Mathematics | 25.0% | 27.0% | 26.0% | 22.0% |
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 | 60.0% | 52.0% |
| 2024-25 | 64.0% | 62.0% |
| 2023-24 | 59.0% | 58.0% |
| 2022-23 | 47.0% | 55.0% |
| 2021-22 | 38.0% | 36.0% |
| 2020-21 | 17.0% | 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
55.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% 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 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 →
Schools most like Cleckler/Heald Elementary School
Cleckler/Heald Elementary School's state test result (55.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cleckler/Heald Elementary School this school | 909 | 82.5% | 55.0% |
| Desert Hills Elementary School EL PASO | 928 | 81.1% | 37.8% |
| Salinas Elementary School LAREDO | 854 | 82.1% | 38.9% |
| Ernesto Serna Fine Arts Academy EL PASO | 831 | 83.8% | 33.4% |
| Wm David Surratt Elementary School CLINT | 939 | 85.5% | 36.5% |
| Camino Real Elementary School DALE | 815 | 80.9% | 16.1% |
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 Cleckler/Heald Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hidalgo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #1,075 of 4,401 | #30 of 181 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #1,617 of 4,466 ▼ 829 | #71 of 183 ▼ 57 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #1,478 of 4,466 ▼ 331 | #50 of 183 ▼ 17 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.0pp | #2,175 of 3,998 | #102 of 180 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 909 | #202 of 4,938 | #3 of 192 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.4:1 | #4,562 of 4,622 | #176 of 185 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 5.1% | #4,316 of 4,628 | #63 of 185 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.5% | #1,769 of 4,789 | #151 of 190 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.8% | #1,133 of 1,307 | #43 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
909
+8 (+1%) vs 2020
+13% since 2000-01, when it was 802
Student : Teacher
22.4:1
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 | 909 | 40.6 | 22.4:1 | 83% (750) |
| 2023-24 | 944 | 52.8 | 17.9:1 | 84% (790) |
| 2022-23 | 948 | 51.7 | 18.3:1 | 82% (779) |
| 2020-21 | 901 | 50 | 18.0:1 | 84% (755) |
| 2017-18 | 884 | 50.9 | 17.4:1 | 80% (710) |
| 2015-16 | 901 | 50 | 18.0:1 | 79% (715) |
| 2010-11 | 933 | 53 | 17.6:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 802 | 50 | 16.0:1 | 40% (324) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cleckler/Heald Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (884 to 909); teachers down 20% (50.9 to 40.6).
About Cleckler/Heald Elementary School
Families in WESLACO, Texas, are served by Cleckler/Heald Elementary School, a large elementary school. It enrolled 909 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 75% higher than the average for elementary schools in Texas, which is about 519.
Cleckler/Heald Elementary School is in WESLACO ISD, a district with 16,300 students across 20 schools.
Most students at Cleckler/Heald Elementary School are Hispanic: 97% of enrollment. Other groups include 3% White. By the diversity index, Cleckler/Heald Elementary School comes in at 5%.
Cleckler/Heald Elementary School employs 40.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 22.4:1. That ratio is over the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 83% in 2024-25. Across public schools in Hidalgo County, the average is about the same, 85%.
Cleckler/Heald Elementary School is graded A by allk12, scoring above 85% of Texas public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, Cleckler/Heald Elementary School ranks in the top 10% in Texas. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 55.0%, against a prediction of 38.5%.
County data help place the school in context: in Hidalgo County, median household income is about $54,338, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and roughly 23% of residents are in poverty. Cleckler/Heald Elementary School is among the 364 public schools in Hidalgo County.
Nearby, Horizon Montessori II - STEM Academy is about 0.2 miles away. Cleckler/Heald Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Cleckler/Heald Elementary School at 2nd of 8.
In the federal locale system, Cleckler/Heald Elementary School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (901) and 2024-25 (909). There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (22.4:1) than in 2020-21 (18.0:1).
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 High SchoolHigh · 2,699 students
- Weslaco East High SchoolHigh · 2,066 students
- Memorial Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,109 students
- Dr R E Margo Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,085 students
- Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,060 students
- Beatriz G Garza Middle SchoolMiddle · 919 students
Other schools in WESLACO
- Weslaco High SchoolHigh · 2,699 students
- Weslaco East High SchoolHigh · 2,066 students
- Memorial Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,109 students
- Dr R E Margo Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,085 students
- Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,060 students
- Beatriz G Garza Middle SchoolMiddle · 919 students
Nearby schools
- Horizon Montessori II - STEM Academy0.2 mi · 326
- Beatriz G Garza Middle School0.3 mi · 919
- Raul A Gonzalez Jr Elementary School1.0 mi · 552
- Rodolfo Rudy Silva Jr Elementary School1.0 mi · 685
- Weslaco High School1.1 mi · 2,699
- Hidalgo County Boot Camp1.3 mi · 11
Frequently asked questions
About Cleckler/Heald Elementary SchoolHow large is Cleckler/Heald Elementary School?
Cleckler/Heald Elementary School enrolls approximately 909 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Cleckler/Heald Elementary School serve?
Cleckler/Heald Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Cleckler/Heald Elementary School?
Approximately 22.4:1 students per teacher at Cleckler/Heald Elementary School.
How diverse is Cleckler/Heald Elementary School?
Cleckler/Heald Elementary School reports a student body of 3% White, 97% Hispanic, 0% Black.
Who oversees Cleckler/Heald Elementary School?
Cleckler/Heald Elementary School is overseen by WESLACO ISD in Hidalgo County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.