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COLLINS-PARR EL
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Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 33 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 26 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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%.
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About COLLINS-PARR EL
COLLINS-PARR EL is a moderately sized K-5 school in SAN DIEGO, Texas, overseen by SAN DIEGO ISD. The school enrolls 688 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 33% bigger than typical.
COLLINS-PARR EL is one of 3 schools operated by SAN DIEGO ISD, a district that educates 1,453 students overall.
On demographics, COLLINS-PARR EL logs that nearly all students (99%) are Hispanic. By comparison, Duval County as a whole is about 82% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.9:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 90% of students at COLLINS-PARR EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
With demographic context factored in, COLLINS-PARR EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 34.7%; this one delivers 40.2%.
In the broader community, Duval County reports that median household earnings sit near $49,038, roughly 7% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 18% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Duval County runs 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,346 students), of which COLLINS-PARR EL is one.
Nearest neighbor: BERNARDA JAIME J H, around 0.3 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), COLLINS-PARR EL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 41.4%.
COLLINS-PARR EL operates from an outlying location.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 8%: 748 students in 2018 compared to 688 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 in 2025.
On the community side, the feed for COLLINS-PARR EL typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Duval County at a glance
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