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What's the one class at DR AMERICO PAREDES EL every student should take?
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Enrollment
465
Elementary
DISTRICT 489 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LA JOYA ISD·NCES 482613010830
DR AMERICO PAREDES EL
5301 BENTSEN PALM DR, MISSION, TX 78572 · (956) 323-2730 · Hidalgo County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL465 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
447 students
DISTRICT 92% · 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
52.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +21.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
38.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +13.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 21 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
42.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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%.
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
465
-8 (-2%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 15.3:1
% White
0%
was 1%
% Hispanic
100%
was 99%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About DR AMERICO PAREDES EL
As an average-sized primary school in MISSION, Texas, DR AMERICO PAREDES EL works with 465 students from grades pre-K through 5, operated by LA JOYA ISD.
LA JOYA ISD comprises 36 schools with combined enrollment of 22,942 students; DR AMERICO PAREDES EL is among them.
In terms of who attends, DR AMERICO PAREDES EL reports that 100% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. The wider county runs roughly 92% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.
On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting DR AMERICO PAREDES EL higher than the state norm the norm. About 96% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Hidalgo County (around 85%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.
With demographic context factored in, DR AMERICO PAREDES EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 31.9%; this one delivers 42.6%.
In the surrounding community, census data for Hidalgo County shows median household earnings sit near $54,338, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 23%. In all, Hidalgo County runs 364 public schools (combined enrollment of about 212,859 students), of which DR AMERICO PAREDES EL is one.
Nearest neighbor: DIAZ-VILLARREAL EL, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around DR AMERICO PAREDES EL. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), DR AMERICO PAREDES EL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 43.3%.
The school occupies a commuter-belt site.
Trend over the last 7 years. DR AMERICO PAREDES EL's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 473 (now 465).
On allk12, members of the DR AMERICO PAREDES EL community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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 LA JOYA ISD
- LA JOYA H SHigh · 2,405 students
- LA JOYA PALMVIEW H SHigh · 2,073 students
- JUAREZ-LINCOLN H SHigh · 1,952 students
- ENRIQUE KIKI CAMARENA ELElementary · 715 students
- JOHN F KENNEDY ELElementary · 676 students
- ANN RICHARDS MIDDLEMiddle · 665 students
Other schools in MISSION
- MISSION H SHigh · 2,154 students
- LA JOYA PALMVIEW H SHigh · 2,073 students
- JUAREZ-LINCOLN H SHigh · 1,952 students
- VETERANS MEMORIAL H SHigh · 1,737 students
- SHARYLAND H SHigh · 1,527 students
- SHARYLAND PIONEER H SHigh · 1,511 students
Nearby schools
- DIAZ-VILLARREAL EL0.7 mi · 527
- NARCISO CAVAZOS0.8 mi · 471
- ELODIA R CHAPA EL0.8 mi · 445
- JUAN DE DIOS SALINAS MIDDLE0.9 mi · 648
- PATRICIO PEREZ EL0.9 mi · 421
- LLOYD M BENTSEN EL1.3 mi · 538
Frequently asked questions
About DR AMERICO PAREDES ELWhat is the total enrollment at DR AMERICO PAREDES EL?
DR AMERICO PAREDES EL enrolls approximately 465 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does DR AMERICO PAREDES EL serve?
DR AMERICO PAREDES EL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at DR AMERICO PAREDES EL?
Approximately 15.8:1 students per teacher at DR AMERICO PAREDES EL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at DR AMERICO PAREDES EL?
At DR AMERICO PAREDES EL, the student body is approximately 100% Hispanic.
Is DR AMERICO PAREDES EL public or private?
DR AMERICO PAREDES EL is a public K-12 school, overseen by LA JOYA ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.