DR MARIA PALMIRA MENDIOLA EL

As a reasonably sized K-5 school in MISSION, Texas, DR MARIA PALMIRA MENDIOLA EL teaches 583 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by LA JOYA ISD.

DR MARIA PALMIRA MENDIOLA EL is one of 36 schools operated by LA JOYA ISD, a district that educates 22,942 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, DR MARIA PALMIRA MENDIOLA EL records that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (100%). The wider county runs roughly 92% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, DR MARIA PALMIRA MENDIOLA EL has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting DR MARIA PALMIRA MENDIOLA EL higher than the state norm the norm. Around 96% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above Hidalgo County's rate of about 85%.

With demographic context factored in, DR MARIA PALMIRA MENDIOLA EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 32.2%, the actual is 35.8%, a residual of +3.6 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Hidalgo County put median household income runs about $54,338, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 23%. Across Hidalgo County's 364 public schools (combined enrollment of about 212,859 students), DR MARIA PALMIRA MENDIOLA EL is one campus in the mix.

ELODIA R CHAPA EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts DR MARIA PALMIRA MENDIOLA EL at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 41.2%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at DR MARIA PALMIRA MENDIOLA EL has decreased 27%, going from 794 students in 2018 to 583 in 2025.

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