DR PABLO PEREZ

DR PABLO PEREZ is an elementary-level community of middle-of-the-pack scale in MCALLEN, Texas, overseen by MCALLEN ISD, serveing 601 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Within MCALLEN ISD, which oversees 31 schools and 19,890 students, DR PABLO PEREZ is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, DR PABLO PEREZ shows that nearly all students (90%) are Hispanic. Beyond that, the school logs 7% White. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Roughly 47% of students at DR PABLO PEREZ qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is south of Hidalgo County's rate of about 85%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, DR PABLO PEREZ performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 53.3%, the actual is 55.0%, a residual of +1.7 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Hidalgo County put the typical household earns roughly $54,338 per year, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 23%. In all, Hidalgo County runs 364 public schools (combined enrollment of about 212,859 students), of which DR PABLO PEREZ is one.

Nearest neighbor: MORRIS MIDDLE, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around DR PABLO PEREZ. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), DR PABLO PEREZ ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 60.4%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at DR PABLO PEREZ has increased 10%, going from 544 students in 2018 to 601 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.