EARLY CHILDHOOD

EARLY CHILDHOOD, a close-knit primary school in EDINBURG, Texas, run under EDINBURG CISD, hosts 352 students, covering grade pre-K. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so EARLY CHILDHOOD sits 32% below that benchmark.

Across the 44 schools in EDINBURG CISD (33,343 students total), EARLY CHILDHOOD accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, EARLY CHILDHOOD records that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (99%).

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 37.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting EARLY CHILDHOOD higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 100% of students at EARLY CHILDHOOD qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Hidalgo County runs at roughly 85%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Hidalgo County) records that median household income runs about $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%. Across Hidalgo County's 364 public schools (combined enrollment of about 212,859 students), EARLY CHILDHOOD is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is JEFFERSON ELEM, roughly 0.9 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

EARLY CHILDHOOD operates from a metropolitan location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at EARLY CHILDHOOD has shrank 42%, going from 602 students in 2018 to 352 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 39.5:1 in 2018 to 37.9:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.