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Enrollment
1,309
High
DISTRICT 690 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EDCOUCH-ELSA ISD·NCES 481806001602
EDCOUCH-ELSA H S
601 N YELLOWJACKET DR, ELSA, TX 78543 · (956) 262-6074 · Hidalgo County
GRADES 09–12HIGH31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,309 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
106 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
1,222 students
DISTRICT 91% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high 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
33.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +14.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
15.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +13.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 15 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 14 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
31.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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
1,309
-85 (-6%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 13.4:1
% White
0%
was 1%
% Hispanic
100%
was 99%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About EDCOUCH-ELSA H S
EDCOUCH-ELSA H S operates as a sizable senior high in ELSA, Texas, operated by EDCOUCH-ELSA ISD. Current enrollment sits at 1,309 students spanning grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 796 students each, so EDCOUCH-ELSA H S sits 64% above that benchmark.
EDCOUCH-ELSA ISD runs 9 schools in total, collectively educating 4,349 students. EDCOUCH-ELSA H S is one of those campuses.
In terms of who attends, EDCOUCH-ELSA H S logs that 100% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority.
In terms of school funding signals, On paper, EDCOUCH-ELSA H S has 106 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting EDCOUCH-ELSA H S tighter than the state norm the norm. About 93% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Hidalgo County's rate of about 85%.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), EDCOUCH-ELSA H S tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 31.3%.
In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Hidalgo County put median household income runs about $54,338, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 23%. In all, Hidalgo County runs 364 public schools (combined enrollment of about 212,859 students), of which EDCOUCH-ELSA H S is one.
Nearest neighbor: EDCOUCH-ELSA H S ACADEMY, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around EDCOUCH-ELSA H S. On composite proficiency, EDCOUCH-ELSA H S comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 33.8%.
Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 6%: 1,394 students in 2018 compared to 1,309 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 13.4:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 today.
On this page, the feed for EDCOUCH-ELSA H S typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 EDCOUCH-ELSA ISD
- CARLOS F TRUAN J HMiddle · 584 students
- LYNDON B JOHNSON ELElementary · 470 students
- RUBEN C RODRIGUEZ ELElementary · 457 students
- JORGE R GUTIERREZ EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTERElementary · 454 students
- JOHN F KENNEDY ELElementary · 383 students
- SANTIAGO GARCIA ELElementary · 358 students
Other schools in ELSA
- IDEA ELSA COLLEGE PREPARATORYHigh · 737 students
- IDEA ELSA ACADEMYElementary · 718 students
- CARLOS F TRUAN J HMiddle · 584 students
- LYNDON B JOHNSON ELElementary · 470 students
- JOHN F KENNEDY ELElementary · 383 students
- EDCOUCH-ELSA H S ACADEMYHigh · 70 students
Nearby schools
- EDCOUCH-ELSA H S ACADEMY0.2 mi · 70
- RUBEN C RODRIGUEZ EL0.3 mi · 457
- JORGE R GUTIERREZ EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER0.3 mi · 454
- CARLOS F TRUAN J H0.3 mi · 584
- DAVID YBARRA FINE ARTS ACADEMY0.7 mi · 264
- LYNDON B JOHNSON EL0.8 mi · 470
Frequently asked questions
About EDCOUCH-ELSA H SHow many students attend EDCOUCH-ELSA H S?
EDCOUCH-ELSA H S enrolls approximately 1,309 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does EDCOUCH-ELSA H S serve?
EDCOUCH-ELSA H S serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at EDCOUCH-ELSA H S?
The student-to-teacher ratio at EDCOUCH-ELSA H S is approximately 12.3:1 (106 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at EDCOUCH-ELSA H S?
At EDCOUCH-ELSA H S, the student body is approximately 0% White, 100% Hispanic.
What district is EDCOUCH-ELSA H S in?
EDCOUCH-ELSA H S is part of EDCOUCH-ELSA ISD.
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