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Enrollment
686
Elementary
DISTRICT 526 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD·NCES 483486006599
Edith & Ethel Carman Elementary School
100 W RIDGE RD, SAN JUAN, TX 78589 · (956) 354-2700 · Hidalgo County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL686 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 69% of Texas public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
580 students
DISTRICT 94% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 143 | 21% |
| Kindergarten | 90 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 90 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 101 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 90 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 90 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (90) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (90).
Student demographics
4%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
57.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +50.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
48.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +45.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 50 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 45 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 27.0% | 30.0% | 24.0% | 19.0% |
| Mathematics | 24.0% | 24.0% | 22.0% | 30.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 57.0% | 48.0% |
| 2024-25 | 53.0% | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 50.0% |
| 2022-23 | 43.0% | 57.0% |
| 2021-22 | 36.0% | 38.0% |
| 2020-21 | 7.0% | 3.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
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
46.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 →
Schools most like Edith & Ethel Carman Elementary School
Edith & Ethel Carman Elementary School's state test result (46.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edith & Ethel Carman Elementary School this school | 686 | 84.5% | 46.9% |
| Bellaire Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 674 | 83.8% | 23.6% |
| Truman Elementary School EDINBURG | 696 | 85.9% | 45.3% |
| IDEA Rio Grande City Academy RIO GRANDE CITY | 717 | 85.2% | 47.6% |
| Ruiz Elementary School LAREDO | 660 | 85.5% | 51.3% |
| John F Kennedy Elementary School PENITAS | 676 | 83.1% | 46.1% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Edith & Ethel Carman Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hidalgo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.9% | #1,747 of 4,401 | #71 of 181 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #1,988 of 4,466 ▼ 339 | #100 of 183 ▼ 36 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #1,773 of 4,466 ▲ 398 | #66 of 183 ▲ 18 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.5pp | #2,510 of 3,998 | #117 of 180 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 686 | #1,011 of 4,938 | #30 of 192 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #3,964 of 4,622 | #140 of 185 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.3% | #4,351 of 4,628 | #72 of 185 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.5% | #1,595 of 4,789 | #142 of 190 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.9% | #998 of 1,307 | #34 of 53 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
686
+66 (+11%) vs 2020
+32% since 1990-91, when it was 520
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 16.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 686 | 39.9 | 17.2:1 | 85% (580) |
| 2023-24 | 642 | 38.5 | 16.7:1 | 87% (561) |
| 2022-23 | 638 | 34.9 | 18.3:1 | 85% (542) |
| 2020-21 | 620 | 38 | 16.3:1 | 80% (499) |
| 2017-18 | 654 | 36.5 | 17.9:1 | 71% (462) |
| 2015-16 | 619 | 36 | 17.2:1 | 66% (411) |
| 2010-11 | 905 | 48 | 18.9:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 668 | 39 | 17.1:1 | 8% (53) |
| 1990-91 | 520 | 31 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Edith & Ethel Carman Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (654 to 686); teachers up 9% (36.5 to 39.9).
About Edith & Ethel Carman Elementary School
Edith & Ethel Carman Elementary School serves students in SAN JUAN, Texas, as a mid-sized elementary school. The school counted 686 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 5. It has 32% more students than the average for elementary schools in Texas (about 519).
PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD includes 44 schools. Together they enroll 29,749 students.
Of every 100 students at Edith & Ethel Carman Elementary School, about 98 are Hispanic. Smaller groups are 2% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 4%.
Edith & Ethel Carman Elementary School has 39.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 17.2:1. Elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1, 2.1 fewer students per teacher than here. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 85% at Edith & Ethel Carman Elementary School. The average for public schools in Hidalgo County is similar, at 85%.
On the allk12 Grade, Edith & Ethel Carman Elementary School lands at B+, ahead of 69% of Texas public elementary schools.
Edith & Ethel Carman Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 46.9%, compared with a predicted 37.6%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Hidalgo County, median household income comes to about $54,338, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hidalgo County counts 364 public schools with about 212,859 students.
Psja Collegiate School of Health Professions sits about 0.6 miles from Edith & Ethel Carman Elementary School. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Edith & Ethel Carman Elementary School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Edith & Ethel Carman Elementary School is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Edith & Ethel Carman Elementary School had a net gain of 66 students, or 11%.
The allk12 page for Edith & Ethel Carman Elementary School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD
- Psja Early College High SchoolHigh · 2,300 students
- Psja North Early College High SchoolHigh · 2,166 students
- Psja Memorial Early College High SchoolHigh · 1,997 students
- Psja Southwest Early College High SchoolHigh · 1,588 students
- Lyndon B Johnson Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,006 students
- Austin Middle SchoolMiddle · 833 students
Other schools in SAN JUAN
- Psja Early College High SchoolHigh · 2,300 students
- Austin Middle SchoolMiddle · 833 students
- IDEA College Preparatory San JuanHigh · 741 students
- R Yzaguirre Middle SchoolMiddle · 736 students
- IDEA Academy San JuanElementary · 617 students
- Arnoldo Cantu Sr Elementary SchoolElementary · 598 students
Nearby schools
- Psja Collegiate School of Health Professions0.6 mi · 340
- Psja Early College High School0.6 mi · 2,300
- Austin Middle School0.7 mi · 833
- Alfred Sorensen Elementary School0.8 mi · 583
- Vanguard Rembrandt1.0 mi · 1,978
- Elvis J Ballew High School1.2 mi · 136
Frequently asked questions
About Edith & Ethel Carman Elementary SchoolHow large is Edith & Ethel Carman Elementary School?
Edith & Ethel Carman Elementary School enrolls approximately 686 students in grades PK-05.
Is Edith & Ethel Carman Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Edith & Ethel Carman Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Edith & Ethel Carman Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Edith & Ethel Carman Elementary School is approximately 17.2:1 (40 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Edith & Ethel Carman Elementary School?
At Edith & Ethel Carman Elementary School, the student body is approximately 2% White, 98% Hispanic.
Who oversees Edith & Ethel Carman Elementary School?
Edith & Ethel Carman Elementary School is overseen by PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD in Hidalgo County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.