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Eisenhower Elementary School

2901 E RUSSELL RD, EDINBURG, TX 78539 · (956) 289-2540 · Hidalgo County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL640 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 32% of Texas public elementary schools
  • C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • B+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

Enrollment
640
Elementary
DISTRICT 524 · STATE 519
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
558 students
DISTRICT 81% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K10717%
Kindergarten8013%
Grade 18613%
Grade 28113%
Grade 38113%
Grade 410617%
Grade 59915%

This year's kindergarten class (80) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (99).

Student demographics
1%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
20%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
637100%
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 6% · US 6%
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
Male
32651%
Female
31449%

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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
47.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +24.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
48.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +33.0pp since 2020

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 47 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 24 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 33 points.

Performance levels, 2025-26

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading26.0%21.0%23.0%30.0%
Mathematics25.0%23.0%24.0%28.0%
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 yearReadingMathematics
2025-2647.0%48.0%
2024-2546.0%42.0%
2023-2434.0%36.0%
2022-2332.0%40.0%
2021-2249.0%45.0%
2020-2123.0%15.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
33.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.9pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Eisenhower Elementary School

Eisenhower Elementary School's state test result (33.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Eisenhower Elementary School this school64087.2%33.5%
Jose De Escandon Elementary School
MISSION
61486.5%51.4%
Freedom Elementary School
LAREDO
65188.9%60.8%
Mission Valley Elementary School
EL PASO
60486.4%35.3%
Ruiz Elementary School
LAREDO
66085.5%51.3%
Harmony School of Innovation - Laredo
LAREDO
67988.5%36.8%
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 Eisenhower Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn TexasIn Hidalgo County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
33.5%#3,308 of 4,401#158 of 181
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
48.0%#1,948 of 4,466
▲ 488
#95 of 183
▲ 12
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
47.0%#2,865 of 4,466
▲ 45
#129 of 183
▲ 8
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+11.5pp#1,240 of 3,998#49 of 180
Enrollment
ranked largest first
640#1,320 of 4,938#47 of 192
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
15.9:1#3,208 of 4,622#90 of 185
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
0.9%#4,538 of 4,628#140 of 185
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
87.2%#1,372 of 4,789#122 of 190
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+0.8%#1,253 of 1,307#50 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 2024-25
Enrollment
640
+68 (+12%) vs 2020
+31% since 2000-01, when it was 489
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 15.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2564040.215.9:187% (558)
2023-2465138.816.8:192% (598)
2022-2361135.917.0:191% (559)
2020-215723615.9:191% (523)
2017-1863538.816.4:193% (588)
2015-166503817.1:191% (593)
2010-116433717.4:10% (0)
2000-014893115.8:144% (213)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Eisenhower Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students up 1% (635 to 640); teachers up 4% (38.8 to 40.2).

About Eisenhower Elementary School

Eisenhower Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school located in EDINBURG, Texas. Its grade span covers pre-K through 5, with 640 students on the rolls. On average, elementary schools in Texas enroll around 519, and this school is 23% larger than that mark.

EDINBURG CISD (44 schools, 33,343 students) runs Eisenhower Elementary School.

Of every 100 students at Eisenhower Elementary School, about 100 are Hispanic. A diversity index of 1% means there is a 1% chance two randomly chosen students at Eisenhower Elementary School are from different groups.

With 40.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 15.9:1. Elementary schools in Texas have an average ratio of 15.1:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Eisenhower Elementary School, 87% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Hidalgo County average a similar 85%.

On the allk12 Grade, Eisenhower Elementary School lands at C, ahead of 32% of Texas public elementary schools.

The BeatsExpectations prediction for Eisenhower Elementary School is 36.5%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 33.5%.

For Hidalgo County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $54,338 a year, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 23%. Public schools in Hidalgo County number 364, with about 212,859 students.

About 0.3 miles separate Eisenhower Elementary School from the closest public school, Memorial Middle School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. On average proficiency, Eisenhower Elementary School is 5th of 5 nearby schools with test data.

Locale: City: Mid-size. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.

The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 12% rise, from 572 to 640.

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Hidalgo County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Eisenhower Elementary School
District
EDINBURG CISD
Address
2901 E RUSSELL RD, EDINBURG, TX 78539
Phone
(956) 289-2540
County
Hidalgo County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
640
Teachers (FTE)
40
Student–teacher ratio
15.9:1
Free and reduced lunch
558 (87%)
Locale
12-City: Mid-size
NCES ID
481818007352
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Eisenhower Elementary School
How many students attend Eisenhower Elementary School?
Eisenhower Elementary School enrolls approximately 640 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Eisenhower Elementary School serve?
Eisenhower Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Eisenhower Elementary School?
Approximately 15.9:1 students per teacher at Eisenhower Elementary School.
How diverse is Eisenhower Elementary School?
Eisenhower Elementary School reports a student body of 0% White, 100% Hispanic, 0% Asian.
What district is Eisenhower Elementary School in?
Eisenhower Elementary School is part of EDINBURG CISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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