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Enrollment
445
Elementary
DISTRICT 489 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LA JOYA ISD·NCES 482613004779
ELODIA R CHAPA EL
5670 DOFFING RD, MISSION, TX 78574 · (956) 323-2400 · Hidalgo County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL445 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
425 students
DISTRICT 92% · 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
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
49.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +23.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
36.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +23.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 23 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 23 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
39.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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
445
-88 (-17%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 15.6:1
% White
0%
was 0%
% Hispanic
100%
was 100%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About ELODIA R CHAPA EL
Set in MISSION, Texas, ELODIA R CHAPA EL is a moderately sized primary school, run under LA JOYA ISD. It instructs 445 students across grades pre-K through 5.
LA JOYA ISD comprises 36 schools with combined enrollment of 22,942 students; ELODIA R CHAPA EL is among them.
Looking at the student body, ELODIA R CHAPA EL reports that nearly all students (100%) are Hispanic. By comparison, Hidalgo County as a whole is about 92% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, ELODIA R CHAPA EL has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.2:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 96% of students at ELODIA R CHAPA EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Hidalgo County runs at roughly 85%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), ELODIA R CHAPA EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 32.2%, the actual is 39.7%, a residual of +7.5 points.
Zooming out to the county, census data for Hidalgo County shows the typical household earns roughly $54,338 per year, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. ELODIA R CHAPA EL is one of 364 public schools in Hidalgo County (combined enrollment of about 212,859 students).
DR AMERICO PAREDES EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ELODIA R CHAPA EL at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 45.7%.
The school occupies a residential site.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ELODIA R CHAPA EL has fell 17%, going from 533 students in 2018 to 445 in 2025.
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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 LA JOYA ISD
- LA JOYA H SHigh · 2,405 students
- LA JOYA PALMVIEW H SHigh · 2,073 students
- JUAREZ-LINCOLN H SHigh · 1,952 students
- ENRIQUE KIKI CAMARENA ELElementary · 715 students
- JOHN F KENNEDY ELElementary · 676 students
- ANN RICHARDS MIDDLEMiddle · 665 students
Other schools in MISSION
- MISSION H SHigh · 2,154 students
- LA JOYA PALMVIEW H SHigh · 2,073 students
- JUAREZ-LINCOLN H SHigh · 1,952 students
- VETERANS MEMORIAL H SHigh · 1,737 students
- SHARYLAND H SHigh · 1,527 students
- SHARYLAND PIONEER H SHigh · 1,511 students
Nearby schools
- DR AMERICO PAREDES EL0.8 mi · 465
- JUAN DE DIOS SALINAS MIDDLE0.9 mi · 648
- NARCISO CAVAZOS1.2 mi · 471
- DR MARIA PALMIRA MENDIOLA EL1.2 mi · 583
- PATRICIO PEREZ EL1.3 mi · 421
- DIAZ-VILLARREAL EL1.4 mi · 527
Frequently asked questions
About ELODIA R CHAPA ELWhat is the total enrollment at ELODIA R CHAPA EL?
ELODIA R CHAPA EL enrolls approximately 445 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does ELODIA R CHAPA EL serve?
ELODIA R CHAPA EL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at ELODIA R CHAPA EL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at ELODIA R CHAPA EL is approximately 15.2:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at ELODIA R CHAPA EL?
At ELODIA R CHAPA EL, the student body is approximately 100% Hispanic.
Is ELODIA R CHAPA EL public or private?
ELODIA R CHAPA EL is a public K-12 school, overseen by LA JOYA ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.