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Does ELODIA R CHAPA EL have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
445
Elementary
DISTRICT 489 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LA JOYA ISD·NCES 482613004779
Elodia R Chapa Elementary School
5670 DOFFING RD, MISSION, TX 78574 · (956) 323-2400 · Hidalgo County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL445 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 31% of Texas public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 108 | 24% |
| Kindergarten | 42 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is 34% smaller than its 5th grade class (64).
Student demographics
0%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 0% · 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
45.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +19.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
35.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +22.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 19 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 22 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 18.0% | 27.0% | 26.0% | 29.0% |
| Mathematics | 12.0% | 23.0% | 31.0% | 34.0% |
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 | 45.0% | 35.0% |
| 2024-25 | 42.0% | 31.0% |
| 2023-24 | 49.0% | 36.0% |
| 2022-23 | 49.0% | 53.0% |
| 2021-22 | 43.0% | 49.0% |
| 2020-21 | 26.0% | 13.0% |
% 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
35.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% 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 →
Schools most like Elodia R Chapa Elementary School
Elodia R Chapa Elementary School's state test result (35.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elodia R Chapa Elementary School this school | 445 | 95.5% | 35.0% |
| D D Hachar Elementary School LAREDO | 443 | 96.4% | 67.6% |
| Eloy Garza Salazar Elementary School DONNA | 446 | 95.1% | 35.9% |
| Dr Americo Paredes Elementary School MISSION | 465 | 96.1% | 39.1% |
| William J Clinton Elementary School PENITAS | 463 | 96.3% | 43.6% |
| Henry Cuellar Elementary School LAREDO | 430 | 94.4% | 43.5% |
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 Elodia R Chapa Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hidalgo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #3,163 of 4,401 | #148 of 181 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #3,462 of 4,466 ▲ 212 | #162 of 183 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #3,156 of 4,466 ▲ 173 | #138 of 183 ▲ 14 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -11.0pp | #297 of 3,998 | #6 of 180 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 445 | #3,069 of 4,938 | #127 of 192 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #2,668 of 4,622 | #68 of 185 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 0.0% | #4,605 of 4,628 | #173 of 185 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.5% | #437 of 4,789 | #38 of 190 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.5% | #1,480 of 2,838 | #74 of 128 |
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
445
-61 (-12%) vs 2020
-43% since 2000-01, when it was 782
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 445 | 29.2 | 15.2:1 | 96% (425) |
| 2023-24 | 481 | 30.1 | 16.0:1 | 96% (460) |
| 2022-23 | 438 | 33.1 | 13.3:1 | 97% (426) |
| 2020-21 | 506 | 34 | 14.9:1 | 96% (485) |
| 2017-18 | 533 | 34.3 | 15.6:1 | 94% (501) |
| 2015-16 | 572 | 38 | 15.1:1 | 97% (552) |
| 2010-11 | 592 | 41 | 14.4:1 | 1% (5) |
| 2000-01 | 782 | 44 | 17.8:1 | 93% (730) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Elodia R Chapa Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (533 to 445); teachers down 15% (34.3 to 29.2).
About Elodia R Chapa Elementary School
Elodia R Chapa Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school located in MISSION, Texas. The latest federal count shows 445 students in pre-K through 5.
LA JOYA ISD enrolls 22,942 students in 36 schools, including Elodia R Chapa Elementary School.
The student body at Elodia R Chapa Elementary School is 100% Hispanic. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 92%. Elodia R Chapa Elementary School's diversity index is 0%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal data list 29.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at Elodia R Chapa Elementary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 15.2:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 96%. That rate is above the 85% average among public schools in Hidalgo County.
allk12 grades Elodia R Chapa Elementary School a C. The grade compares the school only with Texas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Elodia R Chapa Elementary School is 32.9%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 35.0%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Hidalgo County, the median household income is $54,338, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 23%. There are 364 public schools in Hidalgo County, enrolling about 212,859 students in all.
The shortest distance from Elodia R Chapa Elementary School to another public school is about 0.8 miles, to Dr Americo Paredes Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 42.6% proficiency; Elodia R Chapa Elementary School posts 35.0%.
Locale data from NCES put Elodia R Chapa Elementary School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment is down 12% from 2020-21, when Elodia R Chapa Elementary School had 506 students, to 2024-25, when it had 445.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Elodia R Chapa Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 High SchoolHigh · 2,405 students
- La Joya Palmview High SchoolHigh · 2,073 students
- Juarez-Lincoln High SchoolHigh · 1,952 students
- Enrique Kiki Camarena Elementary SchoolElementary · 715 students
- John F Kennedy Elementary SchoolElementary · 676 students
- Ann Richards Middle SchoolMiddle · 665 students
Other schools in MISSION
- Mission High SchoolHigh · 2,154 students
- La Joya Palmview High SchoolHigh · 2,073 students
- Juarez-Lincoln High SchoolHigh · 1,952 students
- Veterans Memorial High SchoolHigh · 1,737 students
- Sharyland High SchoolHigh · 1,527 students
- Sharyland Pioneer High SchoolHigh · 1,511 students
Nearby schools
- Dr Americo Paredes Elementary School0.8 mi · 465
- Juan De Dios Salinas Middle School0.9 mi · 648
- Narciso Cavazos1.2 mi · 471
- Dr Maria Palmira Mendiola Elementary School1.2 mi · 583
- Patricio Perez Elementary School1.3 mi · 421
- Diaz-Villarreal Elementary School1.4 mi · 527
Frequently asked questions
About Elodia R Chapa Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Elodia R Chapa Elementary School?
Elodia R Chapa Elementary School enrolls approximately 445 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Elodia R Chapa Elementary School serve?
Elodia R Chapa Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Elodia R Chapa Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Elodia R Chapa Elementary School is approximately 15.2:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Elodia R Chapa Elementary School?
At Elodia R Chapa Elementary School, the student body is approximately 100% Hispanic.
Is Elodia R Chapa Elementary School public or private?
Elodia R Chapa Elementary School 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.