ELVIS J BALLEW H S

ELVIS J BALLEW H S operates as an one-room-style secondary school in PHARR, Texas, run under PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD. Current enrollment sits at 136 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 83% smaller than the state mean of about 796.

Across the 44 schools in PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (29,749 students total), ELVIS J BALLEW H S accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, ELVIS J BALLEW H S records that 99% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority.

In terms of school funding signals, ELVIS J BALLEW H S records 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 4.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting ELVIS J BALLEW H S tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 98% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Hidalgo County runs at roughly 85%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Hidalgo County) logs that median household income runs about $54,338, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. ELVIS J BALLEW H S is one of 364 public schools in Hidalgo County (combined enrollment of about 212,859 students).

Nearest neighbor: VANGUARD REMBRANDT, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around ELVIS J BALLEW H S.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Trend over the last 6 years. Over the past 6-year window, the student count decreased 62%: 358 students in 2018 compared to 136 in 2024. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 8.3:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.