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Enrollment
605
Elementary
DISTRICT 524 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EDINBURG CISD·NCES 481818001500
ESCANDON EL
1100 E TRENTON RD, EDINBURG, TX 78539 · (956) 289-2545 · Hidalgo County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL605 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
476 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
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
61.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +27.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
53.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +34.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 27 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 34 points.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
55.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 40% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 16 points, placing it in Texas's top 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
605
-50 (-8%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 16.4:1
% White
1%
was 11%
% Hispanic
99%
was 89%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About ESCANDON EL
ESCANDON EL, a medium-sized primary school in EDINBURG, Texas, operated by EDINBURG CISD, works with 605 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.
Across the 44 schools in EDINBURG CISD (33,343 students total), ESCANDON EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
Demographically, ESCANDON EL reports that 99% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority.
On the resource side, On paper, ESCANDON EL has 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 79% of students at ESCANDON EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
After controlling for student poverty, ESCANDON EL is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 39.5%; this one delivers 55.2%, a residual of +15.7 points.
Across the wider county, Hidalgo County reports that median household income runs about $54,338, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 23%. Across Hidalgo County's 364 public schools (combined enrollment of about 212,859 students), ESCANDON EL is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is IDEA OWASSA COLLEGE PREPARATORY, roughly 1.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, ESCANDON EL comes 3rd of 7 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 58.4%.
The school occupies an urban site.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 8%: 655 students in 2018 compared to 605 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 11% to 1% over that span.
On this page, members of the ESCANDON EL community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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 EDINBURG CISD
- ECONOMEDES H SHigh · 2,689 students
- EDINBURG NORTH H SHigh · 2,542 students
- EDINBURG H SHigh · 2,267 students
- ROBERT R VELA H SHigh · 2,101 students
- BETTY HARWELL MIDDLEMiddle · 1,301 students
- SOUTH MIDDLEMiddle · 1,246 students
Other schools in EDINBURG
- ECONOMEDES H SHigh · 2,689 students
- EDINBURG NORTH H SHigh · 2,542 students
- EDINBURG H SHigh · 2,267 students
- ROBERT R VELA H SHigh · 2,101 students
- VANGUARD BEETHOVENCombined · 1,782 students
- BETTY HARWELL MIDDLEMiddle · 1,301 students
Nearby schools
- IDEA OWASSA COLLEGE PREPARATORY1.0 mi · 689
- IDEA OWASSA ACADEMY1.0 mi · 699
- EDINBURG H S1.1 mi · 2,267
- ROBERT R VELA H S1.2 mi · 2,101
- VANGUARD BEETHOVEN1.5 mi · 1,782
- TEXASWORKS - EDINBURG-CTE1.8 mi · 47
Frequently asked questions
About ESCANDON ELHow large is ESCANDON EL?
ESCANDON EL enrolls approximately 605 students in grades PK-05.
Is ESCANDON EL an elementary, middle, or high school?
ESCANDON EL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at ESCANDON EL?
Approximately 15.6:1 students per teacher at ESCANDON EL.
How diverse is ESCANDON EL?
ESCANDON EL reports a student body of 1% White, 99% Hispanic, 0% Black.
Who oversees ESCANDON EL?
ESCANDON EL is overseen by EDINBURG CISD in Hidalgo County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.