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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at FIELDS EL this year?
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Enrollment
443
Elementary
DISTRICT 496 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MCALLEN ISD·NCES 482967003334
Fields Elementary School
500 W DALLAS AVE, MCALLEN, TX 78501 · (956) 971-4344 · Hidalgo County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL443 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 74% of Texas public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
12.6:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
397 students
DISTRICT 75% · 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 | 46 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 59 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (65).
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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
66.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +49.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
52.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +35.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 49 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 35 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 39.0% | 27.0% | 21.0% | 13.0% |
| Mathematics | 27.0% | 25.0% | 28.0% | 20.0% |
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 | 66.0% | 52.0% |
| 2024-25 | 61.0% | 48.0% |
| 2023-24 | 47.0% | 36.0% |
| 2022-23 | 31.0% | 31.0% |
| 2021-22 | 42.0% | 35.0% |
| 2020-21 | 17.0% | 17.0% |
% 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
44.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Fields Elementary School
Fields Elementary School's state test result (44.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fields Elementary School this school | 443 | 89.6% | 44.3% |
| Leal Elementary School MISSION | 436 | 89.2% | 52.1% |
| Worsham Elementary School HOUSTON | 449 | 89.1% | 48.3% |
| Montana Vista Elementary School EL PASO | 457 | 90.2% | 40.9% |
| Hull Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 441 | 89.3% | 28.6% |
| Presidio Elementary School PRESIDIO | 446 | 90.8% | 19.3% |
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 Fields Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hidalgo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.3% | #2,047 of 4,401 | #85 of 181 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #1,596 of 4,466 ▲ 241 | #68 of 183 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #967 of 4,466 ▲ 390 | #18 of 183 ▲ 24 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +28.0pp | #198 of 3,998 | #3 of 180 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 443 | #3,092 of 4,938 | #128 of 192 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #581 of 4,622 | #3 of 185 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.2% | #4,273 of 4,628 | #54 of 185 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.6% | #1,115 of 4,789 | #97 of 190 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.1% | #2,015 of 2,838 | #96 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
443
-48 (-10%) vs 2020
+31% since 1990-91, when it was 337
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 443 | 35.2 | 12.6:1 | 90% (397) |
| 2023-24 | 456 | 38.7 | 11.8:1 | 91% (415) |
| 2022-23 | 481 | 36.9 | 13.0:1 | 91% (438) |
| 2020-21 | 491 | 35 | 14.0:1 | 93% (457) |
| 2017-18 | 493 | 32.5 | 15.2:1 | 92% (452) |
| 2015-16 | 596 | 33 | 18.1:1 | 93% (557) |
| 2010-11 | 648 | 34 | 19.1:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 380 | 24 | 15.8:1 | 73% (279) |
| 1990-91 | 337 | 28 | 12.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fields Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (493 to 443); teachers up 8% (32.5 to 35.2).
About Fields Elementary School
Fields Elementary School is an elementary school with a street address in MCALLEN, Texas. School enrollment was 443 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 5.
MCALLEN ISD has 31 schools; together they serve 19,890 students.
The student body at Fields Elementary School is 97% Hispanic. Fields Elementary School's diversity index is 6%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school employs the equivalent of 35.2 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 12.6:1. That is lower than the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 90%.
The allk12 Grade for Fields Elementary School is B+. Compared with Texas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 74% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Fields Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 44.3%, compared with a predicted 35.4%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations.
County data help place the school in context: in Hidalgo County, the median household income is $54,338, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 23%. Hidalgo County is home to 364 public schools and about 212,859 public school students.
The nearest other public school, Travis Middle School, is about 0.3 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Fields Elementary School places 5th out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
In the federal locale system, Fields Elementary School is coded City: Mid-size, for schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment at Fields Elementary School declined 10% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 491 to 443 students. The ratio was 14.0:1 in 2020-21 and 12.6:1 in 2024-25.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Fields Elementary School, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 MCALLEN ISD
- McAllen High SchoolHigh · 2,134 students
- Memorial High SchoolHigh · 2,021 students
- Rowe High SchoolHigh · 1,905 students
- Morris Middle SchoolMiddle · 999 students
- Cathey Middle SchoolMiddle · 827 students
- Gonzalez Elementary SchoolElementary · 818 students
Other schools in MCALLEN
- McAllen High SchoolHigh · 2,134 students
- Memorial High SchoolHigh · 2,021 students
- Morris Middle SchoolMiddle · 999 students
- Cathey Middle SchoolMiddle · 827 students
- IDEA McAllen College PreparatoryHigh · 820 students
- Gonzalez Elementary SchoolElementary · 818 students
Other Fields Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Fields Elementary. Fields Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Fields Elementary SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TX · 776 students
- Fields Elementary SchoolFields, OR · 7 students
Nearby schools
- Travis Middle School0.3 mi · 505
- Horizon Montessori - STEM Academy0.7 mi · 331
- Triumph Public High Schools-McAllen0.8 mi · 118
- Wilson Elementary School0.9 mi · 408
- Memorial High School0.9 mi · 2,021
- Lamar Academy0.9 mi · 47
Frequently asked questions
About Fields Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Fields Elementary School?
Fields Elementary School enrolls approximately 443 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Fields Elementary School serve?
Fields Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Fields Elementary School have?
Fields Elementary School employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Fields Elementary School?
Student demographics at Fields Elementary School are roughly 2% White, 97% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Fields Elementary School in?
Fields Elementary School is part of MCALLEN ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.