FREDDY GONZALEZ EL

Set in EDINBURG, Texas, FREDDY GONZALEZ EL is an average-sized elementary-level community, run under EDINBURG CISD. It teaches 517 students across grades pre-K through 5.

Within EDINBURG CISD, which oversees 44 schools and 33,343 students, FREDDY GONZALEZ EL is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, FREDDY GONZALEZ EL lists that 95% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Compared to Hidalgo County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.2:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting FREDDY GONZALEZ EL higher than the state norm the norm. Around 60% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Hidalgo County runs at roughly 85%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, FREDDY GONZALEZ EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 47.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 57.5%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Hidalgo County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $54,338 per year, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 23%. Across Hidalgo County's 364 public schools (combined enrollment of about 212,859 students), FREDDY GONZALEZ EL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: CANTERBURY EL, around 0.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), FREDDY GONZALEZ EL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 59.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Trend over the last 7 years. FREDDY GONZALEZ EL's enrollment has rose 16% since 2018, when it stood at 446 (now 517). The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 17.2:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.