GUERRA EL

As a medium-sized elementary campus in EDINBURG, Texas, GUERRA EL teaches 545 students from grades pre-K through 5, run under EDINBURG CISD.

Across the 44 schools in EDINBURG CISD (33,343 students total), GUERRA EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, GUERRA EL records that nearly all students (99%) are Hispanic.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, GUERRA EL has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. An estimated 88% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, GUERRA EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 35.3%, the actual is 45.0%, a residual of +9.7 points.

In the broader community, census data for Hidalgo County shows 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. In all, Hidalgo County runs 364 public schools (combined enrollment of about 212,859 students), of which GUERRA EL is one.

The closest other public school is DR KAY TEER CRAWFORD EL, roughly 3.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts GUERRA EL at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 41.8%.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 7%: 589 students in 2018 compared to 545 in 2025.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.