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Enrollment
643
Elementary
DISTRICT 526 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD·NCES 483486003915
HENRY FORD EL
1110 E POLK ST, PHARR, TX 78577 · (956) 354-2770 · Hidalgo County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL643 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
631 students
DISTRICT 94% · 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
44.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +27.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
45.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +33.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 45 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 33 points.
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
39.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
643
-136 (-17%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 16.3:1
% White
1%
was 1%
% Hispanic
99%
was 99%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About HENRY FORD EL
HENRY FORD EL operates as an average-sized primary school in PHARR, Texas, one of the schools within PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD. Current enrollment sits at 643 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so HENRY FORD EL sits 24% larger than that benchmark.
Across the 44 schools in PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (29,749 students total), HENRY FORD EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
Looking at the student body, HENRY FORD EL reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (99%).
On the resource side, The school currently runs with 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Around 98% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of Hidalgo County's rate of about 85%.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, HENRY FORD EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 31.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 39.8%.
In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Hidalgo County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $54,338 per year, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 23%. HENRY FORD EL is one of 364 public schools in Hidalgo County (combined enrollment of about 212,859 students).
The closest other public school is PSJA SOTOMAYOR BUILDING BLOCKS ACADEMY, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around HENRY FORD EL. On composite proficiency, HENRY FORD EL comes 4th of 5 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 51.9%.
The school occupies an inner-city site.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 17%: 779 students in 2018 compared to 643 in 2025.
Inside the community feed, 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.
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 PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD
- PSJA EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 2,300 students
- PSJA NORTH EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 2,166 students
- PSJA MEMORIAL EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 1,997 students
- PSJA SOUTHWEST EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 1,588 students
- LYNDON B JOHNSON MIDDLEMiddle · 1,006 students
- AUSTIN MIDDLEMiddle · 833 students
Other schools in PHARR
- PSJA NORTH EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 2,166 students
- VANGUARD REMBRANDTCombined · 1,978 students
- PSJA SOUTHWEST EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 1,588 students
- VANGUARD VAN GOGHCombined · 1,048 students
- LYNDON B JOHNSON MIDDLEMiddle · 1,006 students
- IDEA COLLEGE PREPARATORY PHARRHigh · 848 students
Nearby schools
- PSJA SOTOMAYOR BUILDING BLOCKS ACADEMY0.2 mi · 167
- PSJA EARLY START0.3 mi · 527
- PSJA THOMAS JEFFERSON T-STEM EARLY COLLEGE H S0.7 mi · 553
- ELVIS J BALLEW H S0.8 mi · 136
- BUELL CENTRAL DAEP0.8 mi · 117
- VANGUARD REMBRANDT0.9 mi · 1,978
Frequently asked questions
About HENRY FORD ELWhat is the total enrollment at HENRY FORD EL?
HENRY FORD EL enrolls approximately 643 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does HENRY FORD EL serve?
HENRY FORD EL serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at HENRY FORD EL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at HENRY FORD EL is approximately 15.9:1 (40 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at HENRY FORD EL?
At HENRY FORD EL, the student body is approximately 1% White, 99% Hispanic.
Who oversees HENRY FORD EL?
HENRY FORD EL is overseen by PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD in Hidalgo County.
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