Enrollment
433
Elementary
DISTRICT 319 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HIDALGO ISD·NCES 482310002346
Hidalgo Elementary School
601 SECOND ST, HIDALGO, TX 78557 · (956) 843-4226 · Hidalgo County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL433 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
387 students
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 76 | 18% |
| Kindergarten | 51 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (64).
Student demographics
0%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 0% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within HIDALGO ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
56.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +25.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
69.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +38.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 69 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 25 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 38 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 26.0% | 30.0% | 28.0% | 16.0% |
| Mathematics | 52.0% | 17.0% | 15.0% | 16.0% |
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 | 56.0% | 69.0% |
| 2024-25 | 54.0% | 76.0% |
| 2023-24 | 57.0% | 69.0% |
| 2022-23 | 37.0% | 72.0% |
| 2021-22 | 55.0% | 49.0% |
| 2020-21 | 31.0% | 31.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
63.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+28.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 36% 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 28 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 →
Schools most like Hidalgo Elementary School
Hidalgo Elementary School's state test result (63.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hidalgo Elementary School this school | 433 | 89.4% | 63.8% |
| Sharp Elementary School BROWNSVILLE | 432 | 88.4% | 52.0% |
| Fabens Elementary School FABENS | 421 | 90.5% | 25.5% |
| T Price Elementary School DONNA | 416 | 90.1% | 35.4% |
| Leal Elementary School MISSION | 436 | 89.2% | 52.1% |
| Johanna Odonnell Intermediate School FABENS | 434 | 91.0% | 39.1% |
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 Hidalgo Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hidalgo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.8% | #576 of 4,401 | #12 of 181 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #464 of 4,466 ▼ 226 | #6 of 183 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #1,829 of 4,466 ▲ 193 | #68 of 183 ▲ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.0pp | #1,724 of 3,998 | #75 of 180 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 433 | #3,194 of 4,938 | #131 of 192 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #2,535 of 4,622 | #59 of 185 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 0.0% | #4,600 of 4,628 | #168 of 185 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.4% | #1,140 of 4,789 | #98 of 190 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +34.5% | #208 of 1,307 | #4 of 53 |
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
433
+138 (+47%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 518
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 433 | 28.7 | 15.1:1 | 89% (387) |
| 2023-24 | 438 | 27.5 | 16.0:1 | 94% (413) |
| 2022-23 | 389 | 22.3 | 17.4:1 | 94% (364) |
| 2020-21 | 295 | 24 | 12.3:1 | 92% (271) |
| 2017-18 | 322 | 23.6 | 13.6:1 | 90% (291) |
| 2015-16 | 350 | 24 | 14.6:1 | 88% (309) |
| 2010-11 | 451 | 32 | 14.1:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 534 | 34 | 15.7:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 518 | 30 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hidalgo Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 34% (322 to 433); teachers up 22% (23.6 to 28.7).
About Hidalgo Elementary School
Hidalgo Elementary School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in HIDALGO, Texas. The school had 433 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25.
Hidalgo Elementary School is a school in HIDALGO ISD. The district has 6 schools and 2,918 students.
Hispanic students are the large majority at Hidalgo Elementary School, with 100% of enrollment. In Hidalgo County overall, about 92% of residents are Hispanic. Hidalgo Elementary School has a diversity index of 0%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Hidalgo Elementary School employs 28.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 15.1:1. Elementary schools in Texas have a similar average ratio of 15.1:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 89% in 2024-25.
Hidalgo Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of Texas schools after adjusting test results for student poverty. Actual: 63.8%. Predicted: 35.5%. Difference: 28.2 points.
Federal survey data for Hidalgo County show that median household income is about $54,338, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 23%. A total of 364 public schools operate in Hidalgo County, serving about 212,859 students.
Hidalgo Early College High School is the public school closest to Hidalgo Elementary School, about 0.5 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Hidalgo Elementary School is 2nd of 9 nearby schools with test data.
In the federal locale system, Hidalgo Elementary School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Hidalgo Elementary School enrolled 295 in 2020-21 and 433 in 2024-25. Changes in grade configuration can produce shifts of this size. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 15.1:1, from 12.3:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Hidalgo Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 HIDALGO ISD
- Hidalgo Early College High SchoolHigh · 1,029 students
- Diaz Junior High SchoolMiddle · 615 students
- Dr Alejo Salinas Jr Elementary SchoolElementary · 342 students
- Jc Kelly Elementary SchoolElementary · 260 students
- Hidalgo Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 239 students
- Hidalgo Early Start AcademyCombined
Other schools in HIDALGO
- Valley View High SchoolHigh · 1,227 students
- Hidalgo Early College High SchoolHigh · 1,029 students
- Diaz Junior High SchoolMiddle · 615 students
- Valley View Elementary SchoolElementary · 446 students
- Valley View South Elementary SchoolElementary · 353 students
- Dr Alejo Salinas Jr Elementary SchoolElementary · 342 students
Nearby schools
- Hidalgo Early College High School0.5 mi · 1,029
- Diaz Junior High School0.7 mi · 615
- Dr Alejo Salinas Jr Elementary School0.8 mi · 342
- Valley View South Elementary School1.8 mi · 353
- Wilbur E Lucas Elementary School2.1 mi · 530
- Valley View High School2.4 mi · 1,227
Frequently asked questions
About Hidalgo Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Hidalgo Elementary School?
Hidalgo Elementary School enrolls approximately 433 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Hidalgo Elementary School serve?
Hidalgo Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Hidalgo Elementary School have?
Hidalgo Elementary School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Hidalgo Elementary School?
Student demographics at Hidalgo Elementary School are roughly 100% Hispanic.
What district is Hidalgo Elementary School in?
Hidalgo Elementary School is part of HIDALGO ISD.
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