HIDALGO EL

Located at 601 SECOND ST, in HIDALGO, Texas, HIDALGO EL is a close-knit primary school that caters to 433 students (grades pre-K through 5), overseen by HIDALGO ISD.

Across the 6 schools in HIDALGO ISD (2,918 students total), HIDALGO EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, HIDALGO EL records that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (100%). That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 92%.

On the resource side, On paper, HIDALGO EL has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.1:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 89% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), HIDALGO EL ranks in the top 10% of Texas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 34.9%; HIDALGO EL posts 60.5%, +25.6 points above that line.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Hidalgo County put median household income runs about $54,338, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 23%. In all, Hidalgo County runs 364 public schools (combined enrollment of about 212,859 students), of which HIDALGO EL is one.

The closest other public school is HIDALGO EARLY COLLEGE H S, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around HIDALGO EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts HIDALGO EL at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 51.3%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HIDALGO EL has rose 34%, going from 322 students in 2018 to 433 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 15.1:1 today.

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