HIDALGO PARK EL

HIDALGO PARK EL is one of the modestly sized elementary-level communitys in PHARR, Texas, one of the schools within HIDALGO ISD, with 239 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 54% leaner than the state mean of about 519.

HIDALGO PARK EL is one of 6 schools operated by HIDALGO ISD, a district that instructs 2,918 students overall.

Looking at the student body, HIDALGO PARK EL reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (100%). By comparison, Hidalgo County as a whole is about 92% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 89% of students at HIDALGO PARK EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, HIDALGO PARK EL is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 35.1%; this one delivers 73.7%, a residual of +38.5 points.

In the broader 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 the poverty rate sits near 23%. Across Hidalgo County's 364 public schools (combined enrollment of about 212,859 students), HIDALGO PARK EL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: IDEA ACADEMY PHARR, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, HIDALGO PARK EL comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 51.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HIDALGO PARK EL has shrank 35%, going from 366 students in 2018 to 239 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 today.

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