HILDA C ESCOBAR/ALICIA C RIOS EL

As an intimate elementary campus in MISSION, Texas, HILDA C ESCOBAR/ALICIA C RIOS EL teaches 345 students from grades pre-K through 5, one of the schools within MISSION CISD. Enrollment runs roughly 34% smaller than the state mean of about 519.

Across the 22 schools in MISSION CISD (13,765 students total), HILDA C ESCOBAR/ALICIA C RIOS EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, HILDA C ESCOBAR/ALICIA C RIOS EL logs that 97% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. The remainder breaks down as 3% White.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, HILDA C ESCOBAR/ALICIA C RIOS EL has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. About 83% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), HILDA C ESCOBAR/ALICIA C RIOS EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 37.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 40.1%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Hidalgo County shows the typical household earns roughly $54,338 per year, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, 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 HILDA C ESCOBAR/ALICIA C RIOS EL is one.

The closest other public school is MIMS EL, roughly 0.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts HILDA C ESCOBAR/ALICIA C RIOS EL at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 46.7%.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 27%: 470 students in 2018 compared to 345 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for HILDA C ESCOBAR/ALICIA C RIOS EL typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.