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HOUSTON EL

3221 OLGA AVE, MCALLEN, TX 78503 · (956) 971-1167 · Hidalgo County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL397 STUDENTS
Enrollment
397
Elementary
DISTRICT 496 · STATE 519
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
348 students
DISTRICT 75% · 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
Pre-K
81
Kindergarten
43
Grade 1
46
Grade 2
56
Grade 3
54
Grade 4
59
Grade 5
58
Student demographics
White
103%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 24%
Hispanic
38797%
DISTRICT 94% · STATE 54%
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
Male
21053%
Female
18747%

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Test scores

STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
45.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +11.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
46.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +21.0pp since 2020
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
39.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.6pp
above demographic expectation
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 2024-25
Enrollment
397
-123 (-24%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 16.1:1
% White
3%
was 1%
% Hispanic
97%
was 99%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About HOUSTON EL

HOUSTON EL is a K-5 school of small scale in MCALLEN, Texas, one of the schools within MCALLEN ISD, hosting 397 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 24% below the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

MCALLEN ISD runs 31 schools in total, collectively educating 19,890 students. HOUSTON EL is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, HOUSTON EL logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (97%). Other groups include 3% White.

On the resource side, The school employs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting HOUSTON EL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 88% of enrolled students meet the income threshold 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, HOUSTON EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 35.6%, the actual is 39.2%, a residual of +3.6 points.

In the broader community, Hidalgo County reports that median household earnings sit near $54,338, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 23%. Across Hidalgo County's 364 public schools (combined enrollment of about 212,859 students), HOUSTON EL is one campus in the mix.

IDEA LOS ENCINOS COLLEGE PREPARATORY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around HOUSTON EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts HOUSTON EL at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 52.7%.

HOUSTON EL operates from a high-density location.

Five-year trend. HOUSTON EL's enrollment has contracted 24% since 2018, when it stood at 520 (now 397). The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 today.

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Hidalgo County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
HOUSTON EL
District
MCALLEN ISD
Address
3221 OLGA AVE, MCALLEN, TX 78503
Phone
(956) 971-1167
County
Hidalgo County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
397
Teachers (FTE)
28
Student–teacher ratio
14.3:1
Free/Reduced lunch
348 (88%)
Locale
12-City: Mid-size
NCES ID
482967003335
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About HOUSTON EL
What is the total enrollment at HOUSTON EL?
HOUSTON EL enrolls approximately 397 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does HOUSTON EL serve?
HOUSTON EL serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at HOUSTON EL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at HOUSTON EL is approximately 14.3:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at HOUSTON EL?
Student demographics at HOUSTON EL are roughly 3% White, 97% Hispanic.
Is HOUSTON EL public or private?
HOUSTON EL is a public K-12 school, overseen by MCALLEN ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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