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How has JEFFERSON ELEM changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
511
Elementary
DISTRICT 524 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EDINBURG CISD·NCES 481818001643
JEFFERSON ELEM
904 S 12TH AVE, EDINBURG, TX 78539 · (956) 289-2385 · Hidalgo County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL511 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
331 students
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
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
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
74.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +32.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
67.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +32.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 67 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 32 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 32 points.
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
65.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 46% 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 20 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
511
+71 (+16%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 15.7:1
% White
2%
was 2%
% Hispanic
97%
was 95%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About JEFFERSON ELEM
JEFFERSON ELEM is one of the middle-of-the-pack K-5 schools in EDINBURG, Texas, overseen by EDINBURG CISD, with 511 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.
JEFFERSON ELEM is one of 44 schools operated by EDINBURG CISD, a district that educates 33,343 students overall.
In terms of who attends, JEFFERSON ELEM lists that 97% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority.
On the resource side, Staff filings list 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 65% of students at JEFFERSON ELEM qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Hidalgo County runs at roughly 85%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.
After controlling for student poverty, JEFFERSON ELEM sits in the top 10% of Texas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 45.6%; actual is 65.8%, +20.2 points clear of the demographic baseline.
In the broader community, ACS estimates for Hidalgo County put median household income runs about $54,338, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Hidalgo County's 364 public schools (combined enrollment of about 212,859 students), JEFFERSON ELEM is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: JJAEP-SOUTHWEST KEY PROGRAM, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around JEFFERSON ELEM. On composite proficiency, JEFFERSON ELEM comes 3rd of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 56.8%.
The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 16%: 440 students in 2018 compared to 511 in 2025.
On this page, members of the JEFFERSON ELEM community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 EDINBURG CISD
- ECONOMEDES H SHigh · 2,689 students
- EDINBURG NORTH H SHigh · 2,542 students
- EDINBURG H SHigh · 2,267 students
- ROBERT R VELA H SHigh · 2,101 students
- BETTY HARWELL MIDDLEMiddle · 1,301 students
- SOUTH MIDDLEMiddle · 1,246 students
Other schools in EDINBURG
- ECONOMEDES H SHigh · 2,689 students
- EDINBURG NORTH H SHigh · 2,542 students
- EDINBURG H SHigh · 2,267 students
- ROBERT R VELA H SHigh · 2,101 students
- VANGUARD BEETHOVENCombined · 1,782 students
- BETTY HARWELL MIDDLEMiddle · 1,301 students
Nearby schools
- JJAEP-SOUTHWEST KEY PROGRAM0.5 mi · 1
- SOUTH MIDDLE0.6 mi · 1,246
- FRANCISCO BARRIENTES MIDDLE0.7 mi · 1,064
- TRAVIS EL0.7 mi · 337
- EDINBURG COLLEGIATE H S0.9 mi · 466
- EARLY CHILDHOOD0.9 mi · 352
Frequently asked questions
About JEFFERSON ELEMHow large is JEFFERSON ELEM?
JEFFERSON ELEM enrolls approximately 511 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does JEFFERSON ELEM serve?
JEFFERSON ELEM serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at JEFFERSON ELEM?
The student-to-teacher ratio at JEFFERSON ELEM is approximately 15.1:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at JEFFERSON ELEM?
At JEFFERSON ELEM, the student body is approximately 2% White, 97% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is JEFFERSON ELEM public or private?
JEFFERSON ELEM is a public K-12 school, overseen by EDINBURG CISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.