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Enrollment
615
Elementary
DISTRICT 595 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHARYLAND ISD·NCES 483993007043
JESSIE L JENSEN EL
510 N GLASSCOCK BLVD, ALTON, TX 78573 · (956) 580-5252 · Hidalgo County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL615 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
541 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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
49.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +30.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
41.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +30.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 30 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 30 points.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
43.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 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
615
-98 (-14%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 16.6:1
% White
4%
was 2%
% Hispanic
95%
was 98%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About JESSIE L JENSEN EL
JESSIE L JENSEN EL is one of the average-sized K-5 schools in ALTON, Texas, one of the schools within SHARYLAND ISD, with 615 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6.
JESSIE L JENSEN EL is one of 13 schools operated by SHARYLAND ISD, a district that serves 9,844 students overall.
Looking at the student body, JESSIE L JENSEN EL reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (95%). Other groups include 4% White. That composition is broadly in line with Hidalgo County as a whole.
Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.4:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. An estimated 88% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
With demographic context factored in, JESSIE L JENSEN EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 35.5%, the actual is 43.3%, a residual of +7.8 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), JESSIE L JENSEN EL is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: OLIVERO GARZA SR EL, around 0.9 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, JESSIE L JENSEN EL comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 50.3%.
Geographically, the school is in a residential area.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at JESSIE L JENSEN EL has fell 14%, going from 713 students in 2018 to 615 in 2025.
On allk12, the feed for JESSIE L JENSEN EL typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. 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 SHARYLAND ISD
- SHARYLAND H SHigh · 1,527 students
- SHARYLAND PIONEER H SHigh · 1,511 students
- SHARYLAND NORTH J HMiddle · 791 students
- B L GRAY J HMiddle · 775 students
- JOHN H SHARY ELElementary · 652 students
- OLIVERO GARZA SR ELElementary · 648 students
Other schools in ALTON
- ALTON MEMORIAL J HMiddle · 819 students
- DOMINGO TREVINO MIDDLEMiddle · 531 students
- CANTU ELElementary · 521 students
- RAQUEL CAVAZOS ELElementary · 521 students
- MISSION COLLEGIATE H SHigh · 399 students
- CARL C WAITZ ELElementary · 361 students
Nearby schools
- OLIVERO GARZA SR EL0.9 mi · 648
- SHARYLAND PIONEER H S1.1 mi · 1,511
- RAFAEL A CANTU J H1.7 mi · 591
- ALTON EL1.9 mi · 337
- SHARYLAND NORTH J H2.0 mi · 791
- DONNA WERNECKE EL2.1 mi · 631
Frequently asked questions
About JESSIE L JENSEN ELHow large is JESSIE L JENSEN EL?
JESSIE L JENSEN EL enrolls approximately 615 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does JESSIE L JENSEN EL serve?
JESSIE L JENSEN EL serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at JESSIE L JENSEN EL?
Approximately 16.4:1 students per teacher at JESSIE L JENSEN EL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at JESSIE L JENSEN EL?
At JESSIE L JENSEN EL, the student body is approximately 4% White, 95% Hispanic, 0% Black.
Is JESSIE L JENSEN EL public or private?
JESSIE L JENSEN EL is a public K-12 school, overseen by SHARYLAND ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.