JORGE R GUTIERREZ EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER

JORGE R GUTIERREZ EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER operates as a mid-tier elementary school in EDCOUCH, Texas, operated by EDCOUCH-ELSA ISD. Current enrollment sits at 454 students spanning grade pre-K.

EDCOUCH-ELSA ISD comprises 9 schools with combined enrollment of 4,349 students; JORGE R GUTIERREZ EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER is among them.

Looking at the student body, JORGE R GUTIERREZ EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (100%).

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, JORGE R GUTIERREZ EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.1:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 98% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably above Hidalgo County's rate of about 85%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Hidalgo County shows median household income runs about $54,338, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 23%. In all, Hidalgo County runs 364 public schools (combined enrollment of about 212,859 students), of which JORGE R GUTIERREZ EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER is one.

RUBEN C RODRIGUEZ EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at JORGE R GUTIERREZ EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER has declined 38%, going from 736 students in 2018 to 454 in 2025.

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