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Enrollment
614
Elementary
DISTRICT 489 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LA JOYA ISD·NCES 482613004781
Jose De Escandon Elementary School
700 N SCHUEBACH RD, MISSION, TX 78572 · (956) 323-2410 · Hidalgo County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL614 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 89% of Texas public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
531 students
DISTRICT 92% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 125 | 20% |
| Kindergarten | 85 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 94 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (85) is 6% larger than its 5th grade class (80).
Student demographics
1%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
65.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +35.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
66.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +40.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 66 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 35 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 40 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 36.0% | 29.0% | 18.0% | 17.0% |
| Mathematics | 34.0% | 32.0% | 18.0% | 16.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 65.0% | 66.0% |
| 2024-25 | 68.0% | 53.0% |
| 2023-24 | 56.0% | 44.0% |
| 2022-23 | 48.0% | 38.0% |
| 2021-22 | 48.0% | 33.0% |
| 2020-21 | 30.0% | 26.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
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
51.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 37% 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 15 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 →
Schools most like Jose De Escandon Elementary School
Jose De Escandon Elementary School's state test result (51.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jose De Escandon Elementary School this school | 614 | 86.5% | 51.4% |
| Mission Valley Elementary School EL PASO | 604 | 86.4% | 35.3% |
| Eisenhower Elementary School EDINBURG | 640 | 87.2% | 33.5% |
| Garfield Elementary School DEL RIO | 635 | 85.7% | 25.9% |
| Ruiz Elementary School LAREDO | 660 | 85.5% | 51.3% |
| Houston Gateway Academy HOUSTON | 613 | 85.6% | 59.6% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Jose De Escandon Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hidalgo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.4% | #1,314 of 4,401 | #44 of 181 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #591 of 4,466 ▲ 787 | #10 of 183 ▲ 32 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #1,037 of 4,466 ▼ 187 | #25 of 183 ▼ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +22.5pp | #385 of 3,998 | #8 of 180 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 614 | #1,506 of 4,938 | #54 of 192 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #3,056 of 4,622 | #81 of 185 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 1.3% | #4,506 of 4,628 | #127 of 185 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.5% | #1,434 of 4,789 | #128 of 190 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.9% | #2,712 of 2,838 | #125 of 128 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
614
+29 (+5%) vs 2020
-26% since 2000-01, when it was 834
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 15.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 614 | 39.1 | 15.7:1 | 86% (531) |
| 2023-24 | 669 | 40.6 | 16.5:1 | 94% (632) |
| 2022-23 | 640 | 40.4 | 15.8:1 | 86% (552) |
| 2020-21 | 585 | 39 | 15.0:1 | 89% (518) |
| 2017-18 | 626 | 38.1 | 16.4:1 | 86% (536) |
| 2015-16 | 703 | 41 | 17.1:1 | 88% (621) |
| 2010-11 | 835 | 48 | 17.4:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 834 | 45 | 18.5:1 | 78% (652) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jose De Escandon Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (626 to 614); teachers up 3% (38.1 to 39.1).
About Jose De Escandon Elementary School
Jose De Escandon Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school that serves part of MISSION, Texas. The school enrolls 614 students, from pre-K through 5.
Jose De Escandon Elementary School belongs to LA JOYA ISD, a district of 36 schools and 22,942 students.
About 99% of the student body at Jose De Escandon Elementary School is Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 1%, meaning two students picked at random have a 1% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
A ratio of 15.7:1 comes from the school's 39.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is close to the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. The lunch program counts 86% of students at Jose De Escandon Elementary School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Hidalgo County average 85%.
Jose De Escandon Elementary School is graded A by allk12, scoring above 89% of Texas public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
A school in Texas with Jose De Escandon Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 36.8%. Jose De Escandon Elementary School scores 51.4%.
Hidalgo County census figures show that the median household income is $54,338, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 23% of residents are in poverty. Hidalgo County is home to 364 public schools and about 212,859 public school students.
The closest public school, E B Reyna Elementary School, is about 1.2 miles from Jose De Escandon Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Jose De Escandon Elementary School ranks 3rd of 8 on average proficiency.
Jose De Escandon Elementary School is coded as City: Small in federal locale data.
2024-25 enrollment was 614, a 5% gain from 585 in 2020-21.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Jose De Escandon Elementary School covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 LA JOYA ISD
- La Joya High SchoolHigh · 2,405 students
- La Joya Palmview High SchoolHigh · 2,073 students
- Juarez-Lincoln High SchoolHigh · 1,952 students
- Enrique Kiki Camarena Elementary SchoolElementary · 715 students
- John F Kennedy Elementary SchoolElementary · 676 students
- Ann Richards Middle SchoolMiddle · 665 students
Other schools in MISSION
- Mission High SchoolHigh · 2,154 students
- La Joya Palmview High SchoolHigh · 2,073 students
- Juarez-Lincoln High SchoolHigh · 1,952 students
- Veterans Memorial High SchoolHigh · 1,737 students
- Sharyland High SchoolHigh · 1,527 students
- Sharyland Pioneer High SchoolHigh · 1,511 students
Nearby schools
- E B Reyna Elementary School1.2 mi · 523
- Brillante Academy1.2 mi · 354
- Vanguard Monet1.3 mi · 198
- Leal Elementary School1.3 mi · 436
- Irene M Garcia Middle School1.4 mi · 601
- IDEA Academy Mission1.5 mi · 664
Frequently asked questions
About Jose De Escandon Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Jose De Escandon Elementary School?
Jose De Escandon Elementary School enrolls approximately 614 students in grades PK-05.
Is Jose De Escandon Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Jose De Escandon Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Jose De Escandon Elementary School have?
Jose De Escandon Elementary School employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Jose De Escandon Elementary School?
At Jose De Escandon Elementary School, the student body is approximately 0% White, 99% Hispanic, 0% Black.
Who oversees Jose De Escandon Elementary School?
Jose De Escandon Elementary School is overseen by LA JOYA ISD in Hidalgo County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.