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Enrollment
569
Elementary
DISTRICT 489 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LA JOYA ISD·NCES 482613010828
JUAN SEGUIN EL
8500 N WESTERN RD, MISSION, TX 78574 · (956) 323-2710 · Hidalgo County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL569 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
559 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
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
36.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +8.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
29.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +19.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 8 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 19 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
27.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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
569
-60 (-10%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 15.2:1
% White
0%
was 0%
% Hispanic
100%
was 100%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About JUAN SEGUIN EL
JUAN SEGUIN EL is an elementary campus of reasonably sized scale in MISSION, Texas, overseen by LA JOYA ISD, caters to 569 students in grades pre-K through 5.
LA JOYA ISD runs 36 schools in total, collectively educating 22,942 students. JUAN SEGUIN EL is one of those campuses.
On the student-mix side, JUAN SEGUIN EL lists that nearly all students (100%) are Hispanic.
Looking at school resources, On paper, JUAN SEGUIN EL has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.4:1. 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%.
With demographic context factored in, JUAN SEGUIN EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 31.0%, the actual is 27.8%, a residual of -3.2 points.
In the area at large, the surrounding county (Hidalgo County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $54,338 per year, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 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), JUAN SEGUIN EL is one campus in the mix.
JUAREZ-LINCOLN H S is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, JUAN SEGUIN EL comes 8th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 36.1%.
The school occupies a bedroom-community site.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at JUAN SEGUIN EL has contracted 10%, going from 629 students in 2018 to 569 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 16.4:1 today.
On allk12, the feed for JUAN SEGUIN EL typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. 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 H SHigh · 2,405 students
- LA JOYA PALMVIEW H SHigh · 2,073 students
- JUAREZ-LINCOLN H SHigh · 1,952 students
- ENRIQUE KIKI CAMARENA ELElementary · 715 students
- JOHN F KENNEDY ELElementary · 676 students
- ANN RICHARDS MIDDLEMiddle · 665 students
Other schools in MISSION
- MISSION H SHigh · 2,154 students
- LA JOYA PALMVIEW H SHigh · 2,073 students
- JUAREZ-LINCOLN H SHigh · 1,952 students
- VETERANS MEMORIAL H SHigh · 1,737 students
- SHARYLAND H SHigh · 1,527 students
- SHARYLAND PIONEER H SHigh · 1,511 students
Nearby schools
- JUAREZ-LINCOLN H S0.5 mi · 1,952
- EVANGELINA GARZA EL1.3 mi · 384
- DR MARIA PALMIRA MENDIOLA EL2.1 mi · 583
- EMILIANO ZAPATA EL2.9 mi · 511
- ELODIA R CHAPA EL3.1 mi · 445
- JUAN DE DIOS SALINAS MIDDLE3.2 mi · 648
Frequently asked questions
About JUAN SEGUIN ELWhat is the total enrollment at JUAN SEGUIN EL?
JUAN SEGUIN EL enrolls approximately 569 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does JUAN SEGUIN EL serve?
JUAN SEGUIN EL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at JUAN SEGUIN EL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at JUAN SEGUIN EL is approximately 16.4:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at JUAN SEGUIN EL?
Student demographics at JUAN SEGUIN EL are roughly 0% White, 100% Hispanic.
Who oversees JUAN SEGUIN EL?
JUAN SEGUIN EL 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.