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Enrollment
587
Elementary
DISTRICT 526 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD·NCES 483486006598
KELLY-PHARR EL
500 E SAM HOUSTON ST, PHARR, TX 78577 · (956) 354-2870 · Hidalgo County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL587 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
550 students
DISTRICT 94% · 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
44.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +15.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
45.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +25.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 15 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 25 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
41.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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
587
-172 (-23%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 18.1:1
% White
2%
was 1%
% Hispanic
98%
was 99%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About KELLY-PHARR EL
Set in PHARR, Texas, KELLY-PHARR EL is a mid-sized K-5 school, operated by PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD. It teaches 587 students across grades pre-K through 5.
KELLY-PHARR EL is one of 44 schools operated by PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD, a district that serves 29,749 students overall.
On the student-mix side, KELLY-PHARR EL shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (98%).
On the resource side, Staff filings list 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Around 94% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Hidalgo County (around 85%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.
With demographic context factored in, KELLY-PHARR EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 33.0%, the actual is 41.7%, a residual of +8.7 points.
In the surrounding 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%. KELLY-PHARR EL is one of 364 public schools in Hidalgo County (combined enrollment of about 212,859 students).
Nearest neighbor: VANGUARD PICASSO, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, KELLY-PHARR EL comes 7th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 60.3%.
Geographically, the school is in an urban area.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at KELLY-PHARR EL has contracted 23%, going from 759 students in 2018 to 587 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.1:1 in 2018 to 15.9:1 today.
On allk12, members of the KELLY-PHARR EL community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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 PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD
- PSJA EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 2,300 students
- PSJA NORTH EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 2,166 students
- PSJA MEMORIAL EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 1,997 students
- PSJA SOUTHWEST EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 1,588 students
- LYNDON B JOHNSON MIDDLEMiddle · 1,006 students
- AUSTIN MIDDLEMiddle · 833 students
Other schools in PHARR
- PSJA NORTH EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 2,166 students
- VANGUARD REMBRANDTCombined · 1,978 students
- PSJA SOUTHWEST EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 1,588 students
- VANGUARD VAN GOGHCombined · 1,048 students
- LYNDON B JOHNSON MIDDLEMiddle · 1,006 students
- IDEA COLLEGE PREPARATORY PHARRHigh · 848 students
Nearby schools
- VANGUARD PICASSO0.3 mi · 572
- LIBERTY MIDDLE0.3 mi · 742
- PSJA THOMAS JEFFERSON T-STEM EARLY COLLEGE H S0.5 mi · 553
- ELVIS J BALLEW H S0.6 mi · 136
- VANGUARD REMBRANDT0.6 mi · 1,978
- BUELL CENTRAL DAEP0.8 mi · 117
Frequently asked questions
About KELLY-PHARR ELHow large is KELLY-PHARR EL?
KELLY-PHARR EL enrolls approximately 587 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does KELLY-PHARR EL serve?
KELLY-PHARR EL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at KELLY-PHARR EL?
Approximately 15.9:1 students per teacher at KELLY-PHARR EL.
What is the student diversity at KELLY-PHARR EL?
Student demographics at KELLY-PHARR EL are roughly 2% White, 98% Hispanic, 0% Asian.
What district is KELLY-PHARR EL in?
KELLY-PHARR EL is part of PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.