LOS FRESNOS EL

Located at 32602 STATE HWY 100, in LOS FRESNOS, Texas, LOS FRESNOS EL is a reasonably sized elementary school that serves 549 students (grades pre-K through 5), one of the schools within LOS FRESNOS CISD.

Within LOS FRESNOS CISD, which oversees 14 schools and 10,357 students, LOS FRESNOS EL is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, LOS FRESNOS EL lists that nearly all students (96%) are Hispanic. Other groups include 3% White.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.3:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. About 78% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, LOS FRESNOS EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 39.9%; this one delivers 48.8%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Cameron County indicate median household income runs about $52,601, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 21% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Cameron County's 187 public schools (combined enrollment of about 97,392 students), LOS FRESNOS EL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is LOS CUATES MIDDLE, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, LOS FRESNOS EL comes 9th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 57.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 9%: 603 students in 2018 compared to 549 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 15.3:1 today.

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