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How has LUCILE HENDRICKS EL changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
432
Elementary
DISTRICT 496 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MCALLEN ISD·NCES 482967011407
Lucile Hendricks Elementary School
3900 GOLDCREST, MCALLEN, TX 78504 · (956) 971-1145 · Hidalgo County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL432 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
248 students
DISTRICT 75% · 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 | 53 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 48 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 33% smaller than its 5th grade class (72).
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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
61.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +28.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
54.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +29.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 28 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 29 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 35.0% | 26.0% | 21.0% | 18.0% |
| Mathematics | 26.0% | 28.0% | 25.0% | 21.0% |
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 | 61.0% | 54.0% |
| 2024-25 | 62.0% | 54.0% |
| 2023-24 | 64.0% | 56.0% |
| 2022-23 | 60.0% | 55.0% |
| 2021-22 | 57.0% | 54.0% |
| 2020-21 | 33.0% | 25.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
54.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 →
Schools most like Lucile Hendricks Elementary School
Lucile Hendricks Elementary School's state test result (54.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lucile Hendricks Elementary School this school | 432 | 57.4% | 54.9% |
| Charles Borchers Elementary School LAREDO | 456 | 54.6% | 61.6% |
| Howard Burnham Elementary School EL PASO | 388 | 58.0% | 43.1% |
| Blanca E Sanchez MCALLEN | 502 | 56.4% | 57.3% |
| Ruben Hinojosa Elementary School MISSION | 472 | 55.1% | 64.5% |
| Freddy Gonzalez Elementary School EDINBURG | 517 | 60.2% | 62.0% |
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 Lucile Hendricks Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hidalgo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.9% | #1,084 of 4,401 | #31 of 181 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #1,415 of 4,466 ▼ 106 | #57 of 183 ▼ 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #1,377 of 4,466 ▼ 98 | #41 of 183 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.0pp | #2,831 of 3,998 | #127 of 180 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 432 | #3,208 of 4,938 | #132 of 192 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #1,854 of 4,622 | #37 of 185 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.8% | #4,241 of 4,628 | #45 of 185 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.4% | #3,251 of 4,789 | #182 of 190 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.5% | #2,351 of 2,838 | #113 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
432
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
-16% since 2010-11, when it was 513
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 432 | 30.1 | 14.4:1 | 57% (248) |
| 2023-24 | 419 | 31.3 | 13.4:1 | 68% (285) |
| 2022-23 | 423 | 29.2 | 14.5:1 | 71% (302) |
| 2020-21 | 435 | 28 | 15.5:1 | 70% (304) |
| 2017-18 | 462 | 27.6 | 16.8:1 | 72% (331) |
| 2015-16 | 432 | 27 | 16.0:1 | 76% (327) |
| 2010-11 | 513 | 31 | 16.6:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lucile Hendricks Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (462 to 432); teachers up 9% (27.6 to 30.1).
About Lucile Hendricks Elementary School
MCALLEN, Texas, is home to Lucile Hendricks Elementary School, a small elementary school. It enrolls 432 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 5.
MCALLEN ISD has 31 schools; together they serve 19,890 students.
The share of Hispanic students at Lucile Hendricks Elementary School is 97%. The diversity index for Lucile Hendricks Elementary School is 7%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school's 30.1 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1. Income data for the school show 57% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Hidalgo County average 85%.
In Texas, Lucile Hendricks Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 54.9% actual against a predicted 49.2%.
The school is in Hidalgo County, where median household income comes to about $54,338, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 23% of people live in poverty. Hidalgo County's 364 public schools enroll about 212,859 students and include Lucile Hendricks Elementary School.
Lucile Hendricks Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Donna Wernecke Elementary School, about 0.6 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Lucile Hendricks Elementary School at 4th of 8.
The school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Mid-size).
Lucile Hendricks Elementary School had 435 students in 2020-21 and 432 in 2024-25, nearly the same. The ratio of students to teachers went from 15.5:1 to 14.4:1 over the same years.
This page is set up for the Lucile Hendricks Elementary School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 MCALLEN ISD
- McAllen High SchoolHigh · 2,134 students
- Memorial High SchoolHigh · 2,021 students
- Rowe High SchoolHigh · 1,905 students
- Morris Middle SchoolMiddle · 999 students
- Cathey Middle SchoolMiddle · 827 students
- Gonzalez Elementary SchoolElementary · 818 students
Other schools in MCALLEN
- McAllen High SchoolHigh · 2,134 students
- Memorial High SchoolHigh · 2,021 students
- Morris Middle SchoolMiddle · 999 students
- Cathey Middle SchoolMiddle · 827 students
- IDEA McAllen College PreparatoryHigh · 820 students
- Gonzalez Elementary SchoolElementary · 818 students
Nearby schools
- Donna Wernecke Elementary School0.6 mi · 631
- Garza Elementary School0.7 mi · 409
- Sharyland North Junior High School0.8 mi · 791
- De Leon Middle School1.0 mi · 664
- Castaneda Elementary School1.1 mi · 374
- Michael E Fossum Middle School1.2 mi · 791
Frequently asked questions
About Lucile Hendricks Elementary SchoolHow large is Lucile Hendricks Elementary School?
Lucile Hendricks Elementary School enrolls approximately 432 students in grades PK-05.
Is Lucile Hendricks Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lucile Hendricks Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lucile Hendricks Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lucile Hendricks Elementary School is approximately 14.4:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Lucile Hendricks Elementary School?
Student demographics at Lucile Hendricks Elementary School are roughly 2% White, 97% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Lucile Hendricks Elementary School in?
Lucile Hendricks Elementary School is part of MCALLEN ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.