MACARIA DELA GARZA GORENA EL

MACARIA DELA GARZA GORENA EL, a mid-tier elementary school in EDINBURG, Texas, operated by EDINBURG CISD, instructs 554 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

Within EDINBURG CISD, which oversees 44 schools and 33,343 students, MACARIA DELA GARZA GORENA EL is one campus in the system.

Demographically, MACARIA DELA GARZA GORENA EL reports that nearly all students (99%) are Hispanic.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 76% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Hidalgo County (around 85%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, MACARIA DELA GARZA GORENA EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 40.5%; this one delivers 47.1%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Hidalgo County put median household earnings sit near $54,338, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. MACARIA DELA GARZA GORENA EL is one of 364 public schools in Hidalgo County (combined enrollment of about 212,859 students).

The closest other public school is CANO-GONZALEZ EL, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, MACARIA DELA GARZA GORENA EL comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 53.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MACARIA DELA GARZA GORENA EL has stayed largely flat, going from 551 students in 2018 to 554 in 2025.

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