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Enrollment
385
Elementary
DISTRICT 496 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MCALLEN ISD·NCES 482967006298
McAuliffe Elementary School
3000 DAFFODIL AVE, MCALLEN, TX 78501 · (956) 971-4400 · Hidalgo County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL385 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
328 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 | 33 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 43 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is 44% smaller than its 5th grade class (77).
Student demographics
8%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
60.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +33.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
46.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +32.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 33 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 32 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 35.0% | 25.0% | 26.0% | 14.0% |
| Mathematics | 20.0% | 26.0% | 26.0% | 28.0% |
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 | 60.0% | 46.0% |
| 2024-25 | 54.0% | 38.0% |
| 2023-24 | 53.0% | 39.0% |
| 2022-23 | 52.0% | 35.0% |
| 2021-22 | 48.0% | 38.0% |
| 2020-21 | 27.0% | 14.0% |
% 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
41.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 McAuliffe Elementary School
McAuliffe Elementary School's state test result (41.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| McAuliffe Elementary School this school | 385 | 85.2% | 41.3% |
| Marcell Elementary School MISSION | 378 | 86.5% | 36.8% |
| Dilley Elementary School DILLEY | 402 | 83.8% | 21.1% |
| Jubilee Living Way BROWNSVILLE | 363 | 84.3% | 47.5% |
| Somerset Early Childhood Elementary School SOMERSET | 373 | 85.5% | N/A |
| L B Johnson Elementary School EDINBURG | 402 | 84.6% | 49.5% |
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 McAuliffe Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hidalgo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.3% | #2,429 of 4,401 | #107 of 181 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #2,189 of 4,466 ▲ 782 | #111 of 183 ▲ 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #1,453 of 4,466 ▲ 586 | #47 of 183 ▲ 31 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.5pp | #1,540 of 3,998 | #65 of 180 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 385 | #3,611 of 4,938 | #151 of 192 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #1,282 of 4,622 | #19 of 185 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.0% | #4,187 of 4,628 | #35 of 185 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.2% | #1,551 of 4,789 | #139 of 190 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.4% | #588 of 2,838 | #25 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
385
-40 (-9%) vs 2020
-49% since 1990-91, when it was 748
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 385 | 28.1 | 13.7:1 | 85% (328) |
| 2023-24 | 392 | 32.1 | 12.2:1 | 85% (333) |
| 2022-23 | 413 | 32 | 12.9:1 | 84% (348) |
| 2020-21 | 425 | 33 | 12.9:1 | 84% (357) |
| 2017-18 | 538 | 33.9 | 15.9:1 | 81% (435) |
| 2015-16 | 626 | 36 | 17.4:1 | 82% (514) |
| 2010-11 | 790 | 43 | 18.4:1 | 1% (10) |
| 2000-01 | 909 | 53 | 17.1:1 | 70% (633) |
| 1990-91 | 748 | 41 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McAuliffe Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (538 to 385); teachers down 17% (33.9 to 28.1).
About McAuliffe Elementary School
McAuliffe Elementary School is one of the public schools in MCALLEN, Texas. It is a small elementary school. Its grade span covers pre-K through 5, with 385 students on the rolls. On average, elementary schools in Texas enroll around 519, and this school is 26% below that mark.
McAuliffe Elementary School is among 31 schools run by MCALLEN ISD, which serves 19,890 students.
McAuliffe Elementary School is 96% Hispanic by enrollment. The next largest groups are 4% White. That is in line with Hidalgo County, where about 92% of residents are Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, McAuliffe Elementary School scores 8%.
Based on 28.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, McAuliffe Elementary School has a ratio of 13.7:1. The gap from the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is 1.4 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 85%. The figure for public schools in Hidalgo County is close, at 85%.
McAuliffe Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (41.3%) and its predicted rate (37.3%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools.
The county, Hidalgo County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $54,338 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and about 23% of people live in poverty. Counting McAuliffe Elementary School, Hidalgo County has 364 public schools.
Measured in a straight line, Quest Collegiate Academy-McAllen is about 0.5 miles from McAuliffe Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The school's 41.3% average proficiency ranks 7th among 8 nearby schools.
For locale, NCES codes McAuliffe Elementary School as City: Mid-size.
The school's student count fell 9% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
Other McAuliffe Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named McAuliffe Elementary. McAuliffe Elementary School is the 6th largest of the 6.
- McAuliffe Elementary SchoolHIGHLAND VILLAGE, TX · 511 students
- McAuliffe Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 523 students
- McAuliffe Elementary SchoolBroken Arrow, OK · 479 students
- McAuliffe ElementaryCOLORADO SPRINGS, CO · 448 students
- McAuliffe ElementaryGreen Bay, WI · 407 students
Nearby schools
- Quest Collegiate Academy-McAllen0.5 mi · 84
- Seguin Elementary School0.5 mi · 530
- Castaneda Elementary School0.7 mi · 374
- Southwest Key Program0.8 mi · 1
- De Leon Middle School0.8 mi · 664
- Rowe High School0.9 mi · 1,905
Frequently asked questions
About McAuliffe Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at McAuliffe Elementary School?
McAuliffe Elementary School enrolls approximately 385 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does McAuliffe Elementary School serve?
McAuliffe Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at McAuliffe Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at McAuliffe Elementary School is approximately 13.7:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at McAuliffe Elementary School?
Student demographics at McAuliffe Elementary School are roughly 4% White, 96% Hispanic, 1% Asian.
Is McAuliffe Elementary School public or private?
McAuliffe Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by MCALLEN ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.