MISSION EARLY LEARNING

MISSION EARLY LEARNING is one of the tiny primary schools in MISSION, Texas, overseen by MISSION CISD, with 183 students on its rolls from grade pre-K. Enrollment runs roughly 65% below the state mean of about 519.

MISSION CISD comprises 22 schools with combined enrollment of 13,765 students; MISSION EARLY LEARNING is among them.

On demographics, MISSION EARLY LEARNING logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (92%). Other groups include 8% White. Compared to Hidalgo County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, MISSION EARLY LEARNING logs 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 23.2:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 99% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Hidalgo County (around 85%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Hidalgo County indicate median household income runs about $54,338, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. MISSION EARLY LEARNING is one of 364 public schools in Hidalgo County (combined enrollment of about 212,859 students).

The closest other public school is BRYAN EL, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around MISSION EARLY LEARNING.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Trend over the last 7 years. MISSION EARLY LEARNING's enrollment has ticked down 57% since 2018, when it stood at 428 (now 183). Over the same period, the Hispanic share decreased from 100% to 92%. Class-load math has fell: from 40.8:1 in 2018 to 23.2:1 in 2025.

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