PATRICIO PEREZ EL

As an intimate elementary school in MISSION, Texas, PATRICIO PEREZ EL educates 421 students from grades pre-K through 5, operated by LA JOYA ISD.

Within LA JOYA ISD, which oversees 36 schools and 22,942 students, PATRICIO PEREZ EL is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, PATRICIO PEREZ EL lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (100%). By comparison, Hidalgo County as a whole is about 92% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 94% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably above Hidalgo County's rate of about 85%.

After controlling for student poverty, PATRICIO PEREZ EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 32.8%; this one delivers 39.5%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Hidalgo County indicate median household income runs about $54,338, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 23%. In all, Hidalgo County runs 364 public schools (combined enrollment of about 212,859 students), of which PATRICIO PEREZ EL is one.

Nearest neighbor: NARCISO CAVAZOS, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around PATRICIO PEREZ EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PATRICIO PEREZ EL at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 42.8%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Five-year trend. PATRICIO PEREZ EL's enrollment has decreased 29% since 2018, when it stood at 591 (now 421). Class-load math has tightened: from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the feed for PATRICIO PEREZ EL typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.