Enrollment
307
Elementary
DISTRICT 435 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MISSION CISD·NCES 483104003498
Pearson Elementary School
315 HOLLAND AVE, MISSION, TX 78572 · (956) 323-4000 · Hidalgo County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL307 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
280 students
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 44 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 22 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 51 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (22) is 57% smaller than its 5th grade class (51).
Student demographics
3%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 5% · 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
42.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +27.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
49.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +44.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 27 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 44 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 18.0% | 24.0% | 20.0% | 38.0% |
| Mathematics | 20.0% | 29.0% | 16.0% | 35.0% |
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 | 42.0% | 49.0% |
| 2024-25 | 46.0% | 28.0% |
| 2023-24 | 35.0% | 39.0% |
| 2022-23 | 43.0% | 37.0% |
| 2021-22 | 31.0% | 20.0% |
| 2020-21 | 15.0% | 5.0% |
% 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
32.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Pearson Elementary School
Pearson Elementary School's state test result (32.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pearson Elementary School this school | 307 | 91.2% | 32.1% |
| Seco Mines Elementary School EAGLE PASS | 304 | 89.5% | 42.1% |
| Castro Elementary School MISSION | 328 | 91.8% | 43.5% |
| Zavala Elementary School CRYSTAL CITY | 300 | 89.7% | 44.3% |
| Ysleta Elementary School EL PASO | 329 | 91.8% | 54.3% |
| David G Sanchez Elementary School LA FERIA | 330 | 92.7% | 52.1% |
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 Pearson Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hidalgo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.1% | #3,465 of 4,401 | #167 of 181 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #1,882 of 4,466 ▲ 2,028 | #90 of 183 ▲ 85 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #3,486 of 4,466 ▼ 541 | #156 of 183 ▼ 17 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.5pp | #2,084 of 3,998 | #92 of 180 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 307 | #4,159 of 4,938 | #178 of 192 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #1,139 of 4,622 | #15 of 185 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 3.2% | #4,403 of 4,628 | #84 of 185 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.2% | #929 of 4,789 | #85 of 190 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -33.5% | #355 of 2,838 | #19 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
307
-105 (-25%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 523
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 16.5:1
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 | 307 | 22.7 | 13.5:1 | 91% (280) |
| 2023-24 | 336 | 23.5 | 14.3:1 | 93% (311) |
| 2022-23 | 373 | 25.8 | 14.5:1 | 94% (349) |
| 2020-21 | 412 | 25 | 16.5:1 | 94% (387) |
| 2017-18 | 462 | 31.5 | 14.7:1 | 92% (423) |
| 2015-16 | 433 | 27 | 16.0:1 | 92% (398) |
| 2010-11 | 493 | 40 | 12.3:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 602 | 37 | 16.3:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 523 | 33 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pearson Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 34% (462 to 307); teachers down 28% (31.5 to 22.7).
About Pearson Elementary School
Pearson Elementary School is one of the public schools in MISSION, Texas. It is a small elementary school. The school's 307 students are in pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 41% lower than the average for elementary schools in Texas, which is about 519.
MISSION CISD counts 13,765 students in its 22 schools, and Pearson Elementary School is one of them.
The student body at Pearson Elementary School is 98% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 3%, meaning two students picked at random have a 3% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal staffing data show 22.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at Pearson Elementary School and a ratio of 13.5:1. This ratio sits 1.6 below the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 91% of students.
Pearson Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 32.1%, compared with a predicted 34.7%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census estimates describe Hidalgo County this way: the median household income is $54,338, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Pearson Elementary School, Hidalgo County has 363 other public schools.
Brillante Academy is the public school closest to Pearson Elementary School, about 0.4 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Pearson Elementary School is 8th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The NCES locale for Pearson Elementary School is City: Small, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The school enrolled 307 students in 2024-25, 105 fewer than the 412 it had in 2020-21. Federal data show the ratio falling from 16.5:1 to 13.5:1.
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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
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Other Pearson Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Pearson Elementary. Pearson Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Pearson Elementary SchoolPearson, GA · 621 students
- Pearson ElementaryWHEATON, MN · 177 students
Nearby schools
- Brillante Academy0.4 mi · 354
- Marcell Elementary School0.5 mi · 378
- Excellence in Leadership Academy0.5 mi · 183
- Vanguard Monet0.7 mi · 198
- Leal Elementary School0.7 mi · 436
- Mission High School1.0 mi · 2,154
Frequently asked questions
About Pearson Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Pearson Elementary School?
Pearson Elementary School enrolls approximately 307 students in grades PK-05.
Is Pearson Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pearson Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pearson Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pearson Elementary School is approximately 13.5:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Pearson Elementary School?
Student demographics at Pearson Elementary School are roughly 2% White, 98% Hispanic.
What district is Pearson Elementary School in?
Pearson Elementary School is part of MISSION CISD.
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