PROGRESO EARLY CHILDHOOD

PROGRESO EARLY CHILDHOOD, a close-knit K-5 school in PROGRESO, Texas, part of PROGRESO ISD, works with 365 students, covering grades pre-K through 2. Enrollment runs roughly 30% below the state mean of about 519.

PROGRESO EARLY CHILDHOOD is one of 4 schools operated by PROGRESO ISD, a district that serves 1,339 students overall.

In terms of who attends, PROGRESO EARLY CHILDHOOD reports that nearly all students (99%) are Hispanic.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. An estimated 98% 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 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. PROGRESO EARLY CHILDHOOD is one of 364 public schools in Hidalgo County (combined enrollment of about 212,859 students).

The closest other public school is PROGRESO EL, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 16%: 432 students in 2018 compared to 365 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 19.5:1 today.

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