Enrollment
262
Elementary
DISTRICT 314 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PROGRESO ISD·NCES 483591012422
Progreso Elementary School
1401 N BUSINESS FM 1015, PROGRESO, TX 78579 · (956) 514-9400 · Hidalgo County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL262 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 61% of Texas public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
262 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 85 | 32% |
| Grade 4 | 104 | 40% |
| Grade 5 | 73 | 28% |
Student demographics
2%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 2% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within PROGRESO ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
47.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +26.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
51.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +33.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 26 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 33 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 19.0% | 28.0% | 26.0% | 27.0% |
| Mathematics | 17.0% | 34.0% | 30.0% | 19.0% |
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 | 47.0% | 51.0% |
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 51.0% |
| 2023-24 | 44.0% | 44.0% |
| 2022-23 | 38.0% | 55.0% |
| 2021-22 | 42.0% | 39.0% |
| 2020-21 | 21.0% | 18.0% |
% 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
41.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Progreso Elementary School
Progreso Elementary School's state test result (41.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Progreso Elementary School this school | 262 | 100.0% | 41.9% |
| Ser-Ninos Charter El II HOUSTON | 246 | 98.8% | 32.8% |
| Pugh Elementary School HOUSTON | 256 | 97.3% | 43.5% |
| Roosevelt Dual Language Academy SAN ANTONIO | 282 | 97.2% | 29.5% |
| Scroggins Elementary School HOUSTON | 287 | 99.0% | 38.3% |
| Zavala Elementary School EL PASO | 253 | 96.4% | 35.0% |
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 Progreso Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hidalgo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.9% | #2,350 of 4,401 | #104 of 181 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #1,694 of 4,466 ▼ 137 | #76 of 183 ▼ 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #2,930 of 4,466 ▼ 291 | #132 of 183 ▼ 11 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.5pp | #2,514 of 3,998 | #118 of 180 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 262 | #4,392 of 4,938 | #182 of 192 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #1,876 of 4,622 | #38 of 185 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 1.5% | #4,497 of 4,628 | #121 of 185 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #22 of 4,789 | #3 of 190 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.8% | #618 of 2,838 | #27 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
262
-69 (-21%) vs 2020
-34% since 2010-11, when it was 398
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 262 | 18.2 | 14.4:1 | 100% (262) |
| 2023-24 | 284 | 18.7 | 15.2:1 | 100% (284) |
| 2022-23 | 287 | 18.8 | 15.3:1 | 100% (287) |
| 2020-21 | 331 | 23 | 14.4:1 | 100% (331) |
| 2017-18 | 363 | 26.2 | 13.9:1 | 99% (361) |
| 2015-16 | 403 | 28 | 14.4:1 | 93% (376) |
| 2010-11 | 398 | 25 | 15.9:1 | 58% (232) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Progreso Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (363 to 262); teachers down 30% (26.2 to 18.2).
About Progreso Elementary School
Progreso Elementary School is a public elementary school in PROGRESO, Texas. In all, 262 students attend the school in grades 3 through 5. The school is 50% below the average for elementary schools in Texas.
PROGRESO ISD enrolls 1,339 students, and its 4 schools include Progreso Elementary School.
Hispanic students are 99% of those enrolled at Progreso Elementary School. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 2, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 18.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 14.4:1. The average for elementary schools in Texas, 15.1:1, is higher. Of all students at Progreso Elementary School, 100% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Hidalgo County, the average is 85%.
Progreso Elementary School earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 61% of Texas public elementary schools.
The model predicts 31.0% for a school in Texas with Progreso Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Progreso Elementary School posts 41.9%.
In Hidalgo County, median household income comes to about $54,338, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 23%. Hidalgo County counts 364 public schools with about 212,859 students.
Progreso Early Childhood, about 0.2 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Progreso Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Progreso Elementary School is 1st of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Progreso Elementary School is coded as Rural: Fringe in federal locale data.
The school shrank from 331 students in 2020-21 to 262 in 2024-25.
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 PROGRESO ISD
- Progreso High SchoolHigh · 431 students
- Progreso Early ChildhoodElementary · 365 students
- Dorothy Thompson Middle SchoolMiddle · 281 students
- DAEPElementary
- Hidalgo Co J J Alternative Education ProgramElementary
Other schools in PROGRESO
- Progreso High SchoolHigh · 431 students
- Progreso Early ChildhoodElementary · 365 students
- Dorothy Thompson Middle SchoolMiddle · 281 students
- DAEPElementary
- Hidalgo Co J J Alternative Education ProgramElementary
Nearby schools
- Progreso Early Childhood0.2 mi · 365
- Progreso High School0.6 mi · 431
- Dorothy Thompson Middle School0.8 mi · 281
- Dr R E Margo Elementary School2.8 mi · 1,085
- South Palm Gardens High School2.9 mi · 72
- Armando Cuellar Middle School3.1 mi · 634
Frequently asked questions
About Progreso Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Progreso Elementary School?
Progreso Elementary School enrolls approximately 262 students in grades 03-05.
What grades does Progreso Elementary School serve?
Progreso Elementary School serves grades 03-05.
How many teachers does Progreso Elementary School have?
Progreso Elementary School employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Progreso Elementary School?
Student demographics at Progreso Elementary School are roughly 1% White, 99% Hispanic.
What district is Progreso Elementary School in?
Progreso Elementary School is part of PROGRESO ISD.
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