Enrollment
84
Elementary
DISTRICT 251 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIES·NCES 480016312800
Quest Collegiate Academy-McAllen
2400 DAFFODIL AVE, MCALLEN, TX 78501 · (972)316-3663 · Hidalgo County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY12-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL84 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
7.5:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
75 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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, 2023-24
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 11 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 14 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 10 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 14 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 10 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 3 | 4% |
| Grade 5 | 10 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 2 | 2% |
| Grade 7 | 7 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 3 | 4% |
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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.
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STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
52.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +19.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
19.0%
TX avg 42.0% . -14.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 19 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 19 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 14 points.
Performance levels, 2023-24
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 23.0% | 29.0% | 16.0% | 32.0% |
| Mathematics | 6.0% | 13.0% | 33.0% | 48.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 52.0% | 19.0% |
| 2022-23 | 62.0% | 15.0% |
| 2021-22 | 40.0% | 60.0% |
| 2020-21 | 33.0% | 33.0% |
% 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
28.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 →
Where Quest Collegiate Academy-McAllen ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hidalgo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 84 | #4,850 of 4,938 | #192 of 192 |
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.
6-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2023-24Enrollment
84
-91 (-52%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
8.8:1
was 11.7:1
% White
1%
was 6%
% Hispanic
93%
was 85%
% Black
2%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 84 | 9.5 | 8.8:1 | 89% (75) |
| 2022-23 | 99 | 13.2 | 7.5:1 | 86% (85) |
| 2020-21 | 170 | 16 | 10.6:1 | 86% (146) |
| 2017-18 | 175 | 15 | 11.7:1 | 45% (79) |
| 2015-16 | 268 | 17 | 15.8:1 | 61% (164) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Quest Collegiate Academy-McAllen.
Since 2017-18: students down 52% (175 to 84); teachers down 37% (15 to 9.5).
About Quest Collegiate Academy-McAllen
Quest Collegiate Academy-McAllen is an elementary school in MCALLEN, Texas, according to federal school records. Enrollment totals 84 students across pre-K through 8. Across elementary schools in Texas, the average enrollment is about 519.
TEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIES is the local district for Quest Collegiate Academy-McAllen. It runs 44 schools with 17,100 students.
By race and ethnicity, Quest Collegiate Academy-McAllen is 93% Hispanic. Other groups include 2% Black and 2% multiracial. In Hidalgo County overall, the Hispanic share is about 92%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 14, compared with 70 nationally.
For every teacher at Quest Collegiate Academy-McAllen, there are about 7.5 students; the school has 9.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Texas, 15.1:1, is higher. There are 75 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 89% of enrollment.
Test results at Quest Collegiate Academy-McAllen are 7.4 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (28.2% actual, 35.6% predicted).
Census data for Hidalgo County show the median household earns about $54,338 a year, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 23% of people live in poverty. Counting Quest Collegiate Academy-McAllen, Hidalgo County has 364 public schools.
Among nearby public schools, Southwest Key Program is closest at about 0.5 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Quest Collegiate Academy-McAllen. By average proficiency, Quest Collegiate Academy-McAllen is 8th among 8 schools close by.
NCES assigns Quest Collegiate Academy-McAllen the locale City: Mid-size, meaning inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000. Quest Collegiate Academy-McAllen operates as a charter school, which is publicly funded and run under a charter.
In 2017-18 the school reported 175 students, and in 2023-24 it reported 84. Grade changes, mergers, or boundary shifts can explain gaps this large. Hispanic enrollment as a share of the school grew from 85% to 93%. The ratio was 11.7:1 in 2017-18 and 8.8:1 in 2023-24.
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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
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- Southwest Key Program0.5 mi · 1
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Frequently asked questions
About Quest Collegiate Academy-McAllenWhat is the total enrollment at Quest Collegiate Academy-McAllen?
Quest Collegiate Academy-McAllen enrolls approximately 84 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Quest Collegiate Academy-McAllen serve?
Quest Collegiate Academy-McAllen serves grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Quest Collegiate Academy-McAllen have?
Quest Collegiate Academy-McAllen employs 10 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Quest Collegiate Academy-McAllen?
Student demographics at Quest Collegiate Academy-McAllen are roughly 1% White, 93% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Quest Collegiate Academy-McAllen?
Quest Collegiate Academy-McAllen is overseen by TEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIES in Hidalgo County.
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