RAUL A GONZALEZ JR EL

Set in WESLACO, Texas, RAUL A GONZALEZ JR EL is an average-sized primary school, run under WESLACO ISD. It teaches 552 students across grades pre-K through 5.

WESLACO ISD comprises 20 schools with combined enrollment of 16,300 students; RAUL A GONZALEZ JR EL is among them.

On demographics, RAUL A GONZALEZ JR EL reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (99%).

Looking at school resources, The school employs 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 21.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting RAUL A GONZALEZ JR EL higher than the state norm the norm. Around 88% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, RAUL A GONZALEZ JR EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 35.5%, the actual is 48.9%, a residual of +13.4 points.

Zooming out to the county, Hidalgo County reports that median household earnings sit near $54,338, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 23%. In all, Hidalgo County runs 364 public schools (combined enrollment of about 212,859 students), of which RAUL A GONZALEZ JR EL is one.

Nearest neighbor: RODOLFO RUDY SILVA JR EL, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), RAUL A GONZALEZ JR EL ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 41.7%.

RAUL A GONZALEZ JR EL operates from a suburban location.

Trend over the last 7 years. RAUL A GONZALEZ JR EL's enrollment has declined 25% since 2018, when it stood at 734 (now 552). Class-load math has widened: from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 21.5:1 in 2025.

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