RODOLFO RUDY SILVA JR EL

RODOLFO RUDY SILVA JR EL is an average-sized elementary campus in WESLACO, Texas, overseen by WESLACO ISD. The school hosts 685 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 32% above the state mean of about 519.

Across the 20 schools in WESLACO ISD (16,300 students total), RODOLFO RUDY SILVA JR EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, RODOLFO RUDY SILVA JR EL reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (99%).

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, RODOLFO RUDY SILVA JR EL has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 22.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting RODOLFO RUDY SILVA JR EL higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 80% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, RODOLFO RUDY SILVA JR EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 39.1%, the actual is 27.9%, a residual of -11.2 points.

In the area at large, census data for Hidalgo County shows the typical household earns roughly $54,338 per year, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 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 RODOLFO RUDY SILVA JR EL is one.

Nearest neighbor: RAUL A GONZALEZ JR EL, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around RODOLFO RUDY SILVA JR EL. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), RODOLFO RUDY SILVA JR EL ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 44.7%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at RODOLFO RUDY SILVA JR EL has changed only slightly, going from 680 students in 2018 to 685 in 2025. Class-load math has widened: from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 22.6:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the RODOLFO RUDY SILVA JR EL community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.