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How has SAN CARLOS EL changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
471
Elementary
DISTRICT 524 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EDINBURG CISD·NCES 481818006249
San Carlos Elementary School
505 S 83RD ST, EDINBURG, TX 78539 · (956) 289-2370 · Hidalgo County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL471 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 58% 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.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
16.2:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
457 students
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 72 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (71).
Student demographics
0%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 4% · 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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
51.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +22.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
56.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +36.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 22 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 36 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 24.0% | 27.0% | 25.0% | 24.0% |
| Mathematics | 23.0% | 33.0% | 23.0% | 21.0% |
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 | 51.0% | 56.0% |
| 2024-25 | 47.0% | 47.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.0% | 47.0% |
| 2022-23 | 56.0% | 54.0% |
| 2021-22 | 57.0% | 58.0% |
| 2020-21 | 29.0% | 20.0% |
% 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
42.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 San Carlos Elementary School
San Carlos Elementary School's state test result (42.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Carlos Elementary School this school | 471 | 97.0% | 42.1% |
| William J Clinton Elementary School PENITAS | 463 | 96.3% | 43.6% |
| Dr Americo Paredes Elementary School MISSION | 465 | 96.1% | 39.1% |
| Thigpen-Zavala Elementary School MCALLEN | 470 | 96.6% | 64.0% |
| Ringgold Elementary School RIO GRANDE CITY | 482 | 97.1% | 51.6% |
| Pstem Academy HOUSTON | 482 | 96.3% | 42.6% |
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 San Carlos Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hidalgo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.1% | #2,315 of 4,401 | #101 of 181 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #1,216 of 4,466 ▲ 699 | #45 of 183 ▲ 34 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #2,377 of 4,466 ▲ 442 | #103 of 183 ▲ 29 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.5pp | #1,020 of 3,998 | #47 of 180 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 471 | #2,810 of 4,938 | #110 of 192 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #3,444 of 4,622 | #101 of 185 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 0.0% | #4,596 of 4,628 | #165 of 185 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.0% | #277 of 4,789 | #26 of 190 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.8% | #2,411 of 2,838 | #116 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
471
+49 (+12%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 585
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 471 | 29 | 16.2:1 | 97% (457) |
| 2023-24 | 474 | 29.7 | 16.0:1 | 97% (461) |
| 2022-23 | 406 | 26.5 | 15.3:1 | 97% (393) |
| 2020-21 | 422 | 28 | 15.1:1 | 97% (409) |
| 2017-18 | 500 | 33.3 | 15.0:1 | 97% (486) |
| 2015-16 | 541 | 33 | 16.4:1 | 97% (527) |
| 2010-11 | 675 | 38 | 17.8:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 605 | 31 | 19.5:1 | 41% (251) |
| 1990-91 | 585 | 35 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for San Carlos Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (500 to 471); teachers down 13% (33.3 to 29).
About San Carlos Elementary School
As a mid-sized elementary school, San Carlos Elementary School serves students in EDINBURG, Texas. Enrollment stands at 471 students, covering pre-K through 5.
Besides San Carlos Elementary School, EDINBURG CISD runs 43 other schools. The district enrolls 33,343 students.
The share of Hispanic students at San Carlos Elementary School is 100%. Hidalgo County as a whole is about 92% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, San Carlos Elementary School scores 0%.
Its ratio of 16.2:1 is based on 29 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1, 1.1 fewer students per teacher than here. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 97%. Public schools in Hidalgo County average 85%.
Among Texas public elementary schools, San Carlos Elementary School outscored 58%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for San Carlos Elementary School is +9.8 points: 42.1% actual, 32.3% predicted.
American Community Survey estimates for Hidalgo County show that median household income comes to about $54,338, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 23%. The county's public schools total 364, with about 212,859 students.
San Carlos Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is John F Kennedy Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of San Carlos Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, San Carlos Elementary School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 12%, from 422 to 471. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 15.1:1 to 16.2:1.
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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
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in EDINBURG CISD
- Economedes High SchoolHigh · 2,689 students
- Edinburg North High SchoolHigh · 2,542 students
- Edinburg High SchoolHigh · 2,267 students
- Robert R Vela High SchoolHigh · 2,101 students
- Betty Harwell Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,301 students
- South Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,246 students
Other schools in EDINBURG
- Economedes High SchoolHigh · 2,689 students
- Edinburg North High SchoolHigh · 2,542 students
- Edinburg High SchoolHigh · 2,267 students
- Robert R Vela High SchoolHigh · 2,101 students
- Vanguard BeethovenCombined · 1,782 students
- Betty Harwell Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,301 students
Nearby schools
- John F Kennedy Elementary School0.2 mi · 514
- Economedes High School2.3 mi · 2,689
- Dr Thomas Esparza Elementary School3.1 mi · 541
- Betts Elementary School3.1 mi · 534
- Daniel Singleterry Sr3.1 mi · 560
- Patricia S Garza Elementary School3.2 mi · 551
Frequently asked questions
About San Carlos Elementary SchoolHow many students attend San Carlos Elementary School?
San Carlos Elementary School enrolls approximately 471 students in grades PK-05.
Is San Carlos Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
San Carlos Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does San Carlos Elementary School have?
San Carlos Elementary School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
What is the student diversity at San Carlos Elementary School?
Student demographics at San Carlos Elementary School are roughly 100% Hispanic.
Who oversees San Carlos Elementary School?
San Carlos Elementary School is overseen by EDINBURG CISD in Hidalgo County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.