TRUMAN EL

TRUMAN EL is one of the average-sized K-5 schools in EDINBURG, Texas, operated by EDINBURG CISD, with 696 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 34% bigger than the state mean of about 519.

EDINBURG CISD runs 44 schools in total, collectively educating 33,343 students. TRUMAN EL is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, TRUMAN EL records that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (98%).

On the resource side, The school reports having 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. An estimated 86% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, TRUMAN EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 36.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 43.4%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Hidalgo County put the typical household earns roughly $54,338 per year, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 23%. In all, Hidalgo County runs 364 public schools (combined enrollment of about 212,859 students), of which TRUMAN EL is one.

EDINBURG NORTH H S is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts TRUMAN EL at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 48.9%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at TRUMAN EL has ticked up 10%, going from 631 students in 2018 to 696 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 18.3:1 in 2018 to 16.2:1 today.

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