ZAVALA EL

ZAVALA EL, an average-sized primary school in EDINBURG, Texas, part of EDINBURG CISD, enrolls 565 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

EDINBURG CISD comprises 44 schools with combined enrollment of 33,343 students; ZAVALA EL is among them.

Demographically, ZAVALA EL shows that 100% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting ZAVALA EL higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 88% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, ZAVALA EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 32.3%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Hidalgo County) shows 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%. Across Hidalgo County's 364 public schools (combined enrollment of about 212,859 students), ZAVALA EL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: B L GARZA MIDDLE, around 1.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, ZAVALA EL comes 9th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 51.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Looking at the recent track record. ZAVALA EL's enrollment has ticked up 9% since 2018, when it stood at 519 (now 565).

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