📍 Mile 4 N and Mile 17, Elsa, Hidalgo County, 78543
Carlos Truan J H is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Elsa, Hidalgo County. The school has 622 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Edcouch-Elsa Isd school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 45.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Carlos Truan J H enrolls 622 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 45.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 100% Hispanic or Latino and <1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 621 | 100% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
581 of the school's 622 students (93%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 555 qualify for free lunch and 26 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Carlos Truan J H is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 27, state house district 40.
Carlos Truan J H is one of 9 schools in EDCOUCH-ELSA ISD, based in EDCOUCH, Texas. The district serves 4,349 students district-wide and employs 292 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 622 students, Carlos Truan J H is larger than the district average of about 483 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe