📍 904 S 12th Ave, Edinburg, Hidalgo County, 78539
Jefferson Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Edinburg, Hidalgo County. The school has 491 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Ana Salinas. It is part of the Edinburg Cisd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 31.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. 65% of students are proficient in reading. 45% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Jefferson Elem enrolls 491 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 31.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% White and 1.6% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 469 | 96% |
| White | 8 | 1.6% |
| Asian | 8 | 1.6% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 1.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
316 of the school's 491 students (64%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 308 qualify for free lunch and 8 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Jefferson Elem is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). 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 20, state house district 40.
Jefferson Elem is one of 46 schools in EDINBURG CISD, based in EDINBURG, Texas. The district serves 33,343 students district-wide and employs 2,305 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 491 students, Jefferson Elem is smaller than the district average of about 725 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize