📍 2606 Gumwood Ave, Mcallen, Hidalgo County, 78501
Alvarez el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Mcallen, Hidalgo County. The school has 461 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Melissa Lara. It is part of the Mcallen Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 26.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.4:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Alvarez el enrolls 461 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 26.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% Hispanic or Latino, 3% White and <1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 443 | 96% |
| White | 14 | 3% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
443 of the school's 461 students (96%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 443 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Alvarez el 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 36.
Alvarez el is one of 30 schools in MCALLEN ISD, based in MCALLEN, Texas. The district serves 19,890 students district-wide and employs 1,505 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 461 students, Alvarez el is smaller than the district average of about 663 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize