📍 500 W Dallas Ave, Mcallen, Hidalgo County, 78501
Fields el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Mcallen, Hidalgo County. The school has 481 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Teresa Trdla. It is part of the Mcallen Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 36.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Fields el enrolls 481 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 36.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% Hispanic or Latino, 3.1% White and <1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 462 | 96% |
| White | 15 | 3.1% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
438 of the school's 481 students (91%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 438 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.
Fields 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 27, state house district 41.
Fields 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 481 students, Fields 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