📍 3221 Olga Ave, Mcallen, Hidalgo County, 78503
Houston el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Mcallen, Hidalgo County. The school has 378 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jessica Lowe. It is part of the Mcallen Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 28.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Houston el enrolls 378 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 28.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 99% Hispanic or Latino, <1% White and <1% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 375 | 99% |
| White | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
330 of the school's 378 students (87%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 330 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.
Houston 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.
Houston 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 378 students, Houston 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