📍 501 Harvey, Mcallen, Hidalgo County, 78501
Jackson el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Mcallen, Hidalgo County. The school has 535 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Erika Salinas. It is part of the Mcallen Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 37.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Jackson el enrolls 535 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 37.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% Hispanic or Latino, 3.6% White and <1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 509 | 95% |
| White | 19 | 3.6% |
| Black or African American | 5 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
463 of the school's 535 students (87%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 463 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.
Jackson 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 41.
Jackson 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 535 students, Jackson 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