📍 2901 Colbath Ave, Mcallen, Hidalgo County, 78503
Escandon el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Mcallen, Hidalgo County. The school has 495 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Karla Rodriguez. It is part of the Mcallen Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 37.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Escandon el enrolls 495 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 37.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% Hispanic or Latino, 14% White and <1% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 427 | 86% |
| White | 67 | 14% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
464 of the school's 495 students (94%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 464 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.
Escandon 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.
Escandon 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 495 students, Escandon 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