📍 2901 Incarnate Word, Mcallen, Hidalgo County, 78504
Blanca e Sanchez is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Mcallen, Hidalgo County. The school has 515 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Veronica Rodriguez. It is part of the Mcallen Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 34.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Blanca e Sanchez enrolls 515 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 34.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% Hispanic or Latino, 2.3% White and <1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 495 | 96% |
| White | 12 | 2.3% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
315 of the school's 515 students (61%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 315 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.
Blanca e Sanchez 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 35.
Blanca e Sanchez 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 515 students, Blanca e Sanchez 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