📍 2500 Galveston Ave, Mcallen, Hidalgo County, 78501
Thigpen-zavala el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Mcallen, Hidalgo County. The school has 494 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Marisela Chapa. It is part of the Mcallen Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 32.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Thigpen-zavala el enrolls 494 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 32.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 97% Hispanic or Latino, 3% White and <1% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 477 | 97% |
| White | 15 | 3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
466 of the school's 494 students (94%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 466 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.
Thigpen-zavala 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.
Thigpen-zavala 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 494 students, Thigpen-zavala 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