📍 201 e Martin Ave, Mcallen, Hidalgo County, 78504
Gonzalez el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Mcallen, Hidalgo County. The school has 797 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Christina Hernandez. It is part of the Mcallen Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 51.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 72% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Gonzalez el enrolls 797 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 51.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% Hispanic or Latino, 8.2% Asian and 7.2% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 652 | 82% |
| Asian | 65 | 8.2% |
| White | 57 | 7.2% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 1.8% |
| Black or African American | 6 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
290 of the school's 797 students (36%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 290 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.
Gonzalez el is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. 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.
Gonzalez 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 797 students, Gonzalez el is larger than the district average of about 663 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize