📍 842 W Saint Francis Ave, Alton, Hidalgo County, 78573
Carl C Waitz el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Alton, Hidalgo County. The school has 396 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Anel Hernandez. It is part of the Mission Cisd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 25.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Carl C Waitz el enrolls 396 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 25.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 99% Hispanic or Latino and <1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 393 | 99% |
| White | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
389 of the school's 396 students (98%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 381 qualify for free lunch and 8 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Carl C Waitz el is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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.
Carl C Waitz el is one of 24 schools in MISSION CISD, based in MISSION, Texas. The district serves 13,765 students district-wide and employs 971 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 396 students, Carl C Waitz el is smaller than the district average of about 574 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large