📍 205 N Chicago, Alton, Hidalgo County, 78573
Alton el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Alton, Hidalgo County. The school has 390 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Selene Garcia. It is part of the Mission Cisd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 22.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Alton el enrolls 390 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 22.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 99% Hispanic or Latino, <1% White and <1% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 388 | 99% |
| White | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
370 of the school's 390 students (95%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 360 qualify for free lunch and 10 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Alton 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.
Alton 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 390 students, Alton 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