📍 1200 W Hall Acres Rd, Pharr, Hidalgo County, 78577
Geraldine Palmer el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Pharr, Hidalgo County. The school has 644 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Nadia Aguirre. It is part of the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Geraldine Palmer el enrolls 644 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 36 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 98% Hispanic or Latino, 1.9% White and <1% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 629 | 98% |
| White | 12 | 1.9% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
568 of the school's 644 students (88%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 568 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.
Geraldine Palmer el is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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 27, state house district 36.
Geraldine Palmer el is one of 43 schools in PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD, based in PHARR, Texas. The district serves 29,613 students district-wide and employs 2,069 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 644 students, Geraldine Palmer el is close to the district average of about 689 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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