📍 1100 e Hwy 83, Pharr, Hidalgo County, 78577
Elvis J Ballew H S is an Alternative/PRU serving secondary age pupils, located in Pharr, Hidalgo County. The school has 52 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Isd school district. It serves grades 9 in an urban setting. The school employs 12.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 4.3:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 75% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Elvis J Ballew H S enrolls 52 students across grades 9. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 12.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 4.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 100% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 52 | 100% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
50 of the school's 52 students (96%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 50 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.
Elvis J Ballew H S 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.
Elvis J Ballew H S 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 52 students, Elvis J Ballew H S is smaller than the district average of about 689 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small