📍 510 N Glasscock Blvd, Alton, Hidalgo County, 78573
Jessie L Jensen el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Alton, Hidalgo County. The school has 543 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Nayeli Perez. It is part of the Sharyland Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 35.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Jessie L Jensen el enrolls 543 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 35.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 97% Hispanic or Latino, 2.6% White and <1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 526 | 97% |
| White | 14 | 2.6% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
476 of the school's 543 students (88%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 456 qualify for free lunch and 20 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Jessie L Jensen 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.
Jessie L Jensen el is one of 13 schools in SHARYLAND ISD, based in MISSION, Texas. The district serves 9,844 students district-wide and employs 620 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 543 students, Jessie L Jensen el is smaller than the district average of about 757 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large