📍 410 N Airport Dr, Weslaco, Hidalgo County, 78596
Airport el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Weslaco, Hidalgo County. The school has 792 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Gilbert Rebolloso. It is part of the Weslaco Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.0:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Airport el enrolls 792 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 44 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 98% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% White and <1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 777 | 98% |
| White | 13 | 1.6% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
684 of the school's 792 students (86%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 663 qualify for free lunch and 21 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Airport 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 27, state house district 39.
Airport el is one of 22 schools in WESLACO ISD, based in WESLACO, Texas. The district serves 16,300 students district-wide and employs 1,021 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 792 students, Airport el is close to the district average of about 741 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large