📍 1700 S Border, Weslaco, Hidalgo County, 78596
Memorial el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Weslaco, Hidalgo County. The school has 1,075 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Celinda Guajardo. It is part of the Weslaco Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 59.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.2:1. 50% of students are proficient in reading. 40% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Memorial el enrolls 1,075 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 59.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% Hispanic or Latino, 3.7% White and <1% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,030 | 96% |
| White | 40 | 3.7% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
716 of the school's 1,075 students (67%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 682 qualify for free lunch and 34 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Memorial 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.
Memorial 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 1,075 students, Memorial el is larger than the district average of about 741 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large