📍 2001 N Bridge St, Weslaco, Hidalgo County, 78596
North Bridge el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Weslaco, Hidalgo County. The school has 692 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Carmen Briones. It is part of the Weslaco Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
North Bridge el enrolls 692 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 40 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 98% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% White and <1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 680 | 98% |
| White | 9 | 1.3% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
640 of the school's 692 students (92%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 628 qualify for free lunch and 12 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
North Bridge 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 35.
North Bridge 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 692 students, North Bridge 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