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John F Kennedy Elementary

Public Grades K-5

4288^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

John F Kennedy Elementary in Elsa, TX, is a K-5 school serving 383 students within the Edcouch-Elsa Independent School District (Isd), where over 93% of students come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. The school has experienced a significant decline over the past decade, dropping from a 36th percentile ranking in 2015-2016 to consistently ranking in the bottom 7% of Texas elementary schools for the last four years, with a slight uptick to the 7th percentile in the most recent data.

One of the most striking findings is the dramatic performance gap between this school and Idea Elsa Academy, a charter school located just 1.19 miles away that serves a similar demographic but ranks in the 75th percentile with 4 stars. This comparison suggests that the challenges at John F Kennedy are not solely due to student poverty, but are heavily influenced by school-level factors like curriculum and leadership. The school's 5th Grade Science scores are critically low, with only 2.99% of students proficient in 2024-2025, far below the state average of 29.57% and even lower than nearby schools like Lyndon B Johnson Elementary (21.52%). However, there are some positive trends: English Language Learner students have improved to the 19th percentile statewide, and 5th Grade Reading proficiency has risen from 25% to 39.39% over recent years.

Interestingly, the school's per-student spending of $11,587 is higher than many higher-performing neighbors, including Idea Elsa Academy ($10,213) and Lyndon B Johnson Elementary ($10,558), indicating that funding is not the primary issue. Special Education students also showed a significant improvement, jumping to the 37th percentile in 2024-2025 after being at the 3rd percentile the previous year. While the school's overall performance remains low, these pockets of progress—particularly with English Language Learners and Special Education—offer potential starting points for improvement. The school's trajectory highlights the need for a deeper look at how resources are used to better serve its students.

383

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,330

Per pupil spending ?

93.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 W 9th St
Elsa, TX 78543

(956) 262-6027

District: Edcouch-Elsa Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend John F Kennedy Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Carlos F Truan J H
	David Ybarra Fine Arts Academy
High:	Edcouch-Elsa High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.5%

White:

0.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 36th percentile in 2016 → 7th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (30% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 29 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school30%

District avg34%

Texas avg51%

4,288^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 29 pts since 2016

From bottom 36% (2016) to bottom 7% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Edcouch-Elsa Independent School District (Isd)

866^th of 951Edcouch-Elsa Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	15.0	4288 of 4627	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.6	4389 of 4651	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	4521 of 4710	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	4475 of 4647	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.0	4407 of 4581	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.6	4551 of 4578	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.4	3315 of 4479	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.4	3043 of 4359	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	29.3	3191 of 4329	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	41.8	2726 of 4286	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	44.6	2617 of 4320	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	62.5	1619 of 4260	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	38.0	2983 of 4221	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	54.8	2003 of 4206	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	53.0	2234 of 4095	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	51.4	2259 of 3937	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	45.2	2488 of 3884	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	39.8	2680 of 3768	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	45.5	2432 of 3724	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	30.6	2822 of 3476	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	22.8	3088 of 3475	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	23.7	3065 of 3465	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	15.1	4277 of 4461	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.6	4231 of 4331	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.0	2891 of 4295	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.4	3070 of 4240	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	2365 of 2918	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	3301 of 3668	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.2	3515 of 3556	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	3426 of 3487	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.7	3251 of 3446	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	39.4	2136 of 3333	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.6	1950 of 3226	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	15.2	4288 of 4575	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.4	3353 of 3744	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	4401 of 4658	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	4353 of 4588	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	4425 of 4561	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.3	4490 of 4499	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.9	3282 of 4348	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.7	2760 of 4306	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	21.7	2853 of 3075	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.4	2474 of 2619	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	43.6	2156 of 2980	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	2686 of 2958	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.2	2949 of 3006	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.1	2567 of 3184	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.6	2397 of 3106	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	19.3	4038 of 4413	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.0	3333 of 3644	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	4261 of 4465	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	4243 of 4401	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	4220 of 4376	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.5	4306 of 4329	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.8	2907 of 4188	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.4	2689 of 4168	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	21.2	4088 of 4520	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	19.0	3396 of 3705	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	4361 of 4594	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	4311 of 4521	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	4242 of 4477	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.8	4431 of 4451	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	44.4	2470 of 4309	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.0	2224 of 4264	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	17.7	4170 of 4582	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.2	3502 of 3739	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	4471 of 4647	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	4431 of 4585	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	4341 of 4563	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.9	4301 of 4498	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.7	3157 of 4357	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.3	3287 of 4319	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	42 of 45	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	45 of 49	8.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.8	52 of 93	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.1	67 of 112	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	17.1	4159 of 4301	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	38.3	2219 of 3549	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.0	2778 of 4292	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.5	3849 of 4086	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	3522 of 3952	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.7	3668 of 3799	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.4	2734 of 3684	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	3267 of 3558	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2025)19th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)10th percentile~ school

Male (2026)9th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)8th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)7th percentile~ school

Migrant (2025)7th percentile~ school

Female (2026)6th percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)4th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)3rd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading33%-21 vs state

Mathematics28%-20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)			STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
John F Kennedy Elementary	Public	K-5	500 W 9th St	Elsa	78543	Hidalgo County	Edcouch-Elsa Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 262-6027	383	28	13.7	93.7%	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	381 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15	4288^th of 4627 public elementary schools	7.3%		12.6	4389^th of 4651 public elementary schools	5.6%	101							32.7	25.9	39.4	27.3	22.4	32.3	$10,330
Lyndon B Johnson Elementary	Public	K-5	200 S Fannin St	Elsa	78543	Hidalgo County	Edcouch-Elsa Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 262-6010	470	30	15.7	91.9%	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	466 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32.2	3280^th of 4627 public elementary schools	29.1%		29.3	3472^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	25.3%	192							48.2	30.0	43.8	43.8	26.3	45.2	$9,042
Idea Elsa Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	431 S Fannin	Elsa	78577	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 567-4700	718	34	20.9	89.3%	43 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	673 (93.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69.6	1152^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	75.1%		64.1	1378^th of 4651 public elementary schools	70.4%	226							63.7	59.4	59.1	60.5	64.2	42.7	$10,169
Ruben C Rodriguez Elementary	Public	K-5	1302 W Santa Rosa	Edcouch	78538	Hidalgo County	Edcouch-Elsa Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 262-6062	457	33	13.8	88.0%	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	455 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17.7	4169^th of 4627 public elementary schools	9.9%		18.7	4100^th of 4651 public elementary schools	11.8%	69							30.6	24.2	34.9	37.5	27.9	31.8	$9,062
Santiago Garcia Elementary	Public	K-5	101 E Santa Rosa Ave	Edcouch	78538	Hidalgo County	Edcouch-Elsa Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 262-6002	358	28	12.7	93.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	358 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25.2	3743^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	19.1%		16.9	4186^th of 4651 public elementary schools	10.0%	443							20.3	37.9	36.8	27.4	59.3	29.3	$10,186
San Carlos Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	505 S 83rd St	Edinburg	78539	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2370	471	29	16.2	97.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	471 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57.2	1750^th of 4627 public elementary schools	62.2%		48.2	2243^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	51.8%	493	0.0		60.0	0.0		60.0	48.2	42.6	56.3	48.2	59.6	58.6	$10,239
Jose Bernabe Munoz Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	810 N Cottonwood	La Villa	78562	Hidalgo County	La Villa Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 262-9357	227	17	13.6	96.0%	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	225 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31.8	3306^th of 4627 public elementary schools	28.5%		18	4141^st of 4651 public elementary schools	11.0%	835							45.2	38.2	41.9	58.1	29.4	25.8	$11,243
Maria Alicia P Munoz Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1901 E Roosevelt	Donna	78537	Hidalgo County	Donna Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 464-1310	688	42	16.5	95.1%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	687 (99.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	39.4	2797^th of 4627 public elementary schools	39.6%		37.6	2948^th of 4651 public elementary schools	36.6%	151	33.3	16.0	40.4	40.0	30.0	23.5	34.2	44.4	37.7	40.5	58.1	41.1	$9,360
Roberto Garate Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	25149 First St	Monte Alto	78538	Hidalgo County	Monte Alto Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 262-1601	386	22	17.4	88.3%	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	384 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27.2	3613^th of 4627 public elementary schools	21.9%		34.3	3177^th of 4651 public elementary schools	31.7%	436							38.5	51.1	48.3	33.3	28.3	25.9	$8,058
Daniel Singleterry Senior	Public	PK, KG-5	9113 N Val Verde Rd	Donna	78537	Hidalgo County	Donna Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 464-1845	560	31	17.7	98.9%	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	557 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14	4339^th of 4627 public elementary schools	6.2%		24.3	3775^th of 4651 public elementary schools	18.8%	564	0.0		36.8			0.0	26.7	25.4	29.2	30.2	33.3	28.0	$9,315

Frequently Asked Questions about John F Kennedy Elementary

What schools do graduates of John F Kennedy Elementary attend?

Students who attend John F Kennedy Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Carlos F Truan J H
Middle : David Ybarra Fine Arts Academy
High : Edcouch-Elsa High School

What is the racial makeup of John F Kennedy Elementary?

Students at John F Kennedy Elementary are 99% Hispanic.

How many students attend John F Kennedy Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 383 students attended John F Kennedy Elementary.

What district is John F Kennedy Elementary in?

Edcouch-Elsa Independent School District (Isd)

Is John F Kennedy Elementary a good school?

John F Kennedy Elementary ranks in the bottom 7.3% of Texas elementary schools.

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