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John Doedyns Elementary

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John Doedyns Elementary ranks 1835 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1835^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 60% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

John Doedyns Elementary in San Juan, TX, is a PK-5 school serving 391 students within the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd), where over 93% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, reflecting the community's high economic need.

This school is in the midst of a remarkable turnaround. After a challenging period, it jumped from the 38th percentile statewide in 2024-2025 to the 60th percentile in 2025-2026, earning a 3-star rating. This is the largest single-year gain among nearby schools like Alfred Sorensen Elementary and Raul Longoria Elementary, which have been more stable. A standout strength is how well the school serves its students from low-income backgrounds—this subgroup ranked in the 81st percentile (4 stars) in 2025-2026, significantly outperforming the school's overall rank. Math is a clear bright spot, with 5th-grade math proficiency (57.45%) competitive with top-performing peers, while reading scores still lag behind district and state averages, especially in 3rd and 4th grade.

The school invests in smaller class sizes (13.6:1 student-teacher ratio) compared to higher-ranked neighbors, and its per-student spending ($12,194) is above the district average. However, the most critical area for improvement is Special Education, which dropped to the 16th percentile (1 star) in 2025-2026. The school's recovery from pandemic-era lows to exceed pre-pandemic performance levels shows effective strategies are in place, but continued focus on reading instruction and support for all learners will be key to sustaining this momentum.

391

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,661

Per pupil spending ?

93.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1401 N Raul Longoria Rd
San Juan, TX 78589-4401

(956) 354-2740

District: Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend John Doedyns Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	R Yzaguirre Middle
High:	Psja Early College High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.2%

White:

0.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 51st percentile in 2016 → 60th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Texas median (60th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school51%

District avg54%

Texas avg51%

1,835^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 40%▲ up 10 pts since 2016

From top 49% (2016) to top 40% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^th of 25Elementary Schools in the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)

306^th of 951Pharr-San Juan-Alamo 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	55.3	1835 of 4627	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	38.6	2877 of 4651	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.9	3030 of 4710	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.3	2774 of 4647	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.7	3384 of 4581	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.8	4489 of 4578	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	44.1	2422 of 4479	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.0	1627 of 4359	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	49.7	1978 of 4329	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	53.9	2117 of 4286	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	66.8	1439 of 4320	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	65.4	1459 of 4260	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	46.7	2479 of 4221	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	30.6	3399 of 4206	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.4	3425 of 4095	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.7	3246 of 3937	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	38.8	2798 of 3884	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	32.0	3041 of 3768	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	35.8	2853 of 3724	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	36.0	2641 of 3476	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	35.1	2654 of 3475	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	31.3	2821 of 3465	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	49.7	2115 of 4461	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	24.5	3753 of 4331	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	67.0	942 of 4295	78.1%	★★★★☆
2018	59.9	1329 of 4240	68.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	40.6	1748 of 2918	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.7	2809 of 3668	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.0	2473 of 3556	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.8	1831 of 3487	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.0	2783 of 3446	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.7	1378 of 3333	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.6	1228 of 3226	61.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	59.4	1608 of 4575	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.3	1594 of 3744	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.5	2213 of 4658	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.9	2086 of 4588	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.6	3452 of 4561	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.3	4428 of 4499	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	52.5	1914 of 4348	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.9	1645 of 4306	61.8%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	61.6	1365 of 3075	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.5	1557 of 2619	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.4	2105 of 2958	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.6	1966 of 3184	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	73.4	598 of 3106	80.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	62.4	1324 of 4413	70.0%	★★★★☆
2025	51.1	1668 of 3644	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.3	2251 of 4465	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.9	2276 of 4401	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.0	3096 of 4376	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.3	4254 of 4329	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	50.3	1967 of 4188	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.6	1241 of 4168	70.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	70.5	876 of 4520	80.6%	★★★★☆
2025	60.3	1221 of 3705	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.7	1947 of 4594	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.6	2012 of 4521	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.4	2932 of 4477	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	13.7	4324 of 4451	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	57.3	1541 of 4309	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.9	996 of 4264	76.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	47.8	2250 of 4582	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	35.2	2554 of 3739	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.6	2973 of 4647	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.7	3219 of 4585	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.0	2925 of 4563	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	11.6	4370 of 4498	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.0	2998 of 4357	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.3	1674 of 4319	61.2%	★★★☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	51.6	45 of 93	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.4	50 of 112	55.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	26.3	3633 of 4301	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	43.9	1928 of 3549	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.8	1781 of 4292	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	26.2	3402 of 4086	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.8	2213 of 3952	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.2	2892 of 3684	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.1	1890 of 3558	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)81st percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2026)70th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2026)65th percentile+5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)56th percentile-5 vs school

At Risk (2022)53rd percentile+26 vs school

Migrant (2019)52nd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)51st percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)40th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)16th percentile-45 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics52%+5 vs state

Reading50%-4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (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 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 Doedyns Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1401 N Raul Longoria Rd	San Juan	78589	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2740	391	29	13.6	93.9%	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	388 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55.3	1835^th of 4627 public elementary schools	60.3%		38.6	2877^th of 4651 public elementary schools	38.1%	1042				48.4	46.2	56.8	45.3	55.4	57.5	$12,661
Amanda Garza-Pena Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 E Fm 495	San Juan	78589	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2800	557	34	16.3	93.0%	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	553 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67.6	1240^th of 4627 public elementary schools	73.2%		54.9	1847^th of 4651 public elementary schools	60.3%	607		63.6		55.6	50.0	63.8	52.8	67.1	54.3	$10,693
Idea Academy San Juan	Public, Charter	K-5	600 E Sioux Rd	San Juan	78589	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 702-5150	617	33	18.6	87.8%	28 (4.5%)	3 (0.5%)	582 (94.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	22.4	3916^th of 4627 public elementary schools	15.4%		37.4	2959^th of 4651 public elementary schools	36.4%	957				28.3	37.0	52.7	30.3	34.3	24.8	$10,385
Psja Sotomayor Building Blocks Academy	Public	PK, KG-1	1200 E Polk Ave	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(956) 354-2000	167	11	15.6	84.4%	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	166 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)										$16,909
Henry Ford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1110 E Polk St	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2770	643	40	15.9	98.1%	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	634 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55	1862^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	59.8%		38	2926^th of 4651 public elementary schools	37.1%	1064	30.0		75.0	42.2	50.7	52.6	51.4	54.7	54.9	$10,446
Vida N Clover Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	800 E Carrol St	San Juan	78589	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2730	378	25	14.8	94.7%	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	376 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62.7	1474^th of 4627 public elementary schools	68.1%		44.6	2464^th of 4651 public elementary schools	47.0%	990	29.4	26.7	33.3	60.0	47.6	59.7	52.5	57.1	50.7	$11,327
Drs Reed - Mock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 E Eldora Rd	San Juan	78589	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2890	509	34	15.1	98.2%	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	503 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62.4	1492^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	67.8%		51.8	2040^th of 4651 public elementary schools	56.1%	548	66.7	76.9	71.4	55.7	41.9	46.8	61.4	59.2	64.4	$11,274
Arnoldo Cantu Senior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2900 N R Longoria	San Juan	78589	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2850	598	35	16.9	91.5%	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	594 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58.7	1665^th of 4627 public elementary schools	64.0%		40.4	2748^th of 4651 public elementary schools	40.9%	1083				57.1	52.5	45.1	56.3	62.2	45.1	$10,076
Sgt Leonel Trevino Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	901 E El Dora Rd	San Juan	78589	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2900	401	26	15.4	98.0%	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	398 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36.4	2990^th of 4627 public elementary schools	35.4%		30.5	3393^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	27.0%	403	28.6	47.8		57.6	30.3	48.2	31.2	31.5	53.5	$13,401
Raul Longoria Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2500 N Cypress	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2820	568	36	15.7	94.5%	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	560 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70.1	1133^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	75.5%		54.9	1845^th of 4651 public elementary schools	60.3%	712	0.0		80.0	64.0	57.5	63.8	45.0	56.0	66.2	$10,509

Frequently Asked Questions about John Doedyns Elementary

What district is John Doedyns Elementary in?

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)

Is John Doedyns Elementary a good school?

John Doedyns Elementary ranks 1835^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of John Doedyns Elementary?

Students at John Doedyns Elementary are 99% Hispanic.

How many students attend John Doedyns Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 391 students attended John Doedyns Elementary.

What schools do graduates of John Doedyns Elementary attend?

Students who attend John Doedyns Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : R Yzaguirre Middle
High : Psja Early College High School

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