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Arnoldo Cantu Senior Elementary

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Arnoldo Cantu Senior Elementary ranks 1665 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1665^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 64% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Arnoldo Cantu Senior Elementary is a PK-5 public school in San Juan, TX, serving 598 students within the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd), a district ranked in the top 68% of Texas school districts.

This school stands out for its remarkable ability to help students from low-income backgrounds succeed, ranking in the 81st percentile for serving low socio-economic status students in the 2025-2026 school year—far outpacing its overall state rank of the 64th percentile. After a dip in performance, the school has rebounded strongly, with a 23-percentile-point jump in its overall state ranking. However, a key challenge is a noticeable drop in 5th-grade performance, where reading and math scores (both 45%) fall significantly below district and state averages. In contrast, 3rd and 4th-grade math scores are strong, with 4th-grade math (62%) well above state averages. The school also shows a positive trend in supporting female students, who now slightly outperform male students after a gap existed the prior year.

Compared to nearby schools, Cantu provides a much higher-quality education than the nearby charter option, Idea Academy San Juan (15th percentile), with test scores nearly double in some grades. However, it trails its closest neighbor, Drs Reed - Mock Elementary (68th percentile), particularly in 5th-grade math and its Spanish-language program. The top-performing nearby school, Raul Longoria Elementary (76th percentile), shows consistent strength across all grades, highlighting Cantu’s need to address its 5th-grade slump to become a consistent 4-star performer.

598

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,076

Per pupil spending ?

91.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2900 N R Longoria
San Juan, TX 78589-1225

(956) 354-2850

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

Students who attend Arnoldo Cantu Senior Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.3%

White:

0.3%

African American:

0.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 68th percentile in 2015 → 41st in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Texas median (64th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 27 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school53%

District avg54%

Texas avg51%

1,665^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 36%▼ down 27 pts since 2015

From top 32% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^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
2025	40.4	2748 of 4651	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.3	2425 of 4710	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.2	1809 of 4647	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.3	1640 of 4581	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.2	2024 of 4578	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.1	1112 of 4479	75.2%	★★★★☆
2018	63.2	1337 of 4359	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	58.2	1566 of 4329	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	49.4	2333 of 4286	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	67.5	1403 of 4320	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	54.8	2057 of 4260	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	59.0	1785 of 4221	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	56.3	1906 of 4206	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.3	1474 of 4095	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.1	1508 of 3937	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	69.3	1145 of 3884	70.5%	★★★★☆
2008	75.0	755 of 3768	80.0%	★★★★☆
2007	82.9	268 of 3724	92.8%	★★★★★
2006	77.1	588 of 3476	83.1%	★★★★☆
2005	81.8	355 of 3475	89.8%	★★★★☆
2004	63.0	1337 of 3465	61.4%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	73.6	671 of 4461	85.0%	★★★★☆
2021	77.7	448 of 4331	89.7%	★★★★☆
2019	87.7	200 of 4295	95.3%	★★★★★
2018	86.3	250 of 4240	94.1%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	41.5	1702 of 2918	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.6	2110 of 3668	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.6	1022 of 3556	71.3%	★★★★☆
2022	59.1	1137 of 3487	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.7	669 of 3446	80.6%	★★★★☆
2019	85.1	195 of 3333	94.1%	★★★★★
2018	88.6	119 of 3226	96.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	31.9	2696 of 3744	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.7	2699 of 4658	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.7	1707 of 4588	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.4	1552 of 4561	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.6	1878 of 4499	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.2	1102 of 4348	74.7%	★★★★☆
2018	71.9	949 of 4306	78.0%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	58.2	1358 of 2619	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.2	1693 of 2980	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.9	1468 of 2958	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.3	1981 of 3006	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.5	1706 of 3184	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.9	1512 of 3106	51.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	48.3	1849 of 3644	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.1	1852 of 4465	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.1	1309 of 4401	70.3%	★★★★☆
2022	65.5	1137 of 4376	74.0%	★★★★☆
2021	57.1	1498 of 4329	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.0	650 of 4188	84.5%	★★★★☆
2018	70.4	837 of 4168	79.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	48.6	1860 of 3705	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.5	1606 of 4594	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.5	1099 of 4521	75.7%	★★★★☆
2022	71.0	847 of 4477	81.1%	★★★★☆
2021	60.0	1399 of 4451	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	82.4	340 of 4309	92.1%	★★★★★
2018	74.3	650 of 4264	84.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	51.5	1652 of 3739	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.1	2041 of 4647	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.5	2004 of 4585	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.7	1773 of 4563	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.5	2052 of 4498	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.4	1224 of 4357	71.9%	★★★★☆
2018	52.3	1885 of 4319	56.4%	★★★☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2018	55.2	45 of 112	59.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	38.9	2187 of 3549	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.9	2452 of 4292	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.9	2900 of 4086	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.0	2802 of 3952	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.0	1793 of 3684	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.4	1677 of 3558	52.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

At Risk (2022)85th percentile+21 vs school

Migrant (2018)60th percentile-10 vs school

Male (2025)56th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)50th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)49th percentile+8 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)48th percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)42nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)38th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)28th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics55%+8 vs state

Reading52%-3 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Dr William Long Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3700 N Raiders Dr	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2750	767	42	18.0	96.3%	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	754 (98.3%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48.9	2176^th of 4627 public elementary schools	53.0%		47.3	2302^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	50.5%	126			37.5	47.3	51.4	57.1	49.5	44.9	41.1	$9,577
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
Idea Owassa Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	1000 E Owassa Rd	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 351-4959	699	33	21.0	82.0%	47 (6.7%)	2 (0.3%)	637 (91.1%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	49.1	2168^th of 4627 public elementary schools	53.1%		55.9	1780^th of 4651 public elementary schools	61.7%	388				53.7	40.2	54.3	51.9	42.6	48.1	$10,001
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Arnoldo Cantu Senior Elementary

What district is Arnoldo Cantu Senior Elementary in?

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

How many students attend Arnoldo Cantu Senior Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 598 students attended Arnoldo Cantu Senior Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Arnoldo Cantu Senior Elementary?

Students at Arnoldo Cantu Senior Elementary are 99% Hispanic.

Is Arnoldo Cantu Senior Elementary a good school?

Arnoldo Cantu Senior Elementary ranks 1665^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Arnoldo Cantu Senior Elementary attend?

Students who attend Arnoldo Cantu Senior Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

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