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Cesar Chavez Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

395^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 91% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Cesar Chavez Elementary in Pharr, TX, is a PK-5 campus serving 403 students within the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd), and it has achieved a remarkable turnaround to become the top-performing school in its immediate area.

This school stands out for its exceptional academic growth, particularly in mathematics. For the 2025-2026 school year, 5th-grade math proficiency reached an extraordinary 91.38%, far exceeding the district average of 55.1% and the state average of 47.38%. This consistent excellence in math is not seen in nearby schools like Berta S Palacios Elementary or Graciela Garcia Elementary. Cesar Chavez also boasts a low student-teacher ratio of 13.4, which is smaller than competitors like Geraldine Palmer Elementary (17.2) and Carmen Anaya Elementary (16.5), allowing for more personalized instruction. The school has even overtaken the consistently high-performing Jc Kelly Elementary in overall ranking, moving from the 8th percentile in 2020-2021 to the 91st percentile today.

The school’s success is a story of remarkable recovery and effective teaching. After a pandemic-era low, it has achieved four consecutive years of growth, culminating in a 5-star rating. Its bilingual program is a major strength, with Spanish-language STAAR reading scores dramatically outperforming district and state averages. Cesar Chavez is particularly effective at serving its student population, ranking in the 99th percentile for students from low socio-economic backgrounds. With per-student spending in the middle of the pack compared to its neighbors, the school demonstrates high efficiency and resource allocation, making it a standout choice for families in the Pharr area.

403

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,411

Per pupil spending ?

98.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

401 E Thomas Rd
Pharr, TX 78577-1225

(956) 354-2720

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

Students who attend Cesar Chavez Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Jaime Escalante Middle
High:	Psja Southwest Early College High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.5%

White:

0.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 79th percentile in 2016 → 91st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (72% vs 50% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of Texas elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school72%

District avg54%

Texas avg50%

395^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 9%▲ up 12 pts since 2016

From top 21% (2016) to top 9% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	89.4	395 of 4627	91.5%	★★★★★
2025	74.7	941 of 4651	79.8%	★★★★☆
2024	57.0	1757 of 4710	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.5	1102 of 4647	76.3%	★★★★☆
2022	58.6	1672 of 4581	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	15.1	4206 of 4578	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	75.0	877 of 4479	80.4%	★★★★☆
2018	68.9	1085 of 4359	75.1%	★★★★☆
2017	65.9	1211 of 4329	72.0%	★★★★☆
2016	77.3	885 of 4286	79.4%	★★★★☆
2015	68.1	1374 of 4320	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	55.3	2030 of 4260	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	37.5	3009 of 4221	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.0	3320 of 4206	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	42.9	2794 of 4095	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	37.7	2943 of 3937	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.5	3131 of 3884	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	38.6	2740 of 3768	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	43.4	2528 of 3724	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	52.0	1952 of 3476	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	51.2	1975 of 3475	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	42.1	2397 of 3465	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	82.8	356 of 4461	92.0%	★★★★★
2021	29.1	3437 of 4331	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	88.0	196 of 4295	95.4%	★★★★★
2018	88.1	193 of 4240	95.4%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	80.7	388 of 2918	86.7%	★★★★☆
2024	57.4	1301 of 3668	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.5	496 of 3556	86.1%	★★★★☆
2022	66.8	815 of 3487	76.6%	★★★★☆
2021	24.6	2982 of 3446	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	75.0	458 of 3333	86.3%	★★★★☆
2018	77.4	396 of 3226	87.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	85.1	498 of 4575	89.1%	★★★★☆
2025	68.4	947 of 3744	74.7%	★★★★☆
2024	50.8	2131 of 4658	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.4	799 of 4588	82.6%	★★★★☆
2022	57.8	1683 of 4561	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	15.4	4200 of 4499	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	76.2	772 of 4348	82.2%	★★★★☆
2018	78.2	702 of 4306	83.7%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	74.7	221 of 3075	92.8%	★★★★★
2018	77.7	256 of 3106	91.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	92.1	149 of 4413	96.6%	★★★★★
2025	83.7	328 of 3644	91.0%	★★★★★
2024	60.4	1441 of 4465	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.2	682 of 4401	84.5%	★★★★☆
2022	64.1	1213 of 4376	72.3%	★★★★☆
2021	19.0	3952 of 4329	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	79.4	480 of 4188	88.5%	★★★★☆
2018	74.1	696 of 4168	83.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	95.9	51 of 4520	98.9%	★★★★★
2025	90.3	133 of 3705	96.4%	★★★★★
2024	65.5	1176 of 4594	74.4%	★★★★☆
2023	83.0	352 of 4521	92.2%	★★★★★
2022	73.3	730 of 4477	83.7%	★★★★☆
2021	20.6	3991 of 4451	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	84.7	274 of 4309	93.6%	★★★★★
2018	79.1	456 of 4264	89.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	88.3	399 of 4582	91.3%	★★★★★
2025	80.5	574 of 3739	84.6%	★★★★☆
2024	56.0	1817 of 4647	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.7	1364 of 4585	70.3%	★★★★☆
2022	56.6	1787 of 4563	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	19.2	3928 of 4498	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	72.1	931 of 4357	78.6%	★★★★☆
2018	57.3	1624 of 4319	62.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	85.4	307 of 4301	92.9%	★★★★★
2025	95.3	73 of 3549	97.9%	★★★★★
2024	70.7	772 of 4292	82.0%	★★★★☆
2023	73.9	556 of 4086	86.4%	★★★★☆
2022	45.8	1849 of 3952	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	18.9	3721 of 3799	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	80.4	303 of 3684	91.8%	★★★★★
2018	67.3	646 of 3558	81.8%	★★★★☆

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)99th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)97th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2026)93rd percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)93rd percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)92nd percentile+29 vs school

Male (2026)91st percentile~ school

Female (2026)89th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)87th percentile+7 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics79%+32 vs state

Reading70%+15 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 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	Total
Cesar Chavez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 E Thomas Rd	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2720	403	30	13.4	98.3%	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	401 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	89.4	395^th of 4627 public elementary schools	91.5%		74.7	941^st of 4651 public elementary schools	79.8%	546	59.3	73.3	55.0			55.6	65.4	82.1		74.6	65.9	91.4		$13,411
Berta S Palacios Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	801 E Thomas Dr	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2000	470	31	15.1	99.6%	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	466 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68.7	1196^th of 4627 public elementary schools	74.2%		77	874^th of 4651 public elementary schools	81.2%	322	7.1	46.2	63.6			50.0	64.4	60.9		44.2	66.7	59.7		$11,941
Jc Kelly Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	201 E Las Milpas Rd	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Hidalgo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 843-4201	260	20	12.8	86.2%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	260 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	82.7	668^th of 4627 public elementary schools	85.6%		89.5	389^th of 4651 public elementary schools	91.6%	279	36.8	81.3	45.5			47.8	87.0	60.0		61.9	87.2	80.4		$11,540
Carmen Anaya Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 W Dicker Rd	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 784-8500	429	26	16.5	97.2%	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	424 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	75	937^th of 4627 public elementary schools	79.7%		53.9	1910^th of 4651 public elementary schools	58.9%	973	66.7	63.6	50.0			56.3	62.2	72.1		41.5	66.7	66.7		$11,190
Idea Academy Pharr	Public, Charter	K-5	600 E Las Milpas Rd	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 283-1515	717	31	22.7	93.7%	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	716 (99.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33.8	3165^th of 4627 public elementary schools	31.6%		41.3	2697^th of 4651 public elementary schools	42.0%	468						29.0	27.8	55.2		36.5	45.8	46.5		$9,432
Graciela Garcia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1002 W Juan Balli	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2790	385	27	14.3	97.9%	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	383 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	75.7	913^th of 4627 public elementary schools	80.3%		66.9	1266^th of 4651 public elementary schools	72.8%	353	40.0	89.5	66.7			60.0	67.4	60.8		45.0	81.0	61.0		$13,632
Hidalgo Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8700 S I Rd	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Hidalgo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 834-4276	239	19	12.8	88.7%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	239 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68.2	1220^th of 4627 public elementary schools	73.6%		69.5	1156^th of 4651 public elementary schools	75.1%	64	53.9	36.4	38.5			38.5	39.3	57.7		64.1	79.5	69.2		$11,526
Valley View North Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1300 E Anaya Rd	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Valley View Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 340-1600	372	25	14.9	99.7%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	372 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56.7	1775^th of 4627 public elementary schools	61.6%		49.1	2192^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	52.9%	417		20.0	71.4			51.2	55.3	57.5	53.6	44.2	48.1	61.9	39.3	$10,804
Valley View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3408 E Olmo St	Hidalgo	78557	Hidalgo County	Valley View Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 340-1450	446	27	16.6	87.9%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	445 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	80.7	735^th of 4627 public elementary schools	84.1%		80.6	733^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	84.2%	2		66.7	88.9	0.0	28.6	66.0	60.8	76.0	69.4	59.6	65.4	56.9	57.1	$9,682
Geraldine Palmer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1200 W Hall Acres Rd	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2860	657	38	17.2	88.6%	15 (2.3%)	5 (0.8%)	636 (96.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54.7	1881^st of 4627 public elementary schools	59.3%		51.5	2053^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	55.9%	172	18.2	9.1	18.2			45.3	56.1	56.3		43.0	52.0	53.8		$10,570

Frequently Asked Questions about Cesar Chavez Elementary

What schools do graduates of Cesar Chavez Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cesar Chavez Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Jaime Escalante Middle
High : Psja Southwest Early College High School

What is the racial makeup of Cesar Chavez Elementary?

Students at Cesar Chavez Elementary are 100% Hispanic.

What district is Cesar Chavez Elementary in?

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

Is Cesar Chavez Elementary a good school?

Yes. Cesar Chavez Elementary ranks in the top 8.5% of Texas elementary schools.

How many students attend Cesar Chavez Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 403 students attended Cesar Chavez Elementary.

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