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Carmen Anaya Elementary

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Carmen Anaya Elementary ranks 937 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

937^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 80% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Carmen Anaya Elementary in Pharr, TX, is a PK-5 school serving 429 students within the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd), and it stands out for its exceptional ability to help students from all backgrounds succeed, particularly those facing economic challenges. The school has a strong track record of academic performance, recently rebounding to the 80th percentile and earning a 4-star rating after a temporary dip, showing resilience and effective leadership. What truly sets Carmen Anaya apart is its outstanding support for low socio-economic status students, ranking in the 94th percentile statewide, and its powerhouse bilingual program, where 3rd and 4th graders score more than double the state average on Spanish-language STAAR Reading tests. The school also excels in upper elementary math, with 4th and 5th graders achieving 66.67% proficiency, well above district and state averages, and it provides strong support for special education students, ranking in the 89th percentile.

While Carmen Anaya is a high-performing school, it operates in a competitive area with other excellent options. For example, Cesar Chavez Elementary (1.13 miles away) has surged to the 91st percentile with phenomenal math scores, and Jc Kelly Elementary (1.02 miles away) is a consistent 5-star school in the 92nd percentile. This cluster of high-achieving schools suggests a community that strongly values education. In contrast, the nearby Idea Academy Pharr (1.26 miles away) serves a similar demographic but ranks in the 32nd percentile, highlighting how Carmen Anaya’s smaller size and resource-intensive model drive its success.

One area for growth is 3rd-grade math, where only 41.46% of students are proficient—below district and state averages—contrasting with strong 3rd-grade reading scores. However, the school has shown it can turn weaknesses into strengths, as seen with 5th-grade science, which improved dramatically from 22.41% to 41.46% proficiency, far exceeding district and state averages. Overall, Carmen Anaya Elementary is a resilient, effective school that excels in bilingual education, math, and supporting students from all backgrounds, making it a standout choice for families in the Pharr area.

429

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,190

Per pupil spending ?

97.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1000 W Dicker Rd
Pharr, TX 78577

(956) 784-8500

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

Students who attend Carmen Anaya Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.8%

White:

0.7%

African American:

0.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 67th percentile in 2015 → 59th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (61% vs 50% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of Texas elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school61%

District avg54%

Texas avg50%

937^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 20%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From top 33% (2015) to top 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	53.9	1910 of 4651	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.8	1100 of 4710	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	79.4	785 of 4647	83.1%	★★★★☆
2022	77.4	860 of 4581	81.2%	★★★★☆
2021	55.7	1749 of 4578	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	89.6	359 of 4479	92.0%	★★★★★
2018	87.2	452 of 4359	89.6%	★★★★☆
2017	86.1	505 of 4329	88.3%	★★★★☆
2016	74.2	1033 of 4286	75.9%	★★★★☆
2015	67.0	1420 of 4320	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	38.6	2984 of 4260	30.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	15.8	3949 of 4221	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	25.3	3629 of 4206	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	12.1	3929 of 4095	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	29.9	3272 of 3937	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	25.5	3375 of 3884	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	91.2	153 of 4461	96.6%	★★★★★
2021	66.3	901 of 4331	79.2%	★★★★☆
2019	98.9	19 of 4295	99.6%	★★★★★
2018	97.4	37 of 4240	99.1%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	53.5	1188 of 2918	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.3	693 of 3668	81.1%	★★★★☆
2023	81.3	355 of 3556	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	86.5	210 of 3487	94.0%	★★★★★
2021	61.6	932 of 3446	73.0%	★★★★☆
2019	95.7	35 of 3333	98.9%	★★★★★
2018	96.3	26 of 3226	99.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	50.7	1706 of 3744	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.4	787 of 4658	83.1%	★★★★☆
2023	79.1	731 of 4588	84.1%	★★★★☆
2022	79.9	686 of 4561	85.0%	★★★★☆
2021	61.0	1458 of 4499	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.5	621 of 4348	85.7%	★★★★☆
2018	81.8	568 of 4306	86.8%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	76.8	117 of 2980	96.1%	★★★★★
2018	77.7	256 of 3106	91.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	62.6	1105 of 3644	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	79.7	542 of 4465	87.9%	★★★★☆
2023	85.2	366 of 4401	91.7%	★★★★★
2022	83.0	420 of 4376	90.4%	★★★★★
2021	62.6	1229 of 4329	71.6%	★★★★☆
2019	93.1	123 of 4188	97.1%	★★★★★
2018	90.5	183 of 4168	95.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	70.8	699 of 3705	81.1%	★★★★☆
2024	85.2	292 of 4594	93.6%	★★★★★
2023	90.1	165 of 4521	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	89.5	183 of 4477	95.9%	★★★★★
2021	68.2	942 of 4451	78.8%	★★★★☆
2019	95.8	44 of 4309	99.0%	★★★★★
2018	95.1	73 of 4264	98.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	59.3	1316 of 3739	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.3	1219 of 4647	73.8%	★★★★☆
2023	74.8	934 of 4585	79.6%	★★★★☆
2022	70.4	1098 of 4563	75.9%	★★★★☆
2021	48.4	2056 of 4498	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	93.6	190 of 4357	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	88.7	363 of 4319	91.6%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	75.5	485 of 3549	86.3%	★★★★☆
2024	77.9	506 of 4292	88.2%	★★★★☆
2019	88.2	153 of 3684	95.8%	★★★★★
2018	85.0	192 of 3558	94.6%	★★★★★

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)97th percentile+15 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)96th percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2025)86th percentile+27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)81st percentile+22 vs school

Hispanic (2025)70th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)65th percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)59th percentile~ school

Female (2025)54th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading64%+10 vs state

Mathematics59%+12 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Wilbur E Lucas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1300 N McColl Rd	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Valley View Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 340-1700	530	28	18.8	93.0%	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	527 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66.3	1291^st of 4627 public elementary schools	72.1%		72.6	1019^th of 4651 public elementary schools	78.1%	272	18.2		63.6			51.8	59.7	72.1	58.5	48.4	58.7	47.8	49.2	$7,820
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Carmen Anaya Elementary

Is Carmen Anaya Elementary a good school?

Carmen Anaya Elementary ranks 937^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Carmen Anaya Elementary attend?

Students who attend Carmen Anaya Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

What is the racial makeup of Carmen Anaya Elementary?

Students at Carmen Anaya Elementary are 99% Hispanic.

How many students attend Carmen Anaya Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 429 students attended Carmen Anaya Elementary.

What district is Carmen Anaya Elementary in?

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

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