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Jessie L Jensen Elementary

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Jessie L Jensen Elementary ranks 3207 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

3207^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Jessie L Jensen Elementary in Alton, TX, serves 615 students in grades PK-6 as part of the Sharyland Independent School District (Isd), a high-performing district that ranks in the 75th percentile statewide, though the school itself has faced challenges, with recent data showing a 31st percentile ranking and a significant achievement gap compared to its district peers.

One of the most notable findings is the stark contrast between Jensen and Donna Wernecke Elementary, a nearby school in the same district just two miles away. While Wernecke ranks in the 79th percentile and achieves much higher test scores—for example, 62% proficiency in 5th-grade math compared to Jensen’s 33%—Jensen serves a much higher percentage of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds (88% versus 64%). This comparison highlights how socioeconomic factors can heavily influence academic outcomes. However, Jensen’s performance is more typical when compared to high-poverty schools in the neighboring Mission Consolidated Independent School District, such as Alton Elementary and Carl C Waitz Elementary, where similar poverty rates yield comparable proficiency levels.

There are some bright spots: Jensen shows relative strength in Spanish-language assessments, with 50% proficiency in 5th-grade reading, well above the district and state averages, suggesting the bilingual program may be a solid foundation for students newer to English. However, the school has critical weaknesses, particularly for Special Education students, who rank in the 10th percentile statewide, and for White students, who rank in the 12th percentile. After showing improvement to the 58th percentile in 2022-2023, the school has recently declined, which warrants attention. With spending of $11,328 per student, the school has resources, but they may need to be more effectively targeted to address the challenges of high poverty and support struggling subgroups.

615

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,282

Per pupil spending ?

88%

Free/discounted lunch ?

510 N Glasscock Blvd
Alton, TX 78573

(956) 580-5252

District: Sharyland Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Jessie L Jensen Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Sharyland North J H
High:	Sharyland High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.4%

White:

3.9%

African American:

0.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 63rd percentile in 2016 → 31st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (38% vs 49% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 32 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school38%

District avg53%

Texas avg49%

3,207^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 32 pts since 2016

From top 37% (2016) to bottom 31% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Sharyland Independent School District (Isd)

234^th of 951Sharyland 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	33.3	3207 of 4627	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.6	2465 of 4651	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.2	2220 of 4710	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.1	1941 of 4647	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.1	2491 of 4581	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.7	3799 of 4578	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.7	2439 of 4479	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.0	1737 of 4359	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	55.7	1678 of 4329	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	63.5	1592 of 4286	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	68.7	1338 of 4320	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	66.0	1426 of 4260	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	70.3	1166 of 4221	72.4%	★★★★☆
2012	67.3	1296 of 4206	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	69.9	1191 of 4095	70.9%	★★★★☆
2010	72.2	962 of 3937	75.6%	★★★★☆
2009	74.8	774 of 3884	80.1%	★★★★☆
2008	68.0	1181 of 3768	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	66.7	1264 of 3724	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	60.5	1508 of 3476	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	42.7	2356 of 3475	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	57.0	1640 of 3465	52.7%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	56.2	1666 of 4461	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.9	3449 of 4331	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.9	2330 of 4295	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.0	1753 of 4240	58.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	48.8	1374 of 2918	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.3	1859 of 3668	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.7	1272 of 3556	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.5	2088 of 3487	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.0	2657 of 3446	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.9	1899 of 3333	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.2	1488 of 3226	53.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.9	3202 of 4575	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.1	1953 of 3744	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.5	2469 of 4658	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.4	2054 of 4588	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.4	2246 of 4561	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	25.9	3463 of 4499	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.1	2273 of 4348	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.1	1791 of 4306	58.4%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	49.2	2034 of 3075	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.0	1537 of 2619	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.2	1563 of 2980	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.3	1344 of 2958	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	27.8	2392 of 3006	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	60.9	1444 of 3184	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.2	1577 of 3106	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	39.8	2788 of 4413	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.5	1748 of 3644	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.8	1677 of 4465	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.3	1402 of 4401	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.6	1982 of 4376	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	26.0	3507 of 4329	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.1	1910 of 4188	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.3	1249 of 4168	70.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.9	2796 of 4520	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	53.0	1583 of 3705	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.3	1789 of 4594	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.9	1456 of 4521	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.7	1768 of 4477	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	24.5	3759 of 4451	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.3	1751 of 4309	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.4	1019 of 4264	76.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.4	3208 of 4582	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.0	2272 of 3739	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.5	2088 of 4647	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.4	1833 of 4585	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.2	2730 of 4563	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.9	4001 of 4498	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.7	2549 of 4357	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.7	1701 of 4319	60.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.0	3850 of 4301	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.3	2702 of 3549	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.2	2705 of 4292	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.7	2742 of 4086	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.4	2478 of 3952	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.3	3089 of 3799	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.5	1951 of 3684	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.6	3014 of 3558	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	20.9	2649 of 3006	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)63rd percentile+17 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)53rd percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)38th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)37th percentile+6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)34th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)30th percentile~ school

Male (2026)30th percentile~ school

White (2026)12th percentile-19 vs school

Special Education (2026)10th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading43%-11 vs state

Mathematics37%-8 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 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
Jessie L Jensen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	510 N Glasscock Blvd	Alton	78573	Hidalgo County	Sharyland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 580-5252	615	37	16.4	88.0%	24 (3.9%)	2 (0.3%)	587 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33.3	3207^th of 4627 public elementary schools	30.7%		44.6	2465^th of 4651 public elementary schools	47.0%	742	23.8	14.3	50.0	9.5		36.1	33.9	52.1	46.1	32.8	50.0	32.9	31.5	$9,282
Olivero Garza Senior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	7905 N Taylor Rd	McAllen	78504	Hidalgo County	Sharyland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 580-5353	648	40	16.3	79.3%	14 (2.2%)	7 (1.1%)	624 (96.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	39.7	2765^th of 4627 public elementary schools	40.2%		32	3308^th of 4651 public elementary schools	28.9%	543	25.0	25.0		0.0	12.5	51.4	39.2	43.9	53.7	47.9	39.7	37.0	29.9	$9,314
Alton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	205 N Chicago	Alton	78573	Hidalgo County	Mission Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-7600	337	23	14.5	93.5%	11 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	326 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44.3	2425^th of 4627 public elementary schools	47.6%		30.2	3417^th of 4651 public elementary schools	26.5%	992						22.5	55.8	52.0		42.5	61.4	38.0		$12,711
Donna Wernecke Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4500 Dove Ave	McAllen	78504	Hidalgo County	Sharyland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 928-1063	631	42	14.9	64.2%	23 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	597 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	74.4	958^th of 4627 public elementary schools	79.3%		69.6	1151^st of 4651 public elementary schools	75.3%	193	18.8	25.0		14.3	12.5	62.5	64.4	68.3	68.2	58.5	51.4	61.8	45.5	$9,034
Blanca E Sanchez	Public	PK, KG-5	2901 Incarnate Word	McAllen	78504	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 971-1100	502	30	16.8	56.4%	16 (3.2%)	3 (0.6%)	482 (96.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68.5	1207^th of 4627 public elementary schools	73.9%		81.7	690^th of 4651 public elementary schools	85.2%	517		71.4			100.0	52.6	67.6	72.8		39.0	57.3	53.1		$11,141
Lucile Hendricks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3900 Goldcrest	McAllen	78504	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 971-1145	432	30	14.3	57.4%	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	417 (96.5%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	63.8	1414^th of 4627 public elementary schools	69.4%		69.4	1158^th of 4651 public elementary schools	75.1%	256						62.1	57.6	58.4		53.0	53.0	48.7		$12,100
Salinas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10820 N Conway Ave	Mission	78573	Hidalgo County	Mission Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-6200	366	24	15.1	97.5%	15 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	351 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57.6	1731^st of 4627 public elementary schools	62.6%		53.4	1944^th of 4651 public elementary schools	58.2%	213	30.8	55.6				45.0	55.6	46.2		47.2	62.3	56.1		$12,144
Cantu Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	920 W Main Ave	Alton	78573	Hidalgo County	Mission Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-7400	521	31	17.0	91.2%	11 (2.1%)	2 (0.4%)	507 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	39.6	2776^th of 4627 public elementary schools	40.0%		57.1	1717^th of 4651 public elementary schools	63.1%	1059	17.9	38.5	50.0			29.3	42.9	63.6		23.5	40.7	50.6		$11,191
Garza Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6300 N 29th St	McAllen	78504	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 971-4554	409	28	14.8	73.8%	20 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	385 (94.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	55.1	1857^th of 4627 public elementary schools	59.9%		66.2	1299^th of 4651 public elementary schools	72.1%	558						61.0	58.3	63.8		42.9	40.0	40.6		$11,532
Hurla M Midkiff Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4201 N Mayberry	Palmhurst	78574	Hidalgo County	Mission Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-7000	657	39	16.6	78.1%	30 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	626 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49.6	2140^th of 4627 public elementary schools	53.7%		55.6	1799^th of 4651 public elementary schools	61.3%	341	40.0		12.5			50.0	64.0	56.2		29.6	51.9	40.6		$9,635

Frequently Asked Questions about Jessie L Jensen Elementary

Is Jessie L Jensen Elementary a good school?

Jessie L Jensen Elementary ranks 3207^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Jessie L Jensen Elementary in?

Sharyland Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Jessie L Jensen Elementary?

Students at Jessie L Jensen Elementary are 95% Hispanic, 4% White.

What schools do graduates of Jessie L Jensen Elementary attend?

Students who attend Jessie L Jensen Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sharyland North J H
High : Sharyland High School

How many students attend Jessie L Jensen Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 615 students attended Jessie L Jensen Elementary.

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