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Carlos F Truan J H

Public Grades 7-8

2002^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,344 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 15% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Carlos Truan J H is a public middle school located in Elsa, TX, serving 593 students in grades 7-8. The school is part of the Edcouch-Elsa Independent School District, which is ranked 900 out of 961 districts in Texas and has a 0-star rating. Carlos Truan J H has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Texas middle schools over the past 10 years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Carlos Truan J H consistently underperforms the state and district averages on STAAR assessments across all subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 30.82% of 7th graders were proficient in reading, compared to the state average of 51.69%. The school's performance is particularly low in mathematics, with only 16.07% of 7th graders and 20% of 8th graders achieving proficiency in 2024-2025, compared to the state averages of 31.12% and 44.81%, respectively. However, the school's performance on the STAAR EOC Algebra I exam is an outlier, with 93.1% of students achieving proficiency in 2024-2025, significantly higher than the state (47.01%) and district (31.77%) averages.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Veterans Middle and Beatriz G Garza Middle, Carlos Truan J H generally underperforms on academic measures, with lower proficiency rates on STAAR assessments. However, these nearby schools also serve student populations with similarly high levels of economic disadvantage, as indicated by their free/reduced-price lunch rates. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as English Language Learners, Special Education students, and Low Socioeconomic Status students, who rank in the bottom 20-30% of their respective subgroups statewide.

584

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,846

Per pupil spending ?

90.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

700 E Ciro Caceres
Elsa, TX 78543

(956) 262-6082

District: Edcouch-Elsa Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Carlos F Truan J H usually attend:

High:

Edcouch-Elsa High School

Feeder schools for Carlos F Truan J H:

Elementary:	John F Kennedy Elementary
	Lyndon B Johnson Elementary
	Ruben C Rodriguez Elementary
	Santiago Garcia Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

100.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 21st percentile in 2015 → 15th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (26% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg26%

Texas avg44%

2,002^nd of 2,344

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

900^th of 961Edcouch-Elsa 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	20.9	2002 of 2344	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	2072 of 2372	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	2084 of 2330	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	1888 of 2254	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.3	2184 of 2252	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.6	1875 of 2193	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	1798 of 2080	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.1	1676 of 2027	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	33.6	1472 of 1987	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.3	1616 of 2043	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	15.8	1813 of 1987	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	19.4	1738 of 1973	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	16.9	1746 of 1951	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	25.6	1684 of 1895	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.4	1490 of 1803	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.6	1505 of 1763	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	29.3	1441 of 1718	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	32.1	1316 of 1684	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	25.8	1304 of 1585	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	24.7	1316 of 1582	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	17.3	1422 of 1573	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	30.3	1672 of 2182	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.3	2076 of 2118	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.0	1690 of 2058	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	1778 of 2008	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	1247 of 1428	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	1588 of 1770	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	1477 of 1720	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.1	1077 of 1643	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.5	1312 of 1592	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.9	883 of 1445	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.3	1047 of 1376	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	1613 of 1825	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	2000 of 2242	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	1993 of 2241	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	1875 of 2221	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.5	2132 of 2151	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.2	1720 of 2047	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	1750 of 2008	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	1162 of 1230	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	1406 of 1481	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	1317 of 1488	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.5	1203 of 1501	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	1284 of 1446	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	1278 of 1430	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	1444 of 1731	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	1878 of 2119	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	1868 of 2116	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	1673 of 2077	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.8	1986 of 2043	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	1607 of 1935	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	1598 of 1895	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	1539 of 1820	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	1973 of 2235	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	1923 of 2251	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	1804 of 2220	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.8	2129 of 2172	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	1604 of 2073	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.4	1630 of 2039	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	20.4	1577 of 1818	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	2071 of 2246	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	2034 of 2245	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	1883 of 2228	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.4	2060 of 2168	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	1856 of 2069	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	1801 of 2030	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	52 of 59	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.4	40 of 58	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.2	57 of 76	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.7	46 of 70	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.1	66 of 68	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	92 of 108	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.3	113 of 125	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	38.2	1006 of 1568	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.8	1520 of 1891	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	1691 of 1815	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	1639 of 1757	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	28.7	1374 of 1712	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.7	1194 of 1626	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	1429 of 1597	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)36th percentile+21 vs school

At Risk (2022)23rd percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile~ school

Male (2025)13th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)13th percentile~ school

Migrant (2025)12th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)12th percentile-3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)6th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I93%+46 vs state

Reading39%-15 vs state

Science24%-22 vs state

Mathematics18%-21 vs state

Social Studies13%-17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)			STAAR Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Science (2025)	STAAR Social Studies (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Carlos F Truan J H	Public	7-8	700 E Ciro Caceres	Elsa	78543	Hidalgo County	Edcouch-Elsa Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 262-6082	584	46	12.7	90.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	584 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20.9	2002^nd of 2344 public middle schools	14.6%		18.6	2072^nd of 2372 public middle schools	12.6%	70	93.1			30.8	46.3		16.1	20.0	23.9	13.0	$10,846
David Ybarra Fine Arts Academy	Public	6	619 N Mile 17 Rd	Edcouch	78538	Hidalgo County	Edcouch-Elsa Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 262-6000	264	23	11.5	90.2%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	264 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)			40.3			26.5					$12,077
La Villa Middle	Public	6-8	500 E 9th St	La Villa	78562	Hidalgo County	La Villa Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 262-4760	106	14	7.3	93.4%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	106 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24.9	1893^rd of 2344 public middle schools	19.2%		32.4	1658^th of 2372 public middle schools	30.1%	235	85.7		10.0	56.7	47.6	0.0	0.0	27.5	16.7	23.8	$18,908
Jose Borrego Middle	Public	6-8	25149 First St	Monte Alto	78538	Hidalgo County	Monte Alto Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 262-1374	178	17	10.3	88.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	178 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25.7	1873^rd of 2344 public middle schools	20.1%		34.1	1604^th of 2372 public middle schools	32.4%	269			44.4	49.3	46.0	17.3	22.4	12.9	19.1	11.1	$13,851
Beatriz G Garza Middle	Public	6-8	1111 W Sugar Cane Dr	Weslaco	78596	Hidalgo County	Weslaco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 969-6774	919	52	17.6	78.6%	19 (2.1%)	4 (0.4%)	894 (97.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50.6	1058^th of 2344 public middle schools	54.9%		52.4	986^th of 2372 public middle schools	58.4%	72	97.4	100.0	55.7	51.2	46.8	34.5	19.3	56.1	48.4	26.9	$10,443
Mary Hoge Middle	Public	6-8	2302 N International Blvd	Weslaco	78596	Hidalgo County	Weslaco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 969-6730	830	52	16.0	90.8%	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	822 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	32.9	1627^th of 2344 public middle schools	30.6%		35.5	1560^th of 2372 public middle schools	34.2%	67	92.3	100.0	45.2	40.6	47.0	20.0	22.7	44.0	37.5	10.7	$10,659
Veterans Middle	Public	6-8	2711 N Golie Rd	Donna	78537	Hidalgo County	Donna Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 464-1350	866	68	12.7	95.4%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	866 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39.2	1420^th of 2344 public middle schools	39.4%		28.1	1793^rd of 2372 public middle schools	24.4%	373	96.0		27.2	38.1	48.1	18.4	26.0	45.9	48.0	36.1	$10,471
Memorial Middle	Public	6-8	3105 N Doolittle Rd	Edinburg	78539	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2470	1,045	84	12.5	90.9%	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1,040 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49	1106^th of 2344 public middle schools	52.8%		39.9	1395^th of 2372 public middle schools	41.2%	289	97.3	100.0	48.8	49.6	45.9	28.5	37.3	54.0	49.1	23.1	$12,833
Betty Harwell Middle	Public	6-8	9207 N Avila Rd	Edinburg	78542	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2440	1,301	96	13.5	94.9%	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1,296 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32.7	1634^th of 2344 public middle schools	30.3%		34.9	1577^th of 2372 public middle schools	33.5%	57	97.5	100.0	46.5	42.7	36.9	28.2	25.2	33.6	37.8	16.3	$11,602
W A Todd Middle	Public	6-8	400 N Salinas Blvd	Donna	78537	Hidalgo County	Donna Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 464-1600	670	48	13.9	91.5%	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	667 (99.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43.5	1281^st of 2344 public middle schools	45.3%		41.8	1341^st of 2372 public middle schools	43.5%	60	100.0		42.9	41.1	52.0	24.8	30.9	40.7	52.6	29.2	$11,929

Frequently Asked Questions about Carlos F Truan J H

What high school do graduates of Carlos F Truan J H attend?

Students who attend Carlos F Truan J H usually go on to attend Edcouch-Elsa High School

What district is Carlos F Truan J H in?

Edcouch-Elsa Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Carlos F Truan J H?

In the 2024-25 school year, 584 students attended Carlos F Truan J H.

Is Carlos F Truan J H a good school?

Carlos F Truan J H ranks in the bottom 14.6% of Texas middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Carlos F Truan J H?

Students at Carlos F Truan J H are 100% Hispanic.

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