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Jefferson Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

459^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,643 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 90% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Jefferson Elementary in Edinburg, TX, is a high-performing PK-5 school serving 511 students within the Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District, consistently ranking in the top 10% of Texas elementary schools and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for seven of the last ten years.

Jefferson stands out for its exceptional academic results, with STAAR test scores that are 20 to 40 percentage points higher than both the district and state averages across all subjects and grade levels. For example, 3rd-grade reading proficiency reached 82.28% compared to the district's 50.9%. The school is particularly effective for its core student demographics, ranking in the 96th-97th percentile for Hispanic students and the 94th-97th percentile for low socio-economic status students. This performance is achieved with notable efficiency, as Jefferson's per-student spending ($11,321) is lower than many nearby schools, including Travis Elementary ($12,682) and Lee Elementary ($13,061).

While Jefferson is a standout, it faces strong competition from Austin Elementary, located just 0.93 miles away, which also achieves top-tier results despite serving a more economically diverse population. Jefferson's 5th-grade math scores saw a dip to 53.45% in the 2025-2026 school year, though this remains above the state average. Additionally, performance for smaller subgroups like Gifted & Talented and Special Education can vary from year to year. Overall, Jefferson's combination of consistent high performance, operational efficiency, and strong results for its student body makes it a top choice in the area.

511

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,538

Per pupil spending ?

64.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

904 S 12th Ave
Edinburg, TX 78540

(956) 289-2385

District: Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District

Students who attend Jefferson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	South Middle
High:	Robert R Vela High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.7%

White:

2.0%

Asian:

0.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 95th percentile in 2016 → 90th in 2026

Strengths

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

✓Ranks in the top 10% of Texas elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school72%

District avg52%

Texas avg50%

459^th of 4,643

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 10%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From top 5% (2016) to top 10% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 31Elementary Schools in the Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District

389^th of 947Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District 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	87.9	459 of 4643	90.1%	★★★★★
2025	89.1	405 of 4651	91.3%	★★★★★
2024	88.0	455 of 4710	90.3%	★★★★★
2023	88.2	450 of 4647	90.3%	★★★★★
2022	85.4	542 of 4581	88.2%	★★★★☆
2021	73.6	973 of 4578	78.7%	★★★★☆
2019	92.3	272 of 4479	93.9%	★★★★★
2018	90.6	323 of 4359	92.6%	★★★★★
2017	90.7	339 of 4329	92.2%	★★★★★
2016	90.1	209 of 4286	95.1%	★★★★★
2015	83.1	574 of 4320	86.7%	★★★★☆
2014	86.5	372 of 4260	91.3%	★★★★★
2013	85.2	421 of 4221	90.0%	★★★★★
2012	75.1	869 of 4206	79.3%	★★★★☆
2011	77.7	630 of 4095	84.6%	★★★★☆
2010	74.7	808 of 3937	79.5%	★★★★☆
2009	78.1	608 of 3884	84.3%	★★★★☆
2008	82.8	326 of 3768	91.3%	★★★★★
2007	84.7	169 of 3724	95.5%	★★★★★
2006	77.1	586 of 3476	83.1%	★★★★☆
2005	85.3	192 of 3475	94.5%	★★★★★
2004	73.4	779 of 3465	77.5%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	75.9	580 of 4461	87.0%	★★★★☆
2021	37.4	2769 of 4331	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	93.0	100 of 4295	97.7%	★★★★★
2018	87.0	233 of 4240	94.5%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	79.2	410 of 2918	85.9%	★★★★☆
2024	82.0	413 of 3668	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	72.3	634 of 3556	82.2%	★★★★☆
2022	69.7	710 of 3487	79.6%	★★★★☆
2021	42.9	1880 of 3446	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	91.1	95 of 3333	97.1%	★★★★★
2018	90.1	98 of 3226	97.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	85.4	490 of 4588	89.3%	★★★★☆
2025	85.6	387 of 3744	89.7%	★★★★☆
2024	91.4	260 of 4658	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	85.3	499 of 4588	89.1%	★★★★☆
2022	87.2	400 of 4561	91.2%	★★★★★
2021	71.6	1001 of 4499	77.8%	★★★★☆
2019	90.5	277 of 4348	93.6%	★★★★★
2018	88.7	351 of 4306	91.8%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	64.9	1126 of 3080	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	77.3	78 of 2619	97.0%	★★★★★
2023	57.3	1604 of 2980	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.2	1592 of 2958	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	64.0	1234 of 3006	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.0	436 of 3184	86.3%	★★★★☆
2018	63.5	1294 of 3106	58.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	90.6	192 of 4425	95.7%	★★★★★
2025	91.8	145 of 3644	96.0%	★★★★★
2024	92.4	144 of 4465	96.8%	★★★★★
2023	91.9	157 of 4401	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	89.5	228 of 4376	94.8%	★★★★★
2021	79.2	540 of 4329	87.5%	★★★★☆
2019	94.7	88 of 4188	97.9%	★★★★★
2018	93.9	115 of 4168	97.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	87.4	243 of 4535	94.6%	★★★★★
2025	91.4	122 of 3705	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	86.8	255 of 4594	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	88.8	189 of 4521	95.8%	★★★★★
2022	85.0	304 of 4477	93.2%	★★★★★
2021	74.8	640 of 4451	85.6%	★★★★☆
2019	96.9	37 of 4309	99.1%	★★★★★
2018	94.4	81 of 4264	98.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	86.3	482 of 4597	89.5%	★★★★☆
2025	88.1	328 of 3739	91.2%	★★★★★
2024	81.1	649 of 4647	86.0%	★★★★☆
2023	87.9	409 of 4585	91.1%	★★★★★
2022	80.0	716 of 4563	84.3%	★★★★☆
2021	73.2	963 of 4498	78.6%	★★★★☆
2019	90.9	281 of 4357	93.6%	★★★★★
2018	90.0	325 of 4319	92.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	67.3	837 of 4308	80.6%	★★★★☆
2025	76.2	461 of 3549	87.0%	★★★★☆
2024	93.4	94 of 4292	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	69.4	714 of 4086	82.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)96th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)95th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)90th percentile~ school

Female (2026)89th percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)87th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)86th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2026)81st percentile-10 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)63rd percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading77%+23 vs state

Mathematics67%+20 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 (2025)	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 Spanish Mathematics 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
Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	904 S 12th Ave	Edinburg	78540	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2385	511	34	15.1	64.8%	10 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	494 (96.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	87.9	459^th of 4643 public elementary schools	90.1%		89.1	405^th of 4651 public elementary schools	91.3%	54							82.3	69.6	77.6	77.5	66.1	53.5	$11,538
Travis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1200 S 21st Ave	Edinburg	78540	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2354	337	25	13.2	86.4%	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	333 (98.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40.6	2707^th of 4643 public elementary schools	41.7%		38.2	2907^th of 4651 public elementary schools	37.5%	200							58.7	39.6	51.0	42.6	43.8	31.4	$12,301
Lee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1215 W Sprague St	Edinburg	78540	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2342	414	29	14.2	94.0%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	412 (99.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46.4	2313^th of 4643 public elementary schools	50.2%		29.4	3470^th of 4651 public elementary schools	25.4%	1157							39.5	50.9	43.8	39.5	60.4	46.8	$11,807
Austin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1023 E Kuhn St	Edinburg	78540	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2331	366	26	14.0	86.6%	4 (1.1%)	3 (0.8%)	359 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	84.4	599^th of 4643 public elementary schools	87.1%		94.7	195^th of 4651 public elementary schools	95.8%	404							84.0	57.1	69.1	88.0	57.1	83.3	$13,000
L B Johnson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1801 E Sprague St	Edinburg	78540	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2358	402	26	15.2	84.6%	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	398 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	54.2	1905^th of 4643 public elementary schools	59.0%		53.6	1930^th of 4651 public elementary schools	58.5%	25							40.4	43.1	60.9	42.1	55.4	64.1	$11,102
Lincoln Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1319 E Lovett St	Edinburg	78540	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2525	400	28	14.2	89.3%	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	394 (98.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42.8	2533^rd of 4643 public elementary schools	45.4%		57.2	1714^th of 4651 public elementary schools	63.1%	819							35.3	48.4	57.4	37.3	53.2	38.9	$11,533
Macaria Dela Garza Gorena Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1801 E Freddy Gonzalez Dr	Edinburg	78540	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2460	554	35	15.6	76.4%	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	547 (98.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	62.7	1487^th of 4643 public elementary schools	68.0%		60.3	1565^th of 4651 public elementary schools	66.4%	78		0.0					46.8	53.8	58.3	54.6	53.5	64.0	$10,238
Freddy Gonzalez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2401 S Sugar Rd	Edinburg	78540	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2520	517	30	17.2	60.2%	8 (1.5%)	5 (1.0%)	489 (94.6%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	77.8	845^th of 4643 public elementary schools	81.8%		86.7	508^th of 4651 public elementary schools	89.1%	337							64.4	61.5	74.1	61.0	57.8	58.6	$10,377
Cano-Gonzalez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1701 S Raul Longoria	Edinburg	78540	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2380	399	26	15.1	75.9%	5 (1.3%)	4 (1.0%)	388 (97.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55	1867^th of 4643 public elementary schools	59.8%		43.4	2535^th of 4651 public elementary schools	45.5%	668							53.7	55.6	47.8	53.7	69.4	41.8	$11,772
De La Vina Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1001 S Jackson Rd	Edinburg	78504	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2366	641	38	16.9	78.6%	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.1%)	620 (96.7%)	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	46	2342^nd of 4643 public elementary schools	49.6%		60.7	1546^th of 4651 public elementary schools	66.8%	796							42.9	50.7	58.1	31.7	46.6	52.7	$9,878

Frequently Asked Questions about Jefferson Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Jefferson Elementary?

Students at Jefferson Elementary are 97% Hispanic, 2% White.

How many students attend Jefferson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 511 students attended Jefferson Elementary.

Is Jefferson Elementary a good school?

Yes. Jefferson Elementary ranks in the top 9.9% of Texas elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Jefferson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Jefferson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : South Middle
High : Robert R Vela High School

What district is Jefferson Elementary in?

Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District

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2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesNewSep 30, 2026

2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

2021–22 through 2023–24 school spending dataJan 10, 2026

2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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