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Canterbury Elementary

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Canterbury Elementary ranks 468 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

468^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 90% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Canterbury Elementary is a high-performing public school in Edinburg, TX, serving 687 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District. This school stands out as a clear academic leader, ranking in the 90th percentile of all Texas elementary schools, and has consistently earned top ratings for nearly a decade—a remarkable achievement that sets it apart from many nearby schools.

Canterbury’s performance is especially impressive when compared to its closest ECISD neighbors. For example, Lee Elementary and John F. Kennedy Elementary rank in the 25th and 26th percentiles, respectively, while Canterbury sits in the 90th—a testament to a fundamentally different educational environment. The school is a true math powerhouse: its 3rd graders achieved a 78% proficiency rate in math, which is 30 points above the district average and 34 points above the state average. In fact, Canterbury’s math scores even surpass those of top schools in the neighboring McAllen Independent School District (Isd), such as Gonzalez Elementary and Rayburn Elementary. While reading scores are strong, science is a relative area for growth, with 5th-grade proficiency at 58%—still well above district and state averages, but lower than the school’s stellar reading and math results.

Canterbury serves a student body where about 41-45% of students are economically disadvantaged, a rate that is lower than many struggling ECISD peers but higher than top McAllen schools. This demographic "sweet spot" allows the school to focus resources effectively and bridge achievement gaps. The school excels with its Hispanic student population, who rank in the 94th percentile statewide, and its low-income students perform solidly in the 77th percentile. However, the school’s Gifted and Talented program ranks only in the 57th percentile, suggesting that while Canterbury is exceptional at bringing all students to high proficiency, it may not provide the same level of enrichment for its highest achievers. Overall, Canterbury offers a stable, high-quality education that rivals the best schools in the region.

687

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,824

Per pupil spending ?

41.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2821 W Canton Rd
Edinburg, TX 78539

(956) 289-2374

District: Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District

Students who attend Canterbury Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	South Middle
High:	Robert R Vela High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

86.3%

Asian:

8.2%

White:

2.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 96th percentile in 2016 → 90th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (71% vs 51% 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 6 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school71%

District avg52%

Texas avg51%

468^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 10%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From top 4% (2016) to top 10% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 31Elementary Schools in the Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District

377^th of 951Edinburg 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	87.7	468 of 4627	89.9%	★★★★☆
2025	87.9	458 of 4651	90.2%	★★★★★
2024	87.7	469 of 4710	90.0%	★★★★★
2023	86.8	498 of 4647	89.3%	★★★★☆
2022	92.0	281 of 4581	93.9%	★★★★★
2021	89.3	428 of 4578	90.7%	★★★★★
2019	94.5	190 of 4479	95.8%	★★★★★
2018	92.8	260 of 4359	94.0%	★★★★★
2017	93.7	247 of 4329	94.3%	★★★★★
2016	90.3	192 of 4286	95.5%	★★★★★
2015	86.8	373 of 4320	91.4%	★★★★★
2014	83.6	524 of 4260	87.7%	★★★★☆
2013	83.0	517 of 4221	87.8%	★★★★☆
2012	81.0	602 of 4206	85.7%	★★★★☆
2011	83.8	244 of 4095	94.0%	★★★★★
2010	80.1	453 of 3937	88.5%	★★★★☆
2009	78.6	582 of 3884	85.0%	★★★★☆
2008	82.8	323 of 3768	91.4%	★★★★★
2007	77.4	597 of 3724	84.0%	★★★★☆
2006	71.2	956 of 3476	72.5%	★★★★☆
2005	76.7	617 of 3475	82.2%	★★★★☆
2004	77.4	550 of 3465	84.1%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	76.7	142 of 999	85.8%	★★★★☆
2025	74.2	162 of 814	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	84.1	42 of 1045	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	88.3	18 of 1015	98.2%	★★★★★
2022	80.9	86 of 957	91.0%	★★★★★
2021	90.3	31 of 967	96.8%	★★★★★
2019	85.3	38 of 1009	96.2%	★★★★★
2018	86.4	29 of 1005	97.1%	★★★★★

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	79.4	452 of 4461	89.9%	★★★★☆
2021	54.7	1517 of 4331	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	89.0	177 of 4295	95.9%	★★★★★
2018	70.7	758 of 4240	82.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	77.3	451 of 2918	84.5%	★★★★☆
2024	81.7	424 of 3668	88.4%	★★★★☆
2023	81.1	358 of 3556	89.9%	★★★★☆
2022	93.5	72 of 3487	97.9%	★★★★★
2021	70.1	620 of 3446	82.0%	★★★★☆
2019	89.0	131 of 3333	96.1%	★★★★★
2018	69.9	656 of 3226	79.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	89.2	331 of 4575	92.8%	★★★★★
2025	82.7	478 of 3744	87.2%	★★★★☆
2024	83.7	540 of 4658	88.4%	★★★★☆
2023	77.5	791 of 4588	82.8%	★★★★☆
2022	88.3	352 of 4561	92.3%	★★★★★
2021	83.7	575 of 4499	87.2%	★★★★☆
2019	93.8	165 of 4348	96.2%	★★★★★
2018	86.6	419 of 4306	90.3%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	62.0	1331 of 3075	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.4	979 of 2619	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.1	1341 of 2980	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.7	1137 of 2958	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.2	1428 of 3006	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.8	754 of 3184	76.3%	★★★★☆
2018	65.6	1170 of 3106	62.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	87.4	279 of 4413	93.7%	★★★★★
2025	88.0	232 of 3644	93.6%	★★★★★
2024	89.1	236 of 4465	94.7%	★★★★★
2023	89.0	250 of 4401	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	93.8	121 of 4376	97.2%	★★★★★
2021	89.5	241 of 4329	94.4%	★★★★★
2019	95.5	72 of 4188	98.3%	★★★★★
2018	93.0	128 of 4168	96.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	67.0	1041 of 4520	77.0%	★★★★☆
2025	66.2	918 of 3705	75.2%	★★★★☆
2024	77.6	556 of 4594	87.9%	★★★★☆
2023	69.7	925 of 4521	79.5%	★★★★☆
2022	87.2	248 of 4477	94.5%	★★★★★
2021	83.5	327 of 4451	92.7%	★★★★★
2019	94.6	68 of 4309	98.4%	★★★★★
2018	89.7	161 of 4264	96.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	82.4	627 of 4582	86.3%	★★★★☆
2025	89.1	297 of 3739	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	88.8	372 of 4647	92.0%	★★★★★
2023	90.0	332 of 4585	92.8%	★★★★★
2022	92.0	248 of 4563	94.6%	★★★★★
2021	88.3	408 of 4498	90.9%	★★★★★
2019	92.6	229 of 4357	94.7%	★★★★★
2018	94.8	157 of 4319	96.4%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	67.8	808 of 4301	81.2%	★★★★☆
2025	63.5	920 of 3549	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	82.0	378 of 4292	91.2%	★★★★★
2023	74.7	531 of 4086	87.0%	★★★★☆
2022	76.6	467 of 3952	88.2%	★★★★☆
2019	98.6	23 of 3684	99.4%	★★★★★
2018	84.8	199 of 3558	94.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	49.7	1643 of 3108	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	63.5	1025 of 3082	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	85.1	259 of 3142	91.8%	★★★★★
2018	76.1	580 of 3127	81.5%	★★★★☆

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)94th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)93rd percentile+3 vs school

At Risk (2022)90th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2026)86th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2026)86th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)85th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2026)81st percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)77th percentile-13 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)57th percentile-33 vs school

White (2024)47th percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading72%+18 vs state

Mathematics70%+23 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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 Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Canterbury Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2821 W Canton Rd	Edinburg	78539	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2374	687	41	16.6	41.5%	19 (2.8%)	11 (1.6%)	593 (86.3%)	56 (8.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)	87.7	468^th of 4627 public elementary schools	89.9%		87.9	458^th of 4651 public elementary schools	90.2%	10	76.9	71.2	69.0	78.2	67.3	65.1	$9,824
Freddy Gonzalez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2401 S Sugar Rd	Edinburg	78539	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	843^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	81.8%		86.7	508^th of 4651 public elementary schools	89.1%	335	64.4	61.5	74.1	61.0	57.8	58.6	$10,377
De La Vina Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1001 S Jackson Rd	Edinburg	78539	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	2337^th of 4627 public elementary schools	49.5%		60.7	1546^th of 4651 public elementary schools	66.8%	791	42.9	50.7	58.1	31.7	46.6	52.7	$9,878
Trevino Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	909 S Monmack Rd	Edinburg	78539	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2550	672	43	15.5	49.9%	21 (3.1%)	8 (1.2%)	622 (92.6%)	18 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	82.9	658^th of 4627 public elementary schools	85.8%		82.5	658^th of 4651 public elementary schools	85.9%		68.4	64.0	71.4	63.2	61.0	67.4	$10,129
Gonzalez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	201 E Martin Ave	McAllen	78504	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(956) 971-4577	818	50	16.3	28.1%	63 (7.7%)	12 (1.5%)	657 (80.3%)	73 (8.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.3%)	89.3	404^th of 4627 public elementary schools	91.3%		94.5	204^th of 4651 public elementary schools	95.6%	200	78.2	72.0	81.7	67.7	68.2	61.7	$9,249
Lee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1215 W Sprague St	Edinburg	78539	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	2308^th of 4627 public elementary schools	50.1%		29.4	3470^th of 4651 public elementary schools	25.4%	1162	39.5	50.9	43.8	39.5	60.4	46.8	$11,807
Dr Pablo Perez	Public	PK, KG-5	7801 N Main	McAllen	78504	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 971-1125	601	36	16.8	47.1%	40 (6.7%)	6 (1.0%)	540 (89.9%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	75.9	905^th of 4627 public elementary schools	80.4%		77.8	842^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	81.9%	63	72.9	71.0	73.5	52.4	50.5	53.0	$10,777
Alfonso Ramirez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1700 W Alberta Rd	Edinburg	78539	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2425	661	39	16.8	64.4%	14 (2.1%)	4 (0.6%)	629 (95.2%)	14 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73	1017^th of 4627 public elementary schools	78.0%		79.4	770^th of 4651 public elementary schools	83.4%	247	62.2	64.2	67.0	52.8	61.9	50.0	$9,860
Rayburn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7000 N Main St	McAllen	78504	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 971-4363	530	34	15.4	57.5%	28 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	490 (92.5%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	90	369^th of 4627 public elementary schools	92.0%		86.9	498^th of 4651 public elementary schools	89.3%	129	67.5	82.7	90.0	54.2	77.3	72.5	$11,196
Cavazos Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1501 W Freddy Gonzalez	McAllen	78501	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2535	479	30	16.1	76.6%	12 (2.5%)	3 (0.6%)	460 (96.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	67.9	1229^th of 4627 public elementary schools	73.4%		50.5	2117^th of 4651 public elementary schools	54.5%	888	63.2	58.5	58.1	55.2	55.6	54.1	$11,672

Frequently Asked Questions about Canterbury Elementary

What district is Canterbury Elementary in?

Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District

What schools do graduates of Canterbury Elementary attend?

Students who attend Canterbury Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : South Middle
High : Robert R Vela High School

Is Canterbury Elementary a good school?

Canterbury Elementary ranks 468^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Canterbury Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 687 students attended Canterbury Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Canterbury Elementary?

Students at Canterbury Elementary are 86% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 3% White, 2% African American, 1% Two or more races.

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