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Monte Cristo Elementary

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Monte Cristo Elementary ranks 2233 rd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2233^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 52% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Monte Cristo Elementary is a PK-5 school in Edinburg, TX, serving 535 students within the Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District, and it stands out for its remarkable ability to support students from low-income backgrounds and those in special education.

This school is on a strong upward trajectory, climbing from the 30th percentile statewide three years ago to the 52nd percentile today. Its most impressive strength is serving students from low socio-economic backgrounds, where it ranks in the 71st percentile—a 4-star rating—despite over 92% of its students qualifying for free or reduced lunch. This is a standout achievement compared to nearby schools like Truman Elementary and Dr. Kay Teer Crawford Elementary, which don't show similar data for this metric. Additionally, Monte Cristo has consistently ranked in the 67th percentile for special education students for three years running, a sign of a stable and effective program that many schools struggle to maintain. While a top-performing school like Austin Elementary (96th percentile) is just three miles away, Monte Cristo excels at closing achievement gaps for its most vulnerable students.

Academically, the school shows a clear split: math scores for 4th and 5th graders are above the state average, but 5th-grade science is a persistent weakness, with only about 19% of students proficient. Performance for other student groups, such as Hispanic and migrant students, has been more inconsistent. To keep improving, the school will need to focus on boosting science scores and creating more consistent success across all its diverse student populations.

535

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,403

Per pupil spending ?

92.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4010 N Doolittle Rd
Edinburg, TX 78540

(956) 289-2362

District: Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District

Students who attend Monte Cristo Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Betty Harwell Middle
High:	Economedes High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.1%

White:

0.7%

African American:

0.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 53rd percentile in 2016 → 52nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Texas median (52nd percentile)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg52%

Texas avg50%

2,233^rd of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 48%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

20^th 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	47.6	2233 of 4627	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.3	2478 of 4651	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.4	2818 of 4710	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.7	3240 of 4647	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.4	1635 of 4581	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	19.2	3930 of 4578	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	63.2	1353 of 4479	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.2	1668 of 4359	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	53.8	1767 of 4329	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	55.5	2024 of 4286	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	55.5	2037 of 4320	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	46.6	2556 of 4260	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.4	2677 of 4221	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	44.4	2630 of 4206	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.4	2978 of 4095	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	37.5	2948 of 3937	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.2	3432 of 3884	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	26.7	3226 of 3768	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	24.9	3249 of 3724	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	38.2	2567 of 3476	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	31.7	2800 of 3475	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	23.8	3061 of 3465	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	82.1	369 of 4461	91.7%	★★★★★
2021	36.3	2862 of 4331	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	78.8	458 of 4295	89.3%	★★★★☆
2018	67.9	888 of 4240	79.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	55.7	1109 of 2918	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.6	1838 of 3668	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.0	1949 of 3556	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	71.8	631 of 3487	81.9%	★★★★☆
2021	33.8	2443 of 3446	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	67.2	750 of 3333	77.5%	★★★★☆
2018	60.6	994 of 3226	69.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	48.7	2174 of 4575	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.3	2052 of 3744	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.8	2773 of 4658	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.5	3379 of 4588	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	62.1	1466 of 4561	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	17.2	4064 of 4499	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	57.6	1630 of 4348	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.7	1506 of 4306	65.0%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	79.2	17 of 2958	99.4%	★★★★★
2021	30.2	2332 of 3006	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	76.0	311 of 3184	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	43.4	2204 of 3106	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	54.0	1816 of 4413	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.7	1592 of 3644	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.9	2327 of 4465	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.4	2874 of 4401	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	66.5	1085 of 4376	75.2%	★★★★☆
2021	24.2	3623 of 4329	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	69.7	884 of 4188	78.9%	★★★★☆
2018	63.3	1200 of 4168	71.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	62.0	1329 of 4520	70.6%	★★★★☆
2025	61.6	1146 of 3705	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.0	2209 of 4594	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.0	2387 of 4521	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	72.8	761 of 4477	83.0%	★★★★☆
2021	24.6	3755 of 4451	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	77.4	488 of 4309	88.7%	★★★★☆
2018	70.8	831 of 4264	80.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	47.2	2302 of 4582	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.5	1850 of 3739	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.5	2784 of 4647	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.9	3091 of 4585	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.7	1836 of 4563	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	24.0	3598 of 4498	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	66.3	1179 of 4357	72.9%	★★★★☆
2018	52.8	1858 of 4319	57.0%	★★★☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	49.5	17 of 32	46.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.6	18 of 45	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.5	30 of 38	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	70.7	10 of 49	79.6%	★★★★☆
2021	28.8	43 of 56	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	65.4	19 of 93	79.6%	★★★★☆
2018	64.4	27 of 112	75.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	55.8	1406 of 4301	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.6	1178 of 3549	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.4	1422 of 4292	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.1	3264 of 4086	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	51.1	1499 of 3952	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	27.6	3000 of 3799	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.9	2917 of 3684	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.7	2943 of 3558	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2022)99th percentile+35 vs school

At Risk (2022)92nd percentile+27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)71st percentile+19 vs school

Special Education (2026)67th percentile+16 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)62nd percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2026)59th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)52nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)50th percentile~ school

Migrant (2026)47th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading50%-4 vs state

Mathematics46%~ state avg

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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 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th 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
Monte Cristo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4010 N Doolittle Rd	Edinburg	78540	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2362	535	35	15.1	92.9%	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	530 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47.6	2233^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	51.7%		44.3	2478^th of 4651 public elementary schools	46.7%	245	0.0	20.0	53.5	42.3	56.4	33.9	51.3	48.7	$11,403
Villarreal Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4014 N Doolittle Rd	Edinburg	78540	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2377	543	33	16.3	93.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	543 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49.4	2145^th of 4627 public elementary schools	53.6%		56.5	1751^st of 4651 public elementary schools	62.4%	394			43.3	38.5	53.7	49.3	60.3	47.8	$10,742
Eisenhower Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2901 E Russell Rd	Edinburg	78540	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2540	640	40	15.9	87.2%	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	637 (99.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44.6	2411^th of 4627 public elementary schools	47.9%		33.6	3218^th of 4651 public elementary schools	30.8%	807			47.6	51.1	40.2	38.8	54.6	46.4	$9,913
Dr Kay Teer Crawford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 E Davis Rd	Edinburg	78540	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2410	625	38	16.3	89.3%	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	621 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	71.2	1086^th of 4627 public elementary schools	76.5%		73.7	973^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	79.1%	113			59.3	50.0	63.6	59.8	58.0	66.2	$10,104
Idea Edinburg Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	2753 N Roegiers Rd	Edinburg	78541	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 287-6100	728	34	21.3	86.1%	27 (3.7%)	8 (1.1%)	682 (93.7%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	31.7	3328^th of 4627 public elementary schools	28.1%		32.9	3265^th of 4651 public elementary schools	29.8%	63			41.0	46.7	53.2	30.5	40.0	28.6	$10,261
Carmen V Avila Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9205 N Alamo	Edinburg	78540	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2307	636	40	15.9	89.9%	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	634 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32.7	3248^th of 4627 public elementary schools	29.8%		37.2	2971^st of 4651 public elementary schools	36.1%	277			24.0	48.4	42.5	37.1	55.3	30.3	$10,809
Truman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	701 W Rogers Rd	Edinburg	78540	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2555	696	43	16.1	85.9%	8 (1.1%)	3 (0.4%)	682 (98.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	51.6	2030^th of 4627 public elementary schools	56.1%		52.2	2011^th of 4651 public elementary schools	56.8%	19			46.8	51.2	55.4	50.7	54.8	40.2	$9,644
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	2528^th of 4627 public elementary schools	45.4%		57.2	1714^th of 4651 public elementary schools	63.1%	814			35.3	48.4	57.4	37.3	53.2	38.9	$11,533
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	598^th of 4627 public elementary schools	87.1%		94.7	195^th of 4651 public elementary schools	95.8%	403			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	1900^th of 4627 public elementary schools	58.9%		53.6	1930^th of 4651 public elementary schools	58.5%	30			40.4	43.1	60.9	42.1	55.4	64.1	$11,102

Frequently Asked Questions about Monte Cristo Elementary

What schools do graduates of Monte Cristo Elementary attend?

Students who attend Monte Cristo Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Betty Harwell Middle
High : Economedes High School

How many students attend Monte Cristo Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 535 students attended Monte Cristo Elementary.

Is Monte Cristo Elementary a good school?

Monte Cristo Elementary ranks 2233^rd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Monte Cristo Elementary?

Students at Monte Cristo Elementary are 99% Hispanic.

What district is Monte Cristo Elementary in?

Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District

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

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2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

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