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Hidalgo Elementary

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Hidalgo Elementary ranks 780 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

780^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 83% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Hidalgo Elementary in Hidalgo, TX, is a PK-5 campus serving 433 students within the Hidalgo Independent School District (Isd), and it has transformed from a low-performing school a decade ago into a consistent 4-star institution, now ranking in the 83rd percentile statewide.

This school is a standout for its exceptional ability to help all students succeed, especially those facing economic challenges. It ranks in the 95th percentile for serving low-income students, a feat unmatched by nearby schools like Valley View North Elementary or Carmen Anaya Elementary. Hidalgo Elementary also dominates in Mathematics, with 5th-grade math scores (90.32% in 2024-2025) far exceeding the state average and outperforming its closest rival, Dr Alejo Salinas Junior Elementary, in every grade level. Furthermore, the school provides extraordinary support for Special Education students, ranking in the 99th percentile statewide, and achieves a 5-star rating for its Hispanic students, showing a deep commitment to equity and excellence for all.

The school’s success is backed by strategic investment, spending $13,871 per student—the highest among nearby schools—and maintaining a favorable 15:1 student-teacher ratio. While its English-language STAAR scores are stellar, the school is focusing on improving Spanish-language STAAR results, particularly in 4th-grade math. Overall, Hidalgo Elementary is a powerful example of a school that has turned around through systemic changes, making it a top choice for families seeking a supportive and high-achieving environment in the region.

433

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,915

Per pupil spending ?

89.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

601 Second St
Hidalgo, TX 78557-3004

(956) 843-4226

District: Hidalgo Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Hidalgo Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Diaz J H
High:	Hidalgo Early College High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

100.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 36th percentile in 2015 → 83rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (55% vs 50% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of Texas elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 47 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school55%

District avg59%

Texas avg50%

780^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 17%▲ up 58 pts since 2016

From bottom 25% (2016) to top 17% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Hidalgo Independent School District (Isd)

300^th of 951Hidalgo 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	79.3	780 of 4627	83.1%	★★★★☆
2025	83.1	644 of 4651	86.2%	★★★★☆
2024	86.3	527 of 4710	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	68.4	1232 of 4647	73.5%	★★★★☆
2022	74.7	966 of 4581	78.9%	★★★★☆
2019	78.9	745 of 4479	83.4%	★★★★☆
2018	65.5	1223 of 4359	71.9%	★★★★☆
2017	55.4	1689 of 4329	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	31.8	3207 of 4286	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	41.8	2758 of 4320	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	36.1	3102 of 4260	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.6	3456 of 4221	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	19.2	3878 of 4206	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	36.7	3104 of 4095	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	39.6	2849 of 3937	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	63.4	1521 of 3884	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	68.1	1174 of 3768	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	74.8	763 of 3724	79.5%	★★★★☆
2006	52.4	1928 of 3476	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	60.9	1476 of 3475	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	47.7	2143 of 3465	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	83.9	327 of 4461	92.7%	★★★★★
2019	89.7	164 of 4295	96.2%	★★★★★
2018	74.4	593 of 4240	86.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	79.8	406 of 2918	86.1%	★★★★☆
2024	79.6	485 of 3668	86.8%	★★★★☆
2023	71.5	660 of 3556	81.4%	★★★★☆
2022	75.7	485 of 3487	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	87.6	152 of 3333	95.4%	★★★★★
2018	72.4	561 of 3226	82.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	78.3	753 of 4575	83.5%	★★★★☆
2025	73.5	753 of 3744	79.9%	★★★★☆
2024	72.2	990 of 4658	78.7%	★★★★☆
2023	67.8	1193 of 4588	74.0%	★★★★☆
2022	85.5	459 of 4561	89.9%	★★★★☆
2019	72.3	920 of 4348	78.8%	★★★★☆
2018	55.7	1696 of 4306	60.6%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	75.4	52 of 3075	98.3%	★★★★★
2025	58.0	1372 of 2619	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.1	2323 of 2980	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.8	2395 of 2958	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.0	1674 of 3184	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.2	1731 of 3106	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	83.6	396 of 4413	91.0%	★★★★★
2025	80.8	415 of 3644	88.6%	★★★★☆
2024	83.7	398 of 4465	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	72.5	817 of 4401	81.4%	★★★★☆
2022	78.5	579 of 4376	86.8%	★★★★☆
2019	81.6	413 of 4188	90.1%	★★★★★
2018	69.7	875 of 4168	79.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	87.5	240 of 4520	94.7%	★★★★★
2025	86.6	210 of 3705	94.3%	★★★★★
2024	87.3	240 of 4594	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	75.6	620 of 4521	86.3%	★★★★☆
2022	81.5	407 of 4477	90.9%	★★★★★
2019	84.0	296 of 4309	93.1%	★★★★★
2018	70.6	844 of 4264	80.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	77.8	796 of 4582	82.6%	★★★★☆
2025	78.9	631 of 3739	83.1%	★★★★☆
2024	81.2	644 of 4647	86.1%	★★★★☆
2023	67.7	1222 of 4585	73.3%	★★★★☆
2022	61.6	1510 of 4563	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.4	591 of 4357	86.4%	★★★★☆
2018	72.4	924 of 4319	78.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	73.1	653 of 4301	84.8%	★★★★☆
2025	98.1	28 of 3549	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	91.9	129 of 4292	97.0%	★★★★★

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 (2026)98th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)95th percentile+12 vs school

At Risk (2022)93rd percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2026)91st percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)86th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)85th percentile~ school

Female (2026)84th percentile~ school

Male (2026)83rd percentile~ school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics70%+23 vs state

Reading37%+4 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 Spanish Mathematics 5th 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
Hidalgo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	601 Second St	Hidalgo	78557	Hidalgo County	Hidalgo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 843-4226	433	29	15.0	89.4%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	433 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	79.3	780^th of 4627 public elementary schools	83.1%		83.1	644^th of 4651 public elementary schools	86.2%	136	35.7	38.7	37.2	76.9	12.5	30.4	63.3	50.0	64.0		75.0	63.5	73.3		$10,915
Dr Alejo Salinas Junior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	411 Ebano	Hidalgo	78557	Hidalgo County	Hidalgo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 843-4251	342	23	15.0	84.2%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	342 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	74.3	969^th of 4627 public elementary schools	79.1%		78.6	808^th of 4651 public elementary schools	82.6%	161	36.4	61.5	40.7	50.0	30.8		52.4	69.0	62.9		73.0	59.5	54.4		$9,699
North Bridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2001 N Bridge St	Weslaco	78596	Hidalgo County	Weslaco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 969-6810	775	34	22.9	87.6%	11 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	763 (98.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	35.2	3075^th of 4627 public elementary schools	33.5%		48.7	2213^th of 4651 public elementary schools	52.4%	862							34.4	37.6	62.2		35.6	36.6	44.4		$10,336
Valley View South Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	900 S McColl Rd	Hidalgo	78557	Hidalgo County	Valley View Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 340-1650	353	24	14.6	94.1%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	353 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68.6	1199^th of 4627 public elementary schools	74.1%		73.4	983^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	78.9%	216							43.2	65.5	74.3	54.0	39.5	67.3	88.9	44.0	$10,191
Wilbur E Lucas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1300 N McColl Rd	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Valley View Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 340-1700	530	28	18.8	93.0%	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	527 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66.3	1291^st of 4627 public elementary schools	72.1%		72.6	1019^th of 4651 public elementary schools	78.1%	272	18.2		63.6				51.8	59.7	72.1	58.5	48.4	58.7	47.8	49.2	$7,820
Valley View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3408 E Olmo St	Hidalgo	78557	Hidalgo County	Valley View Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 340-1450	446	27	16.6	87.9%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	445 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	80.7	735^th of 4627 public elementary schools	84.1%		80.6	733^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	84.2%	2		66.7	88.9		0.0	28.6	66.0	60.8	76.0	69.4	59.6	65.4	56.9	57.1	$9,682
Valley View North Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1300 E Anaya Rd	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Valley View Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 340-1600	372	25	14.9	99.7%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	372 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56.7	1775^th of 4627 public elementary schools	61.6%		49.1	2192^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	52.9%	417		20.0	71.4				51.2	55.3	57.5	53.6	44.2	48.1	61.9	39.3	$10,804
Carmen Anaya Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 W Dicker Rd	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 784-8500	429	26	16.5	97.2%	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	424 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	75	937^th of 4627 public elementary schools	79.7%		53.9	1910^th of 4651 public elementary schools	58.9%	973	66.7	63.6	50.0				56.3	62.2	72.1		41.5	66.7	66.7		$11,190
Jc Kelly Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	201 E Las Milpas Rd	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Hidalgo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 843-4201	260	20	12.8	86.2%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	260 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	82.7	668^th of 4627 public elementary schools	85.6%		89.5	389^th of 4651 public elementary schools	91.6%	279	36.8	81.3	45.5				47.8	87.0	60.0		61.9	87.2	80.4		$11,540
Houston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3221 Olga Ave	McAllen	78503	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 971-1167	397	28	14.3	87.7%	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	387 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58.5	1675^th of 4627 public elementary schools	63.8%		51.9	2035^th of 4651 public elementary schools	56.2%	360			40.0			80.0	52.6	53.9	62.0		40.4	44.2	68.0		$12,771

Frequently Asked Questions about Hidalgo Elementary

How many students attend Hidalgo Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 433 students attended Hidalgo Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Hidalgo Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hidalgo Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Diaz J H
High : Hidalgo Early College High School

What district is Hidalgo Elementary in?

Hidalgo Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Hidalgo Elementary?

Students at Hidalgo Elementary are 100% Hispanic.

Is Hidalgo Elementary a good school?

Hidalgo Elementary ranks 780^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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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

2024–25 STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 23, 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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