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Jackson Elementary

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Jackson Elementary ranks 1751 st of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1751^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 62% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Jackson Elementary in McAllen, TX, is a mid-sized school serving 548 students from Pre-K through 5th grade in the highly-rated McAllen Independent School District (Isd), where over 90% of students come from low-income households. This school stands out for its exceptional ability to help students succeed despite economic challenges, earning a 4-star rating for its work with low-income students—ranking in the 85th percentile statewide. In fact, Jackson outperforms many nearby schools with similar demographics, such as Wilson Elementary and Alvarez Elementary, which struggle to match its results.

One of Jackson’s biggest strengths is math, especially in the early grades. In 3rd grade, 50% of students were proficient in math, beating both the district and state averages. This is a sharp contrast to nearby schools like Seguin Elementary and Fields Elementary, where math scores lag behind. The school also provides strong, consistent support for Hispanic students and those in special education, both earning 4-star ratings. However, reading scores have been inconsistent, though they showed improvement in the most recent year, with 5th grade reading now above the state average.

The biggest challenge for Jackson is 5th grade science, where proficiency rates have hovered around 16-21% for years—well below district and state averages. This is a common issue among high-poverty schools in the area, including McAuliffe Elementary and Wilson Elementary. Interestingly, just a mile away, Milam Elementary serves a wealthier community and achieves much higher science scores, highlighting how resources can impact outcomes. Despite this, Jackson’s ability to help its students excel in math and support vulnerable groups makes it a standout choice for families in the McAllen area.

548

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,276

Per pupil spending ?

92%

Free/discounted lunch ?

501 Harvey
McAllen, TX 78501

(956) 971-4277

District: McAllen Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Jackson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Cathey Middle
High:	Memorial High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.5%

White:

4.4%

African American:

0.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 73rd percentile in 2016 → 62nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Texas median (62nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school52%

District avg57%

Texas avg51%

1,751^st of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 38%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From top 27% (2016) to top 38% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 18Elementary Schools in the McAllen Independent School District (Isd)

246^th of 951McAllen 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	57.2	1751 of 4627	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.4	1813 of 4651	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.1	1877 of 4710	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.9	1558 of 4647	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.0	1812 of 4581	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.5	2861 of 4578	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.5	1253 of 4479	72.0%	★★★★☆
2018	53.1	1845 of 4359	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	58.9	1545 of 4329	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	71.9	1160 of 4286	72.9%	★★★★☆
2015	58.7	1869 of 4320	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	66.1	1414 of 4260	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	56.6	1925 of 4221	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	55.3	1976 of 4206	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	69.1	1241 of 4095	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	52.8	2183 of 3937	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	54.6	2006 of 3884	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	48.5	2274 of 3768	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	43.8	2503 of 3724	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	45.0	2287 of 3476	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	17.0	3248 of 3475	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	8.3	3391 of 3465	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	64.9	1122 of 4461	74.8%	★★★★☆
2021	51.2	1750 of 4331	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	88.5	190 of 4295	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	77.7	491 of 4240	88.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	47.2	1441 of 2918	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.1	1026 of 3668	72.0%	★★★★☆
2023	65.5	899 of 3556	74.7%	★★★★☆
2022	55.1	1354 of 3487	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.2	1685 of 3446	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	82.1	268 of 3333	92.0%	★★★★★
2018	73.3	527 of 3226	83.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	61.6	1490 of 4575	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.8	1046 of 3744	72.1%	★★★★☆
2024	60.6	1534 of 4658	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.5	1381 of 4588	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.6	1491 of 4561	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.5	2716 of 4499	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	72.6	907 of 4348	79.1%	★★★★☆
2018	61.1	1419 of 4306	67.0%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	63.2	1252 of 3075	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.6	1485 of 2619	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.6	1595 of 2980	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.3	1761 of 2958	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.0	1856 of 3184	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	65.0	1209 of 4413	72.6%	★★★★☆
2025	67.5	902 of 3644	75.2%	★★★★☆
2024	70.0	955 of 4465	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	67.0	1091 of 4401	75.2%	★★★★☆
2022	59.9	1464 of 4376	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.3	2556 of 4329	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	71.9	779 of 4188	81.4%	★★★★☆
2018	60.2	1362 of 4168	67.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	69.0	950 of 4520	79.0%	★★★★☆
2025	70.3	719 of 3705	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	74.7	688 of 4594	85.0%	★★★★☆
2023	69.9	910 of 4521	79.9%	★★★★☆
2022	63.8	1258 of 4477	71.9%	★★★★☆
2021	46.6	2275 of 4451	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	80.0	405 of 4309	90.6%	★★★★★
2018	66.4	1017 of 4264	76.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	51.4	2023 of 4582	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.8	1496 of 3739	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.4	1509 of 4647	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.8	1870 of 4585	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.9	2334 of 4563	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.7	2924 of 4498	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.3	1641 of 4357	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.9	2321 of 4319	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	63.6	8 of 32	75.0%	★★★★☆
2025	54.7	17 of 45	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.0	17 of 44	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.3	17 of 49	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.8	9 of 93	90.3%	★★★★★
2018	28.0	96 of 112	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	57.8	1276 of 4301	70.3%	★★★★☆
2025	66.6	789 of 3549	77.8%	★★★★☆
2024	64.7	1030 of 4292	76.0%	★★★★☆
2023	47.3	1804 of 4086	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.0	2497 of 3952	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.4	1697 of 3684	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.0	1303 of 3558	63.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)79th percentile+17 vs school

Migrant (2026)75th percentile+13 vs school

At Risk (2022)75th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2026)73rd percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2026)70th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)67th percentile+5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)59th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)56th percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)51st percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading53%~ state avg

Mathematics51%+4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)	STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)					STAAR Mathematics (2026)						STAAR Social Studies (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 4th Grade	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Jackson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	501 Harvey	McAllen	78501	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 971-4277	548	39	13.8	92.0%	24 (4.4%)	3 (0.5%)	518 (94.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	57.2	1751^st of 4627 public elementary schools	62.2%		55.4	1813^th of 4651 public elementary schools	61.0%	62							48.2	51.3	59.3			50.0	51.9	52.3					$11,276
Milam Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3800 N Main St	McAllen	78501	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 971-4333	811	52	15.6	53.4%	75 (9.2%)	1 (0.1%)	719 (88.7%)	10 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.7%)	80.5	746^th of 4627 public elementary schools	83.9%		79.8	754^th of 4651 public elementary schools	83.8%	8							62.6	70.9	73.2			55.2	61.8	60.4					$9,793
Wilson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1200 Hackberry St	McAllen	78501	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 971-4525	408	30	13.8	91.2%	17 (4.2%)	2 (0.5%)	387 (94.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30.8	3385^th of 4627 public elementary schools	26.8%		19.7	4043^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	13.1%	658							62.1	31.0	50.0			44.8	27.6	34.8					$11,941
Horizon Montessori - Stem Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	320 N Main St	McAllen	78501	Hidalgo County	Horizon Montessori Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 631-0234	331	22	15.2	81.3%	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	322 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	51.2	2047^th of 4627 public elementary schools	55.8%		54.2	1897^th of 4651 public elementary schools	59.2%	150					31.6	73.7	30.4	54.8	78.6	61.8	47.6	43.5	32.3	37.0	44.1	14.3	42.9	31.6	$10,546
Seguin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2200 N 29th St	McAllen	78501	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 971-4565	530	37	14.4	95.8%	19 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	511 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47.7	2230^th of 4627 public elementary schools	51.8%		70.2	1130^th of 4651 public elementary schools	75.7%	1100	20.0						48.4	45.2	72.9			35.8	44.4	39.4					$11,174
Fields Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 W Dallas Ave	McAllen	78501	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 971-4344	443	35	12.5	89.6%	8 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	429 (96.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	58.2	1699^th of 4627 public elementary schools	63.3%		54.2	1895^th of 4651 public elementary schools	59.3%	196		66.7		20.0			52.5	56.1	71.2			40.3	37.9	60.4					$13,525
McAuliffe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3000 Daffodil Ave	McAllen	78501	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 971-4400	385	28	13.7	85.2%	14 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	369 (95.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55.1	1852^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	60.0%		36.5	3021^st of 4651 public elementary schools	35.0%	1169	12.5						55.8	51.9	70.4			38.5	46.4	44.6					$13,491
Alvarez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2606 Gumwood Ave	McAllen	78501	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 971-4471	435	28	15.8	96.8%	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	420 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	35.2	3077^th of 4627 public elementary schools	33.5%		44.2	2485^th of 4651 public elementary schools	46.6%	592		30.0					58.3	34.4	43.6			47.5	23.7	36.6					$10,669
Daniel Ramirez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1920 N Hibiscus	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2880	516	33	15.5	95.0%	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	509 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39.5	2791^st of 4627 public elementary schools	39.7%		29.9	3441^st of 4651 public elementary schools	26.0%	650	57.1	26.3	62.5				46.0	52.6	46.7			53.1	36.8	35.5					$11,999
Allen & William Arnold Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	615 W El Dora Rd	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2710	657	39	16.8	91.3%	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	644 (98.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66.8	1275^th of 4627 public elementary schools	72.4%		60.4	1557^th of 4651 public elementary schools	66.5%	282	50.0	50.0	22.2				61.0	64.4	72.5			40.5	58.3	47.4					$10,426

Frequently Asked Questions about Jackson Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Jackson Elementary?

Students at Jackson Elementary are 95% Hispanic, 4% White.

What schools do graduates of Jackson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Jackson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Cathey Middle
High : Memorial High School

Is Jackson Elementary a good school?

Jackson Elementary ranks 1751^st of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Jackson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 548 students attended Jackson Elementary.

What district is Jackson Elementary in?

McAllen Independent School District (Isd)

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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

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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