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Wilson Elementary

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Wilson Elementary ranks 3385 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3385^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Wilson Elementary is a PK-5 public school in the McAllen Independent School District (Isd), serving 408 students in a densely populated area of McAllen, TX. While the district itself is highly rated, Wilson has consistently ranked in the bottom 27th percentile statewide over the last three years, making it the lowest-performing school among its immediate peers.

Wilson presents a puzzling "tale of two schools." It has a strong start with its youngest students, particularly in 3rd-grade Reading, where it has outperformed the district and state for two consecutive years. However, this success is not sustained. By 4th grade, Reading proficiency plummets to 31%, a full 29 percentage points below the district average. This pattern repeats in Math and Science, with 5th-grade Science proficiency at just 9.5%—the lowest among nearby schools. For context, Thigpen-Zavala Elementary, just over a mile away and serving a similar high-poverty population, achieves 55% proficiency in 5th-grade Science. This stark contrast suggests the challenges at Wilson are related to school-specific practices, not student demographics.

Adding to the concern, Wilson spends a significant amount per student ($11,592), higher than high-performing peers like Milam Elementary ($10,040) and Jackson Elementary ($10,974), yet results lag far behind. The school also faces a critical crisis in its support for Special Education students, with their ranking falling from the 53rd percentile to the 8th percentile in just one year. While Wilson’s early literacy foundation is a bright spot, the school is failing to build on it, and significant, targeted intervention is needed to reverse its current trajectory.

408

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,941

Per pupil spending ?

91.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1200 Hackberry St
McAllen, TX 78501-5743

(956) 971-4525

District: McAllen Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Wilson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Travis Middle
High:	McAllen High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.9%

White:

4.2%

African American:

0.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 37th percentile in 2016 → 27th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (39% vs 51% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school39%

District avg57%

Texas avg51%

3,385^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 37% (2016) to bottom 27% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^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	30.8	3385 of 4627	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.7	4043 of 4651	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.8	3532 of 4710	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.6	2502 of 4647	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.4	2831 of 4581	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.9	3048 of 4578	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.9	3280 of 4479	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.7	2819 of 4359	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	55.7	1676 of 4329	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	42.3	2699 of 4286	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.1	2948 of 4320	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	45.2	2634 of 4260	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.0	2533 of 4221	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	44.3	2635 of 4206	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	50.9	2352 of 4095	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	57.2	1943 of 3937	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	55.3	1964 of 3884	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	38.8	2729 of 3768	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	60.3	1651 of 3724	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	65.5	1248 of 3476	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	57.0	1679 of 3475	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	51.9	1917 of 3465	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	40.1	2809 of 4461	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.2	2955 of 4331	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.2	1202 of 4295	72.0%	★★★★☆
2018	54.4	1650 of 4240	61.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	2421 of 2918	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	2937 of 3668	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.1	2115 of 3556	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.6	2734 of 3487	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.0	2002 of 3446	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.4	1494 of 3333	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.0	1652 of 3226	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.6	3002 of 4575	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.8	2338 of 3744	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.2	3418 of 4658	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	52.5	2005 of 4588	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.5	2929 of 4561	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.8	2036 of 4499	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.6	3084 of 4348	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.0	2619 of 4306	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	28.7	2710 of 3075	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.6	2116 of 2619	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	72.2	618 of 2980	79.3%	★★★★☆
2022	68.8	858 of 2958	71.0%	★★★★☆
2019	76.0	311 of 3184	90.2%	★★★★☆
2018	55.2	1735 of 3106	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.5	3011 of 4413	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.7	2468 of 3644	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.7	3075 of 4465	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.2	2101 of 4401	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.2	2618 of 4376	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.7	2535 of 4329	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.9	2839 of 4188	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.2	2387 of 4168	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	38.9	2941 of 4520	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.3	2280 of 3705	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.2	2815 of 4594	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.5	1943 of 4521	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.9	2437 of 4477	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.7	2624 of 4451	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.3	2474 of 4309	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.0	2487 of 4264	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.2	3510 of 4582	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.7	2919 of 3739	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.1	3437 of 4647	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.4	2928 of 4585	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.7	2760 of 4563	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.5	3557 of 4498	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.8	3146 of 4357	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.5	2950 of 4319	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	21.3	3947 of 4301	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	48.2	1667 of 3549	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.3	2824 of 4292	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.2	2694 of 4086	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.6	2096 of 3952	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.2	3362 of 3799	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.1	2968 of 3684	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	3492 of 3558	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

At Risk (2022)37th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)35th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)34th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)32nd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)23rd percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)17th percentile+4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)12th percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2026)8th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading44%-10 vs state

Mathematics34%-13 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 Spanish Mathematics 5th 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
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
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
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
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
Thigpen-Zavala Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2500 Galveston Ave	McAllen	78501	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 971-4377	470	32	14.9	96.6%	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	463 (98.5%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	84.3	602^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	87.0%		87.8	462^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	90.1%	140			80.0		20.0			60.5	71.4	78.3			53.5	74.0	65.2					$10,795
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
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
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
Escandon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2901 Colbath Ave	McAllen	78503	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 971-4511	478	34	14.1	93.9%	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	474 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	45.7	2347^th of 4627 public elementary schools	49.3%		44	2496^th of 4651 public elementary schools	46.3%	149	44.4	66.7						46.4	39.0	57.8			38.9	41.3	56.5					$10,403

Frequently Asked Questions about Wilson Elementary

What district is Wilson Elementary in?

McAllen Independent School District (Isd)

Is Wilson Elementary a good school?

Wilson Elementary ranks 3385^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Wilson Elementary?

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

What schools do graduates of Wilson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Wilson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Travis Middle
High : McAllen High School

How many students attend Wilson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 408 students attended Wilson Elementary.

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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

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