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Roosevelt Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

4052^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,643 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Roosevelt Elementary in McAllen, TX, is a PK-5 public school serving 357 students within the McAllen Independent School District (Isd), where over 94% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, and the school maintains a favorable student-to-teacher ratio of 12:1.

Roosevelt Elementary is currently a low-performing school, ranking in the 13th percentile statewide (1-star rating) for the 2025-2026 school year, a significant drop from its historical performance in the 36th-44th percentile. Proficiency rates in Reading (37-39%) and Mathematics (25-32%) are well below district and state averages. However, the school has a notable strength: its Special Education program ranks in the 84th percentile statewide (4-star rating), a "bright spot" that contrasts sharply with overall struggles. This paradox suggests that successful strategies for special needs students are not being applied to the general population. Nearby Houston Elementary, just 0.53 miles away and serving a similar demographic (87.66% free/reduced lunch), ranks in the 64th percentile (3-star), with 5th-grade math proficiency (68%) more than double Roosevelt's (31.37%). This proximity to a higher-performing school with a similar student profile indicates that Roosevelt's challenges are likely school-specific, such as leadership or instruction, rather than purely socioeconomic.

Another interesting comparison is with Idea Los Encinos Academy, a charter school 0.94 miles away that ranks in the 46th percentile and outperforms Roosevelt in nearly every subject. For example, in 5th-grade Science, Idea Los Encinos achieved a 45.8% proficiency rate compared to Roosevelt's 12.28%. Additionally, Roosevelt's per-student spending ($12,244) is higher than many higher-performing peers, such as Thigpen-Zavala Elementary ($12,671) and Fields Elementary ($11,494), suggesting that funding is not the issue but rather how resources are allocated. A notable anomaly occurred in the 2022-2023 school year when Roosevelt's 4th-grade students taking the STAAR Spanish Reading test achieved a 60% proficiency rate, significantly higher than the district (44%) and state (31%) averages, hinting at a potentially strong bilingual program that could be leveraged for improvement.

357

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,233

Per pupil spending ?

94.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4801 S 26th St
McAllen, TX 78503-8696

(956) 971-4424

District: McAllen Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Roosevelt Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Brown Middle
High:	Memorial High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.4%

White:

7.3%

Two or more races:

0.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 39th percentile in 2016 → 13th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (34% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 26 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school34%

District avg56%

Texas avg50%

4,052^nd of 4,643

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 26 pts since 2016

From bottom 39% (2016) to bottom 13% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

242^nd of 947McAllen 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	20.0	4052 of 4643	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.1	3306 of 4651	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.7	2970 of 4710	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.3	2965 of 4647	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.4	2779 of 4581	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.4	3608 of 4578	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.3	2727 of 4479	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.5	2451 of 4359	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.2	2706 of 4329	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	43.4	2631 of 4286	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	23.4	3640 of 4320	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	39.4	2942 of 4260	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	38.7	2939 of 4221	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	22.8	3744 of 4206	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	36.2	3124 of 4095	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.9	3271 of 3937	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.2	3271 of 3884	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	31.7	3050 of 3768	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	35.8	2857 of 3724	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	28.0	2924 of 3476	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	30.1	2859 of 3475	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	31.1	2828 of 3465	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	62.9	1231 of 4461	72.4%	★★★★☆
2021	32.0	3214 of 4331	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	67.3	924 of 4295	78.5%	★★★★☆
2018	75.9	545 of 4240	87.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	40.9	1727 of 2918	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.9	2029 of 3668	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.2	1775 of 3556	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.7	1606 of 3487	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.4	2698 of 3446	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.8	1236 of 3333	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.4	674 of 3226	79.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	17.3	4205 of 4588	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	38.4	2353 of 3744	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.5	2337 of 4658	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.8	2493 of 4588	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.3	2945 of 4561	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.1	3676 of 4499	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	3292 of 4348	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.9	2236 of 4306	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	22.7	2846 of 3080	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	38.2	2028 of 2619	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	64.4	1213 of 2980	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.7	930 of 2958	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.6	1119 of 3106	64.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	24.9	3764 of 4425	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	46.7	1939 of 3644	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.2	1905 of 4465	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.6	2517 of 4401	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.6	2333 of 4376	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.0	3297 of 4329	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.8	2266 of 4188	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.3	2042 of 4168	51.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.1	3452 of 4535	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	50.7	1726 of 3705	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.9	1569 of 4594	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.7	2138 of 4521	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.0	1950 of 4477	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.3	3029 of 4451	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.3	1754 of 4309	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.8	1708 of 4264	59.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	30.8	3398 of 4597	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	43.3	2069 of 3739	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.0	2435 of 4647	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.9	3264 of 4585	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.5	2529 of 4563	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.1	3315 of 4498	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.9	2076 of 4357	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.2	2682 of 4319	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	46.6	1974 of 4308	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	72.6	569 of 3549	84.0%	★★★★☆
2024	70.5	782 of 4292	81.8%	★★★★☆
2023	32.2	2964 of 4086	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	3553 of 3952	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.6	3009 of 3684	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	2306 of 2612	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)72nd percentile+33 vs school

Special Education (2026)54th percentile+41 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)41st percentile+12 vs school

Male (2026)26th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)24th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)15th percentile~ school

White (2025)12th percentile-17 vs school

Female (2026)8th percentile-4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)8th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading38%-16 vs state

Mathematics30%-17 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 (2025)	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
Roosevelt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4801 S 26th St	McAllen	78503	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 971-4424	357	30	12.0	94.1%	26 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	330 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20	4052^nd of 4643 public elementary schools	12.7%		32.1	3306^th of 4651 public elementary schools	28.9%	746							37.2	39.3	37.3		25.0	32.1	31.4		$13,233
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	1679^th of 4643 public elementary schools	63.8%		51.9	2035^th of 4651 public elementary schools	56.2%	356			40.0			80.0	52.6	53.9	62.0		40.4	44.2	68.0		$12,771
Idea Los Encinos Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	5400 S Ware Rd	McAllen	78503	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 429-4150	770	32	24.3	87.0%	36 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	729 (94.7%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43.3	2501^st of 4643 public elementary schools	46.1%		48.9	2202^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	52.7%	299							36.8	39.5	44.4		47.9	57.7	48.4		$10,339
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%)	45.8	2353^rd of 4643 public elementary schools	49.3%		44	2496^th of 4651 public elementary schools	46.3%	143	44.4	66.7					46.4	39.0	57.8		38.9	41.3	56.5		$10,403
Ruben Hinojosa Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4205 Los Indios Pkwy	Mission	78572	Hidalgo County	Sharyland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 584-4990	472	29	16.3	55.1%	19 (4.0%)	4 (0.8%)	430 (91.1%)	11 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	76.8	880^th of 4643 public elementary schools	81.0%		84.2	603^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	87.0%	277	29.4	50.0	14.3	20.0	7.1	28.6	56.3	78.6	76.2	79.7	40.0	55.4	60.3	50.7	$8,955
Lloyd & Dolly Bentsen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2101 S Taylor Rd	McAllen	78572	Hidalgo County	Sharyland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 668-0426	611	37	16.5	81.3%	13 (2.1%)	3 (0.5%)	590 (96.6%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65.3	1336^th of 4643 public elementary schools	71.2%		69.1	1167^th of 4651 public elementary schools	74.9%	169	24.2	48.6	33.3	18.8	31.4	22.2	62.9	75.0	63.8	50.5	56.5	57.1	42.0	46.2	$8,511
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	603^rd of 4643 public elementary schools	87.0%		87.8	462^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	90.1%	141			80.0			20.0	60.5	71.4	78.3		53.5	74.0	65.2		$10,795
Harry Shimotsu Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3101 San Mateo St	Mission	78572	Hidalgo County	Sharyland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 583-5643	605	34	17.9	48.1%	39 (6.4%)	5 (0.8%)	519 (85.8%)	39 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	78.5	817^th of 4643 public elementary schools	82.4%		78.1	833^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	82.1%	16			40.0			40.0	62.0	61.4	59.8	71.0	60.6	68.2	57.6	66.0	$8,461
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	1703^rd of 4643 public elementary schools	63.3%		54.2	1895^th of 4651 public elementary schools	59.3%	192		66.7			20.0		52.5	56.1	71.2		40.3	37.9	60.4		$13,525
Romulo D Martinez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2571 E 4th St	Mission	78572	Hidalgo County	Sharyland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 584-4900	525	35	14.9	65.0%	12 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	504 (96.0%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	82.1	695^th of 4643 public elementary schools	85.0%		74	964^th of 4651 public elementary schools	79.3%	269	47.1	27.3	14.3	29.4	36.4	21.4	85.0	76.6	82.1	68.0	80.0	68.8	67.9	32.0	$9,076

Frequently Asked Questions about Roosevelt Elementary

What district is Roosevelt Elementary in?

McAllen Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of Roosevelt Elementary attend?

Students who attend Roosevelt Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Brown Middle
High : Memorial High School

How many students attend Roosevelt Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 357 students attended Roosevelt Elementary.

Is Roosevelt Elementary a good school?

Roosevelt Elementary ranks in the bottom 12.7% of Texas elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Roosevelt Elementary?

Students at Roosevelt Elementary are 92% Hispanic, 7% White.

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2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesNewSep 30, 2026

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

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