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Rayburn Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

369^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 92% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Rayburn Elementary in McAllen, TX, is a PK-5 campus in the McAllen Independent School District (Isd) serving 530 students, and it has emerged as one of the top-performing elementary schools in Texas, climbing from the 56th percentile to the 92nd percentile in state rankings over the past decade. This school stands out for its consistent and impressive academic growth, particularly in upper elementary grades, where its 4th-grade Reading (82.67%) and 5th-grade Reading (90%) proficiency rates far exceed those of nearby schools like Milam Elementary and Garza Elementary, which have seen declining performance. Rayburn also excels in mathematics, with 4th-grade Math proficiency (77.33%) outpacing even high-performing peers like Gonzalez Elementary (68.18%) and Canterbury Elementary (67.31%).

What truly sets Rayburn apart is its ability to achieve equitable excellence across a diverse student body, with 57.55% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch. The school ranks in the 97th percentile for Low Socioeconomic Status students and the 95th percentile for Special Education students, demonstrating a powerful "Rayburn Effect" that closes achievement gaps for its most vulnerable learners. This is a stark contrast to Garza Elementary, which serves a similar demographic (73.84% low-income) but has not achieved the same results. Rayburn’s low student-teacher ratio of 15.4, lower than Dr Pablo Perez (16.8) and Gonzalez Elementary (16.3), likely supports this targeted instruction.

While Rayburn is a standout, it has one clear area for improvement: 5th-grade Science, where its 42.19% proficiency rate in 2024-2025 lags behind its stellar Reading (71.21%) and Math (52.31%) scores. This is a common trend across the district, but it represents an opportunity for the school to round out its already impressive profile. Overall, Rayburn’s consistent upward trajectory and exceptional support for all students make it a model of effective elementary education in the McAllen area.

530

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,196

Per pupil spending ?

57.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7000 N Main St
McAllen, TX 78504-3148

(956) 971-4363

District: McAllen Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Rayburn Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Morris Middle
High:	McAllen High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.5%

White:

5.3%

Asian:

1.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 59th percentile in 2016 → 92nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (74% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of Texas elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 33 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school74%

District avg57%

Texas avg51%

369^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 33 pts since 2016

From top 41% (2016) to top 8% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	90.0	369 of 4627	92.0%	★★★★★
2025	86.9	498 of 4651	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	82.1	677 of 4710	85.6%	★★★★☆
2023	75.4	942 of 4647	79.7%	★★★★☆
2022	86.2	509 of 4581	88.9%	★★★★☆
2021	66.3	1292 of 4578	71.8%	★★★★☆
2019	61.6	1435 of 4479	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.8	1903 of 4359	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	53.0	1800 of 4329	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	60.3	1753 of 4286	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	64.2	1553 of 4320	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	70.9	1179 of 4260	72.3%	★★★★☆
2013	62.6	1578 of 4221	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	57.2	1860 of 4206	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	75.4	805 of 4095	80.3%	★★★★☆
2010	71.8	995 of 3937	74.7%	★★★★☆
2009	80.7	448 of 3884	88.5%	★★★★☆
2008	65.1	1343 of 3768	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	61.5	1582 of 3724	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	57.2	1673 of 3476	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	52.0	1927 of 3475	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	45.5	2245 of 3465	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	79.1	460 of 4461	89.7%	★★★★☆
2021	48.9	1912 of 4331	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.1	1832 of 4295	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.9	3032 of 4240	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	79.8	404 of 2918	86.2%	★★★★☆
2024	75.3	592 of 3668	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	50.2	1669 of 3556	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.7	874 of 3487	74.9%	★★★★☆
2021	38.8	2148 of 3446	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.4	1335 of 3333	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.6	2347 of 3226	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	88.4	367 of 4575	92.0%	★★★★★
2025	83.4	447 of 3744	88.1%	★★★★☆
2024	73.2	953 of 4658	79.5%	★★★★☆
2023	69.2	1128 of 4588	75.4%	★★★★☆
2022	79.5	706 of 4561	84.5%	★★★★☆
2021	66.6	1200 of 4499	73.3%	★★★★☆
2019	65.9	1199 of 4348	72.4%	★★★★☆
2018	67.3	1146 of 4306	73.4%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	70.6	671 of 3075	78.2%	★★★★☆
2025	72.9	511 of 2619	80.5%	★★★★☆
2023	70.7	763 of 2980	74.4%	★★★★☆
2022	71.4	673 of 2958	77.2%	★★★★☆
2021	62.7	1297 of 3006	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.5	1135 of 3184	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.4	1535 of 3106	50.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	92.1	151 of 4413	96.6%	★★★★★
2025	89.1	207 of 3644	94.3%	★★★★★
2024	88.3	253 of 4465	94.3%	★★★★★
2023	81.9	458 of 4401	89.6%	★★★★☆
2022	89.2	237 of 4376	94.6%	★★★★★
2021	73.2	755 of 4329	82.6%	★★★★☆
2019	68.5	942 of 4188	77.5%	★★★★☆
2018	57.5	1503 of 4168	63.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	86.9	257 of 4520	94.3%	★★★★★
2025	92.4	102 of 3705	97.2%	★★★★★
2024	88.6	195 of 4594	95.8%	★★★★★
2023	76.6	578 of 4521	87.2%	★★★★☆
2022	90.0	174 of 4477	96.1%	★★★★★
2021	70.7	812 of 4451	81.8%	★★★★☆
2019	69.4	846 of 4309	80.4%	★★★★☆
2018	52.8	1847 of 4264	56.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	89.0	365 of 4582	92.0%	★★★★★
2025	87.7	341 of 3739	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	90.0	322 of 4647	93.1%	★★★★★
2023	79.2	745 of 4585	83.8%	★★★★☆
2022	89.2	347 of 4563	92.4%	★★★★★
2021	61.1	1440 of 4498	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.3	1868 of 4357	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.2	2824 of 4319	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	84.0	337 of 4301	92.2%	★★★★★
2025	87.9	183 of 3549	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	87.3	255 of 4292	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	51.7	1544 of 4086	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	84.9	258 of 3952	93.5%	★★★★★
2021	66.8	665 of 3799	82.5%	★★★★☆
2019	47.4	1568 of 3684	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.2	2077 of 3558	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	71.7	700 of 3108	77.5%	★★★★☆
2022	94.5	32 of 3082	99.0%	★★★★★
2021	97.6	11 of 3082	99.6%	★★★★★
2019	55.8	1337 of 3142	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.8	2145 of 3127	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)97th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)94th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)92nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)92nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)92nd percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)90th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)86th percentile-3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)78th percentile-14 vs school

White (2024)77th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading80%+26 vs state

Mathematics68%+21 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 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
Rayburn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7000 N Main St	McAllen	78504	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 971-4363	530	34	15.4	57.5%	28 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	490 (92.5%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	90	369^th of 4627 public elementary schools	92.0%		86.9	498^th of 4651 public elementary schools	89.3%	129			67.5	82.7	90.0	54.2	77.3	72.5	$11,196
Dr Pablo Perez	Public	PK, KG-5	7801 N Main	McAllen	78504	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 971-1125	601	36	16.8	47.1%	40 (6.7%)	6 (1.0%)	540 (89.9%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	75.9	905^th of 4627 public elementary schools	80.4%		77.8	842^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	81.9%	63			72.9	71.0	73.5	52.4	50.5	53.0	$10,777
Gonzalez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	201 E Martin Ave	McAllen	78504	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(956) 971-4577	818	50	16.3	28.1%	63 (7.7%)	12 (1.5%)	657 (80.3%)	73 (8.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.3%)	89.3	404^th of 4627 public elementary schools	91.3%		94.5	204^th of 4651 public elementary schools	95.6%	200			78.2	72.0	81.7	67.7	68.2	61.7	$9,249
Garza Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6300 N 29th St	McAllen	78504	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 971-4554	409	28	14.8	73.8%	20 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	385 (94.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	55.1	1857^th of 4627 public elementary schools	59.9%		66.2	1299^th of 4651 public elementary schools	72.1%	558			61.0	58.3	63.8	42.9	40.0	40.6	$11,532
Blanca E Sanchez	Public	PK, KG-5	2901 Incarnate Word	McAllen	78504	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 971-1100	502	30	16.8	56.4%	16 (3.2%)	3 (0.6%)	482 (96.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68.5	1207^th of 4627 public elementary schools	73.9%		81.7	690^th of 4651 public elementary schools	85.2%	517	71.4	100.0	52.6	67.6	72.8	39.0	57.3	53.1	$11,141
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
Lucile Hendricks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3900 Goldcrest	McAllen	78504	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 971-1145	432	30	14.3	57.4%	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	417 (96.5%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	63.8	1414^th of 4627 public elementary schools	69.4%		69.4	1158^th of 4651 public elementary schools	75.1%	256			62.1	57.6	58.4	53.0	53.0	48.7	$12,100
Canterbury Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2821 W Canton Rd	Edinburg	78539	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2374	687	41	16.6	41.5%	19 (2.8%)	11 (1.6%)	593 (86.3%)	56 (8.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)	87.7	468^th of 4627 public elementary schools	89.9%		87.9	458^th of 4651 public elementary schools	90.2%	10			76.9	71.2	69.0	78.2	67.3	65.1	$9,824
John F Kennedy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8610 Tex-Mex	Edinburg	78539	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2390	514	33	15.6	93.8%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	513 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29.7	3441^st of 4627 public elementary schools	25.6%		40.5	2741^st of 4651 public elementary schools	41.1%	700			33.3	42.1	44.3	36.5	49.4	27.9	$10,957
Cavazos Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1501 W Freddy Gonzalez	McAllen	78501	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2535	479	30	16.1	76.6%	12 (2.5%)	3 (0.6%)	460 (96.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	67.9	1229^th of 4627 public elementary schools	73.4%		50.5	2117^th of 4651 public elementary schools	54.5%	888			63.2	58.5	58.1	55.2	55.6	54.1	$11,672

Frequently Asked Questions about Rayburn Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Rayburn Elementary?

Students at Rayburn Elementary are 92% Hispanic, 5% White, 2% Asian.

Is Rayburn Elementary a good school?

Yes. Rayburn Elementary ranks in the top 8.0% of Texas elementary schools.

How many students attend Rayburn Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 530 students attended Rayburn Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Rayburn Elementary attend?

Students who attend Rayburn Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Morris Middle
High : McAllen High School

What district is Rayburn Elementary in?

McAllen Independent School District (Isd)

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