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McAuliffe Elementary

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McAuliffe Elementary ranks 1852 nd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1852^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 60% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

McAuliffe Elementary in McAllen, TX, is a PK-5 school in the McAllen Independent School District (Isd) serving 385 students, with about 85% of families qualifying for free or reduced lunch, reflecting a community with high economic need.

McAuliffe stands out for its exceptional support of students from low-income backgrounds and those in special education. In the most recent school year, the school ranked in the 79th percentile statewide for its low socioeconomic status students—a remarkable achievement that outpaces many nearby schools with similar poverty levels, like Seguin Elementary. It also consistently earns high marks for its special education program, ranking in the 79th percentile in 2024-2025. This focus on equity has fueled a dramatic turnaround: after a dip to the 29th percentile in 2021, the school rebounded to the 60th percentile in 2025-2026, the largest positive jump among its neighbors. However, the school shows a clear strength in reading compared to math. For example, 5th-grade reading proficiency (70.37%) outpaced the district and state, while math scores across all grades lag behind. Interestingly, 5th graders at McAuliffe outperform the district in reading and come close in math, suggesting a particularly effective teaching team or a cumulative benefit of the school’s programs.

While McAuliffe excels with students who need more support, it struggles to challenge its highest-achieving students, ranking in the 15th percentile for gifted and talented students in 2024-2025. The school’s higher per-student spending ($12,360) and lower student-teacher ratio (13.7) likely contribute to its success with vulnerable populations. Located between Seguin Elementary (higher poverty, more volatile rankings) and Castaneda Elementary (lower poverty, consistently high rankings), McAuliffe’s recent surge places it in a competitive middle ground, proving that student demographics are not destiny.

385

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,491

Per pupil spending ?

85.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3000 Daffodil Ave
McAllen, TX 78501-5812

(956) 971-4400

District: McAllen Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend McAuliffe Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	De Leon Middle
High:	Rowe High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.8%

White:

3.6%

Asian:

0.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 60th percentile in 2016 → 60th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Texas median (60th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school50%

District avg57%

Texas avg50%

1,852^nd of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 40%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^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	55.1	1852 of 4627	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	36.5	3021 of 4651	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.8	2375 of 4710	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.1	2410 of 4647	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.4	1727 of 4581	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.6	3265 of 4578	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.7	2366 of 4479	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.7	1813 of 4359	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	58.0	1578 of 4329	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	60.7	1734 of 4286	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	43.6	2670 of 4320	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	48.1	2444 of 4260	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	50.5	2276 of 4221	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	56.7	1883 of 4206	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	76.9	698 of 4095	83.0%	★★★★☆
2010	56.9	1969 of 3937	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	64.9	1437 of 3884	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	63.7	1436 of 3768	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	37.6	2790 of 3724	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	34.0	2710 of 3476	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	26.2	2970 of 3475	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	17.4	3231 of 3465	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	64.8	1136 of 4461	74.5%	★★★★☆
2021	30.3	3343 of 4331	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.2	1564 of 4295	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.2	1128 of 4240	73.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	41.8	1684 of 2918	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.8	2097 of 3668	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.9	1911 of 3556	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.1	1520 of 3487	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.8	2507 of 3446	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.8	1638 of 3333	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.8	843 of 3226	73.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	49.7	2116 of 4575	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.3	1723 of 3744	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.7	1710 of 4658	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.4	1887 of 4588	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.7	1575 of 4561	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.1	2981 of 4499	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.8	2182 of 4348	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.5	2402 of 4306	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	49.3	2031 of 3075	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.2	2223 of 2619	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	56.5	1643 of 2980	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	74.3	473 of 2958	84.0%	★★★★☆
2021	31.8	2297 of 3006	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.1	2327 of 3184	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.8	2115 of 3106	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	61.5	1370 of 4413	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.1	1715 of 3644	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.9	1937 of 4465	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.0	2056 of 4401	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.1	1160 of 4376	73.5%	★★★★☆
2021	35.7	2866 of 4329	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.1	1837 of 4188	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.1	1378 of 4168	66.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	68.7	963 of 4520	78.7%	★★★★☆
2025	51.8	1645 of 3705	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.7	1945 of 4594	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.1	1752 of 4521	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.5	926 of 4477	79.3%	★★★★☆
2021	28.1	3508 of 4451	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.3	2407 of 4309	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.2	1491 of 4264	65.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	59.3	1586 of 4582	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	39.2	2319 of 3739	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.4	2922 of 4647	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.8	2713 of 4585	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.6	1955 of 4563	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.3	3295 of 4498	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.1	2446 of 4357	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.0	1433 of 4319	66.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	55.5	1418 of 4301	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	68.1	728 of 3549	79.5%	★★★★☆
2024	63.0	1106 of 4292	74.2%	★★★★☆
2023	22.4	3642 of 4086	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.8	2079 of 3952	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.5	835 of 3684	77.3%	★★★★☆
2018	66.8	659 of 3558	81.5%	★★★★☆

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+19 vs school

At Risk (2022)75th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2026)69th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2026)67th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)65th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)54th percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)42nd percentile+7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)34th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading60%+5 vs state

Mathematics43%-4 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, March 9, 2018

this school excellent in standards.great principle and teachers.committed to keeping students safe and academically speaking it is very strict on students when performing at the highest level.i recommend this school to parents for there children. Close Quote

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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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th 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
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
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
Castaneda Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4100 N 34th	McAllen	78504	Hidalgo County	McAllen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 623-8882	374	27	13.8	74.3%	6 (1.6%)	6 (1.6%)	350 (93.6%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	54.1	1905^th of 4627 public elementary schools	58.8%		70.2	1129^th of 4651 public elementary schools	75.7%	776					44.6	69.6	64.7		32.1	55.2	39.7		$11,209
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
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
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
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
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
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
Donna Wernecke Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4500 Dove Ave	McAllen	78572	Hidalgo County	Sharyland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 928-1063	631	42	14.9	64.2%	23 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	597 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	74.4	958^th of 4627 public elementary schools	79.3%		69.6	1151^st of 4651 public elementary schools	75.3%	193	18.8	25.0	14.3	12.5	62.5	64.4	68.3	68.2	58.5	51.4	61.8	45.5	$9,034

Frequently Asked Questions about McAuliffe Elementary

What schools do graduates of McAuliffe Elementary attend?

Students who attend McAuliffe Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : De Leon Middle
High : Rowe High School

Is McAuliffe Elementary a good school?

McAuliffe Elementary ranks 1852^nd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of McAuliffe Elementary?

Students at McAuliffe Elementary are 96% Hispanic, 4% White.

What district is McAuliffe Elementary in?

McAllen Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend McAuliffe Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 385 students attended McAuliffe Elementary.

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