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Blanca E Sanchez

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Blanca E Sanchez ranks 1207 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1207^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 74% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Blanca E Sanchez is a mid-sized elementary school in McAllen, TX, serving 502 students from Pre-K through 5th grade within the McAllen Independent School District (Isd), a district that ranks in the 74th percentile statewide. This school has earned a consistent 4-star rating for the last ten years, making it a reliably solid choice for families. While it is outperformed by nearby Gonzalez Elementary and Rayburn Elementary, which achieve 5-star ratings, Blanca E Sanchez stands out for its exceptional work with students who face economic challenges. Over 56% of its students qualify for free or reduced lunch, yet the school ranks in the 93rd percentile for serving both Hispanic students and low-income students—placing it among the top 7% of all Texas schools for these groups.

The school’s bilingual program is a standout asset. In the most recent school year, 4th graders taking the STAAR test in Spanish achieved a remarkable 100% proficiency rate in Mathematics and 71% in Reading, far exceeding district and state averages. This suggests a highly effective approach that helps native Spanish speakers excel while they learn English. Additionally, the school ranks in the 88th percentile for supporting English Language Learners, a critical strength in a border community like McAllen. In Reading, Blanca E Sanchez consistently outperforms state averages—for example, 5th-grade Reading proficiency hit 70.5% compared to the state’s 57.8%—though Science scores have been a weaker spot, recently improving after two years of below-average results.

Despite its strengths, the most recent data shows a dip in performance for some student groups, including low-income students (dropping from the 93rd to 77th percentile) and special education students (from 83rd to 66th percentile). This suggests the school may need to refocus resources to maintain its high standards for all learners. Compared to nearby options, Blanca E Sanchez is a clear leader over Olivero Garza Senior Elementary in Sharyland (40th percentile) and holds its own against Dr Pablo Perez (80th percentile) and Lucile Hendricks Elementary (69th percentile) within its own district. Its decade-long consistency is a powerful signal of stability in a competitive local landscape.

502

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,141

Per pupil spending ?

56.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2901 Incarnate Word
McAllen, TX 78504

(956) 971-1100

District: McAllen Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Blanca E Sanchez usually attend:

Middle:	Michael E Fossum Middle
High:	Rowe High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.0%

White:

3.2%

African American:

0.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 79th percentile in 2016 → 74th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (59% vs 50% meeting standards)

✓Above the Texas median (74th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school59%

District avg57%

Texas avg50%

1,207^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 26%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From top 21% (2016) to top 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	68.5	1207 of 4627	73.9%	★★★★☆
2025	81.7	690 of 4651	85.2%	★★★★☆
2024	71.6	1080 of 4710	77.1%	★★★★☆
2023	69.1	1206 of 4647	74.0%	★★★★☆
2022	79.6	770 of 4581	83.2%	★★★★☆
2021	64.3	1362 of 4578	70.2%	★★★★☆
2019	81.5	648 of 4479	85.5%	★★★★☆
2018	79.4	698 of 4359	84.0%	★★★★☆
2017	75.7	845 of 4329	80.5%	★★★★☆
2016	77.0	894 of 4286	79.1%	★★★★☆
2015	79.6	761 of 4320	82.4%	★★★★☆
2014	79.5	749 of 4260	82.4%	★★★★☆
2013	82.6	534 of 4221	87.3%	★★★★☆
2012	63.4	1510 of 4206	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	77.5	649 of 4095	84.2%	★★★★☆
2010	53.7	2133 of 3937	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	60.4	1688 of 3884	56.5%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	82.8	357 of 4461	92.0%	★★★★★
2021	61.8	1111 of 4331	74.3%	★★★★☆
2019	75.8	569 of 4295	86.8%	★★★★☆
2018	82.2	363 of 4240	91.4%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	81.8	360 of 2918	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	75.7	576 of 3668	84.3%	★★★★☆
2023	67.8	800 of 3556	77.5%	★★★★☆
2022	84.2	257 of 3487	92.6%	★★★★★
2021	71.4	569 of 3446	83.5%	★★★★☆
2019	75.6	437 of 3333	86.9%	★★★★☆
2018	82.0	279 of 3226	91.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	68.9	1133 of 4575	75.2%	★★★★☆
2025	79.5	570 of 3744	84.8%	★★★★☆
2024	72.5	978 of 4658	79.0%	★★★★☆
2023	62.5	1429 of 4588	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.9	1059 of 4561	76.8%	★★★★☆
2021	46.5	2223 of 4499	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.5	624 of 4348	85.6%	★★★★☆
2018	82.7	539 of 4306	87.5%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	56.5	1671 of 3075	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	70.0	713 of 2619	72.8%	★★★★☆
2023	55.1	1697 of 2980	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	74.9	430 of 2958	85.5%	★★★★☆
2021	45.8	1915 of 3006	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.2	1486 of 3184	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.5	1125 of 3106	63.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	76.4	655 of 4413	85.2%	★★★★☆
2025	85.9	270 of 3644	92.6%	★★★★★
2024	78.2	606 of 4465	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	73.7	773 of 4401	82.4%	★★★★☆
2022	84.3	377 of 4376	91.4%	★★★★★
2021	72.8	777 of 4329	82.1%	★★★★☆
2019	84.2	339 of 4188	91.9%	★★★★★
2018	82.6	407 of 4168	90.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	66.5	1061 of 4520	76.5%	★★★★☆
2025	83.7	268 of 3705	92.8%	★★★★★
2024	74.3	699 of 4594	84.8%	★★★★☆
2023	76.6	576 of 4521	87.3%	★★★★☆
2022	80.8	431 of 4477	90.4%	★★★★★
2021	66.7	1034 of 4451	76.8%	★★★★☆
2019	84.2	290 of 4309	93.3%	★★★★★
2018	87.8	199 of 4264	95.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	64.3	1342 of 4582	70.7%	★★★★☆
2025	77.6	672 of 3739	82.0%	★★★★☆
2024	71.1	1075 of 4647	76.9%	★★★★☆
2023	73.8	976 of 4585	78.7%	★★★★☆
2022	83.3	577 of 4563	87.4%	★★★★☆
2021	77.3	788 of 4498	82.5%	★★★★☆
2019	77.8	714 of 4357	83.6%	★★★★☆
2018	69.7	1027 of 4319	76.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	54.8	1457 of 4301	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	71.6	606 of 3549	82.9%	★★★★☆
2024	67.5	903 of 4292	79.0%	★★★★☆
2023	70.1	683 of 4086	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	46.1	1826 of 3952	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.8	1991 of 3684	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.0	1148 of 3558	67.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2018	78.6	488 of 3127	84.4%	★★★★☆

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)

At Risk (2022)92nd percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)88th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)85th percentile+11 vs school

White (2018)84th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)77th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)75th percentile~ school

Male (2026)71st percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2026)66th percentile-8 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)46th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading66%+11 vs state

Mathematics51%+4 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, October 1, 2018

Horrible administration. The principal Cynthia Rodriguez and the assistant principal are rude and confrontational when asked about anything. They also think poorly of their own staff of paraprofessionals. I asked why the campus drop off time is later than the other elementary schools and the principal’s response was that teachers can’t come in that early so it would be paraprofessionals “who don’t even have a degree.” 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	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 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
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
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
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
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
Olivero Garza Senior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	7905 N Taylor Rd	McAllen	78504	Hidalgo County	Sharyland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 580-5353	648	40	16.3	79.3%	14 (2.2%)	7 (1.1%)	624 (96.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	39.7	2765^th of 4627 public elementary schools	40.2%		32	3308^th of 4651 public elementary schools	28.9%	543	25.0	25.0		0.0	12.5	51.4	39.2	43.9	53.7	47.9	39.7	37.0	29.9	$9,314
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
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
Donna Wernecke Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4500 Dove Ave	McAllen	78504	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
Jessie L Jensen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	510 N Glasscock Blvd	Alton	78573	Hidalgo County	Sharyland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 580-5252	615	37	16.4	88.0%	24 (3.9%)	2 (0.3%)	587 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33.3	3207^th of 4627 public elementary schools	30.7%		44.6	2465^th of 4651 public elementary schools	47.0%	742	23.8	14.3	50.0	9.5		36.1	33.9	52.1	46.1	32.8	50.0	32.9	31.5	$9,282
Trevino Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	909 S Monmack Rd	Edinburg	78539	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2550	672	43	15.5	49.9%	21 (3.1%)	8 (1.2%)	622 (92.6%)	18 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	82.9	658^th of 4627 public elementary schools	85.8%		82.5	658^th of 4651 public elementary schools	85.9%							68.4	64.0	71.4		63.2	61.0	67.4		$10,129

Frequently Asked Questions about Blanca E Sanchez

What schools do graduates of Blanca E Sanchez attend?

Students who attend Blanca E Sanchez usually go on to attend:

Middle : Michael E Fossum Middle
High : Rowe High School

What is the racial makeup of Blanca E Sanchez?

Students at Blanca E Sanchez are 96% Hispanic, 3% White.

How many students attend Blanca E Sanchez?

In the 2024-25 school year, 502 students attended Blanca E Sanchez.

What district is Blanca E Sanchez in?

McAllen Independent School District (Isd)

Is Blanca E Sanchez a good school?

Blanca E Sanchez ranks 1207^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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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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