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Marcell Elementary

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Marcell Elementary ranks 1903 rd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1903^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 59% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Marcell Elementary in Mission, TX, is a PK-5 public school serving 378 students in a high-poverty area, where over 86% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, and it has recently achieved its highest state ranking in a decade by jumping to the 59th percentile statewide for the 2025-2026 school year.

This dramatic turnaround is the school's most defining feature, with a 25-percentile-point improvement from the previous year—far outpacing nearby schools like Leal Elementary, which improved by only 10 points. Marcell excels in supporting its Special Education students, who ranked in the 75th percentile statewide, and its Hispanic and low-income students perform well above state averages, ranking in the 65th and 67th percentiles respectively. The school's bilingual program is a standout, with 4th-grade Spanish Reading proficiency at 60% compared to the state's 37%, and 5th-grade Spanish Reading at 55.56% versus 27.5% statewide. However, math remains a challenge, with 3rd-grade proficiency at 32.65% and 5th-grade at 28.95%, well below state averages. Interestingly, Marcell is located just 0.52 miles from Pearson Elementary, which has a similar demographic profile but is declining to the 37th percentile, highlighting that school-level factors like leadership and instruction are driving Marcell's success.

Marcell also invests in smaller class sizes with a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1, better than nearby Bryan Elementary (16:1) and Leal Elementary (15:1), and spends $11,758 per student. While the school is highly effective with Special Education students, it struggles to challenge its Gifted and Talented population, which ranked only in the 49th percentile in 2025-2026. Overall, Marcell is a school in the midst of a promising turnaround, with strong support for its core student body and a bilingual program that builds literacy skills effectively, though it continues to work on math achievement and enrichment for advanced learners.

378

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,802

Per pupil spending ?

86.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1101 N Holland
Mission, TX 78572-3646

(956) 323-6400

District: Mission Consolidated Independent School District

Students who attend Marcell Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	White J H
High:	Mission Collegiate High School
	Mission High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.4%

White:

2.1%

American Indian:

0.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 41st percentile in 2016 → 59th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Texas median (59th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school50%

District avg49%

Texas avg50%

1,903^rd of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 41%▲ up 18 pts since 2016

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

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 14Elementary Schools in the Mission Consolidated Independent School District

473^rd of 951Mission Consolidated Independent School District 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	54.1	1903 of 4627	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	36.0	3054 of 4651	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.6	3047 of 4710	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.0	4008 of 4647	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.3	3462 of 4581	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.7	4034 of 4578	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.4	2603 of 4479	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.9	3073 of 4359	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	35.6	2805 of 4329	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	45.2	2537 of 4286	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.2	2945 of 4320	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	43.4	2724 of 4260	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	49.8	2310 of 4221	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.5	2680 of 4206	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.9	2406 of 4095	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	52.6	2194 of 3937	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	46.0	2456 of 3884	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	36.4	2836 of 3768	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	48.0	2303 of 3724	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	42.9	2381 of 3476	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	41.6	2407 of 3475	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	46.6	2191 of 3465	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	36.3	3064 of 4461	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.2	3718 of 4331	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.7	1860 of 4295	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.5	3140 of 4240	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	2423 of 2918	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.1	2274 of 3668	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.3	2773 of 3556	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	3280 of 3487	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.7	2870 of 3446	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.6	1689 of 3333	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.6	2348 of 3226	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	53.1	1913 of 4575	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	34.2	2583 of 3744	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.6	2715 of 4658	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.6	3836 of 4588	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.4	3076 of 4561	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.4	2898 of 4499	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.6	2503 of 4348	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.3	3658 of 4306	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	58.1	1576 of 3075	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	19.8	2400 of 2619	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	2643 of 2980	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.0	1937 of 2958	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.4	2544 of 3006	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.0	2102 of 3184	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.4	2336 of 3106	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	59.1	1525 of 4413	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.6	2106 of 3644	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.0	2380 of 4465	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.6	3702 of 4401	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.2	3145 of 4376	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.1	3772 of 4329	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.4	2166 of 4188	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.5	2748 of 4168	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	59.1	1493 of 4520	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.3	2283 of 3705	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.4	2588 of 4594	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.0	3647 of 4521	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	3664 of 4477	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.5	4064 of 4451	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	51.1	1991 of 4309	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.1	2847 of 4264	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	54.1	1863 of 4582	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	40.5	2252 of 3739	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.3	3049 of 4647	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.0	3955 of 4585	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.8	3709 of 4563	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.5	4374 of 4498	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	40.7	2620 of 4357	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.7	2335 of 4319	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	62.2	1060 of 4301	75.4%	★★★★☆
2025	54.7	1324 of 3549	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.2	1820 of 4292	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	20.4	3759 of 4086	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	30.6	2975 of 3952	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	3791 of 3799	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)75th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)67th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)65th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)59th percentile~ school

Female (2026)58th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)49th percentile-10 vs school

At Risk (2022)31st percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)17th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading60%+6 vs state

Mathematics41%-6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR EOC Algebra I (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 EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th 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
Marcell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1101 N Holland	Mission	78572	Hidalgo County	Mission Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-6400	378	27	13.8	86.5%	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	368 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	54.1	1903^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	58.9%		36	3054^th of 4651 public elementary schools	34.3%	1151	20.0	60.0			66.7	53.7	60.5				32.7	58.8	29.0					$11,802
Vanguard Monet	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1020 N Los Ebanos Rd	Mission	78572	Hidalgo County	Vanguard Academy	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(956) 403-5020	198	13	15.8	91.4%	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	194 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52.4	1991^st of 4627 public elementary schools	57.0%		20.8	3982^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	14.4%	1991					41.2	66.7	38.5	52.4			23.5	85.7	61.5	28.6				$15,043
Pearson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	315 Holland Ave	Mission	78572	Hidalgo County	Mission Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-4000	307	23	13.5	91.2%	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	302 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37.3	2929^th of 4627 public elementary schools	36.7%		26.3	3645^th of 4651 public elementary schools	21.6%	716	50.0	33.3	18.2		45.2	40.4	30.0				48.9	43.4	37.5					$13,121
Brillante Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-2	706 N Los Ebanos Rd	Mission	78572	Hidalgo County	Brillante Academy	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(956) 474-3242	354	13	27.8	83.9%	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	347 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)								(n/a)					28.6						20.0							$16,456
Ollie O'Grady Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	810 W Griffin Pkwy	Mission	78572	Hidalgo County	Mission Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-4200	457	28	16.2	91.7%	17 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	440 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41.4	2630^th of 4627 public elementary schools	43.2%		39	2840^th of 4651 public elementary schools	38.9%	210	9.1	60.0			56.3	27.5	54.2				28.6	39.2	54.1					$10,984
Excellence In Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	915 W Expy 83	Mission	78572	Hidalgo County	Excellence In Leadership Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 424-9504	183	17	11.0	83.1%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	182 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16.4	4219^th of 4627 public elementary schools	8.8%		34.7	3150^th of 4651 public elementary schools	32.3%	1069				75.0	13.3	42.9	33.3	55.6	47.1	77.8	26.7	28.6	16.7	11.1	17.7	10.0	33.3	$16,234
Leal Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	318 S Los Ebanos Rd	Mission	78572	Hidalgo County	Mission Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-4600	436	29	15.0	89.2%	5 (1.1%)	5 (1.1%)	425 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	78.3	822^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	82.2%		66.2	1303^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	72.0%	481	80.0	11.1			71.4	52.7	70.4				60.4	58.7	70.9					$10,627
Idea North Mission Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	2706 N Holland Ave	Mission	78574	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 424-4300	719	35	20.6	92.5%	24 (3.3%)	2 (0.3%)	690 (96.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	43.4	2489^th of 4627 public elementary schools	46.2%		37.6	2949^th of 4651 public elementary schools	36.6%	460					43.6	48.3	47.7				45.3	43.3	47.7					$10,661
Castro Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 S Mayberry	Mission	78572	Hidalgo County	Mission Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-6800	328	23	14.5	91.8%	7 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	320 (97.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60.7	1588^th of 4627 public elementary schools	65.7%		48	2258^th of 4651 public elementary schools	51.5%	670	14.3	54.6			55.6	48.0	55.6				53.7	66.7	46.9					$12,731
Henry B Gonzalez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3912 E Expy 83	Mission	78572	Hidalgo County	La Joya Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 323-2460	391	28	13.9	85.9%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	391 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40.7	2693^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	41.8%		59.6	1600^th of 4651 public elementary schools	65.6%	1093	25.0	21.1	75.0		34.9	39.5	59.6				32.7	40.4	56.4					$9,610

Frequently Asked Questions about Marcell Elementary

What district is Marcell Elementary in?

Mission Consolidated Independent School District

How many students attend Marcell Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 378 students attended Marcell Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Marcell Elementary?

Students at Marcell Elementary are 97% Hispanic, 2% White.

Is Marcell Elementary a good school?

Marcell Elementary ranks 1903^rd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Marcell Elementary attend?

Students who attend Marcell Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : White J H
High : Mission Collegiate High School
High : Mission High School

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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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