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Allen & William Arnold Elementary

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Allen & William Arnold Elementary ranks 1275 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1275^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 72% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Allen & William Arnold Elementary in Pharr, TX, serves 657 students from Pre-K through 5th grade within the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd), where over 91% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. This school has shown a remarkable recovery from the pandemic, climbing from the 14th percentile statewide in 2020-2021 to a current 72nd percentile ranking, earning a 4-star rating in two of the last three years. Its standout strength is exceptional performance with students from low-income backgrounds, ranking in the 87th percentile for serving this group—far outpacing its overall rank and nearby schools like Daniel Ramirez Elementary (40th percentile overall) and Dr William Long Elementary (53rd percentile overall), which serve similar demographics.

Reading proficiency is a consistent highlight, with 5th-grade scores reaching 72.53% in 2025-2026, well above the district (58.87%) and state (58.47%) averages. Science performance also shines, with 5th-grade proficiency at 41.11% in 2024-2025, significantly higher than the district (31.58%) and state (29.57%), and far exceeding John F Kennedy Elementary (9.72%) and Daniel Ramirez Elementary (18.84%). However, mathematics is a relative weakness, with 3rd-grade math proficiency at 40.54% in 2025-2026, below both the district (45.48%) and state (44.33%) averages, signaling an area for targeted improvement.

Compared to its closest neighbor, Raul Longoria Elementary (0.96 miles away), Arnold Elementary has been more consistently high-performing over the last three years, especially in 5th-grade science (41.11% vs. 30.77%) and reading (72.53% vs. 63.77%). Even when contrasted with Alfonso Ramirez Elementary in the Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District, which serves a less economically disadvantaged population (64.45% free/reduced lunch) and ranks higher overall (78th percentile), Arnold Elementary’s performance with low-income students (87th percentile) actually surpasses that school’s overall rank, highlighting the exceptional value it adds for its community.

657

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,426

Per pupil spending ?

91.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

615 W El Dora Rd
Pharr, TX 78577

(956) 354-2710

District: Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Allen & William Arnold Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lyndon B Johnson Middle
High:	Psja North Early College High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.0%

White:

1.4%

Asian:

0.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 57th percentile in 2016 → 72nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (56% vs 50% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Texas median (72nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school56%

District avg54%

Texas avg50%

1,275^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 28%▲ up 15 pts since 2016

From top 43% (2016) to top 28% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 25Elementary Schools in the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)

306^th of 951Pharr-San Juan-Alamo 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	66.8	1275 of 4627	72.4%	★★★★☆
2025	60.4	1557 of 4651	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.6	1619 of 4710	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.2	1338 of 4647	71.2%	★★★★☆
2022	48.5	2226 of 4581	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	19.0	3945 of 4578	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	61.4	1451 of 4479	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.6	1910 of 4359	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	40.5	2489 of 4329	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	58.8	1838 of 4286	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	54.3	2097 of 4320	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	51.7	2221 of 4260	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	40.6	2842 of 4221	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	69.3	878 of 4461	80.3%	★★★★☆
2021	32.3	3179 of 4331	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	64.3	1075 of 4295	75.0%	★★★★☆
2018	60.0	1320 of 4240	68.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	58.1	1018 of 2918	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.4	1443 of 3668	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.7	981 of 3556	72.4%	★★★★☆
2022	56.2	1299 of 3487	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	22.9	3061 of 3446	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.2	1606 of 3333	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.2	971 of 3226	69.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	67.3	1225 of 4575	73.2%	★★★★☆
2025	60.8	1253 of 3744	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.0	1580 of 4658	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.1	1401 of 4588	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.3	2002 of 4561	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	20.4	3854 of 4499	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	67.5	1133 of 4348	73.9%	★★★★☆
2018	52.0	1885 of 4306	56.2%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	58.6	1554 of 3075	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.2	1749 of 2619	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.6	1544 of 2980	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.9	1680 of 3184	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	67.0	1078 of 3106	65.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	72.4	836 of 4413	81.1%	★★★★☆
2025	69.9	786 of 3644	78.4%	★★★★☆
2024	70.3	940 of 4465	78.9%	★★★★☆
2023	73.1	796 of 4401	81.9%	★★★★☆
2022	55.1	1752 of 4376	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	24.1	3635 of 4329	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	67.7	987 of 4188	76.4%	★★★★☆
2018	56.8	1546 of 4168	62.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	77.1	594 of 4520	86.9%	★★★★☆
2025	73.2	607 of 3705	83.6%	★★★★☆
2024	69.9	935 of 4594	79.6%	★★★★☆
2023	71.9	800 of 4521	82.3%	★★★★☆
2022	55.6	1784 of 4477	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	23.7	3805 of 4451	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	70.8	764 of 4309	82.3%	★★★★☆
2018	58.1	1493 of 4264	65.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	64.3	1346 of 4582	70.6%	★★★★☆
2025	61.4	1237 of 3739	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.6	1335 of 4647	71.3%	★★★★☆
2023	68.0	1203 of 4585	73.8%	★★★★☆
2022	43.3	2537 of 4563	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.0	3664 of 4498	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.4	1687 of 4357	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.0	1947 of 4319	54.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	60.8	1126 of 4301	73.8%	★★★★☆
2025	63.6	915 of 3549	74.2%	★★★★☆
2024	78.0	502 of 4292	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	67.9	770 of 4086	81.2%	★★★★☆
2022	28.4	3138 of 3952	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.9	3677 of 3684	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	35.1	2376 of 3558	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)87th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2026)81st percentile+9 vs school

At Risk (2022)80th percentile+29 vs school

Special Education (2026)74th percentile~ school

Female (2026)73rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)71st percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)65th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)49th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading66%+12 vs state

Mathematics48%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (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 Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Allen & William Arnold Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	615 W El Dora Rd	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2710	657	39	16.8	91.3%	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	644 (98.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66.8	1275^th of 4627 public elementary schools	72.4%		60.4	1557^th of 4651 public elementary schools	66.5%	282	50.0	50.0	22.2	61.0	64.4	72.5	40.5	58.3	47.4	$10,426
Daniel Ramirez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1920 N Hibiscus	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2880	516	33	15.5	95.0%	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	509 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39.5	2791^st of 4627 public elementary schools	39.7%		29.9	3441^st of 4651 public elementary schools	26.0%	650	57.1	26.3	62.5	46.0	52.6	46.7	53.1	36.8	35.5	$11,999
Raul Longoria Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2500 N Cypress	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2820	568	36	15.7	94.5%	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	560 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70.1	1133^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	75.5%		54.9	1845^th of 4651 public elementary schools	60.3%	712	0.0		80.0	64.0	57.5	63.8	45.0	56.0	66.2	$10,509
Dr William Long Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3700 N Raiders Dr	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2750	767	42	18.0	96.3%	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	754 (98.3%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48.9	2176^th of 4627 public elementary schools	53.0%		47.3	2302^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	50.5%	126			37.5	47.3	51.4	57.1	49.5	44.9	41.1	$9,577
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
Idea Owassa Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	1000 E Owassa Rd	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 351-4959	699	33	21.0	82.0%	47 (6.7%)	2 (0.3%)	637 (91.1%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	49.1	2168^th of 4627 public elementary schools	53.1%		55.9	1780^th of 4651 public elementary schools	61.7%	388				53.7	40.2	54.3	51.9	42.6	48.1	$10,001
Henry Ford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1110 E Polk St	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2770	643	40	15.9	98.1%	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	634 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55	1862^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	59.8%		38	2926^th of 4651 public elementary schools	37.1%	1064	30.0		75.0	42.2	50.7	52.6	51.4	54.7	54.9	$10,446
Psja Sotomayor Building Blocks Academy	Public	PK, KG-1	1200 E Polk Ave	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(956) 354-2000	167	11	15.6	84.4%	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	166 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)										$16,909
Alfonso Ramirez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1700 W Alberta Rd	Edinburg	78539	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2425	661	39	16.8	64.4%	14 (2.1%)	4 (0.6%)	629 (95.2%)	14 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73	1017^th of 4627 public elementary schools	78.0%		79.4	770^th of 4651 public elementary schools	83.4%	247				62.2	64.2	67.0	52.8	61.9	50.0	$9,860
Amanda Garza-Pena Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 E Fm 495	San Juan	78589	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2800	557	34	16.3	93.0%	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	553 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67.6	1240^th of 4627 public elementary schools	73.2%		54.9	1847^th of 4651 public elementary schools	60.3%	607		63.6		55.6	50.0	63.8	52.8	67.1	54.3	$10,693

Frequently Asked Questions about Allen & William Arnold Elementary

What district is Allen & William Arnold Elementary in?

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Allen & William Arnold Elementary?

Students at Allen & William Arnold Elementary are 98% Hispanic, 1% White.

How many students attend Allen & William Arnold Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 657 students attended Allen & William Arnold Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Allen & William Arnold Elementary attend?

Students who attend Allen & William Arnold Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lyndon B Johnson Middle
High : Psja North Early College High School

Is Allen & William Arnold Elementary a good school?

Allen & William Arnold Elementary ranks 1275^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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