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Valley View North Elementary

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Valley View North Elementary ranks 1775 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

1775^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 62% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Valley View North Elementary in Pharr, TX, is a PK-6 school in the Valley View Independent School District (Isd) serving 372 students, with over 99% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch. This school has experienced a dramatic journey: it was a top-tier 5-star school in 2017-2018, then plummeted to a 0-star ranking during the pandemic, and has since rebounded to a 3-star rating (62nd percentile) for the 2025-2026 school year. While this recovery is impressive, Valley View North still trails its district peers, such as Valley View South Elementary and Valley View Elementary, which consistently rank in the 72nd to 84th percentile range.

A standout strength is the school's exceptional performance with students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking in the 86th percentile for this group—higher than its overall rank. The bilingual program is a clear asset: in 2024-2025, 4th and 5th graders taking the Reading STAAR in Spanish achieved proficiency rates of 80% and 83.33%, far exceeding state averages. Similarly, math instruction in Spanish for 3rd and 4th graders yielded higher scores than English-language math, suggesting the program effectively supports native language learning. However, a persistent weakness is 5th-grade science, where only 16.67% of students were proficient in 2024-2025, well below the district average of 42.27%.

On a positive note, 5th-grade math is a bright spot, with 61.9% of students proficient in 2025-2026, outperforming the state average of 47.38%. The school's performance with special education students has been volatile, jumping from the 30th percentile to the 61st percentile recently, which may reflect small class sizes. Overall, Valley View North is a school in transition, with strong bilingual and low-SES support programs, but it faces challenges in science and needs to close the gap with its higher-performing district peers to return to its former top-tier status.

372

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,804

Per pupil spending ?

99.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1300 E Anaya Rd
Pharr, TX 78577-9705

(956) 340-1600

District: Valley View Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Valley View North Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Valley View J H
High:	Valley View High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

100.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 86th percentile in 2016 → 62nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Texas median (62nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 24 percentile points since 2016

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

!Near the bottom of Valley View Independent School District (Isd)'s ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school51%

District avg58%

Texas avg49%

1,775^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 38%▼ down 24 pts since 2016

From top 14% (2016) to top 38% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Valley View Independent School District (Isd)

227^th of 951Valley View 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	56.7	1775 of 4627	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.1	2192 of 4651	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.8	2186 of 4710	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.5	1480 of 4647	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.5	3216 of 4581	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.6	4363 of 4578	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	94.8	176 of 4479	96.1%	★★★★★
2018	96.1	139 of 4359	96.8%	★★★★★
2017	83.7	589 of 4329	86.4%	★★★★☆
2016	82.5	614 of 4286	85.7%	★★★★☆
2015	74.2	1044 of 4320	75.8%	★★★★☆
2014	63.1	1593 of 4260	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	73.1	1010 of 4221	76.1%	★★★★☆
2012	69.0	1195 of 4206	71.6%	★★★★☆
2011	80.9	438 of 4095	89.3%	★★★★☆
2010	47.5	2449 of 3937	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	51.3	2170 of 3884	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	41.7	2588 of 3768	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	54.0	2008 of 3724	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	41.4	2442 of 3476	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	48.0	2105 of 3475	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	46.3	2212 of 3465	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	58.2	1529 of 4461	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.5	3324 of 4331	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	98.9	20 of 4295	99.5%	★★★★★
2018	99.5	13 of 4240	99.7%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	62.9	838 of 2918	71.3%	★★★★☆
2024	62.3	1051 of 3668	71.3%	★★★★☆
2023	74.4	571 of 3556	83.9%	★★★★☆
2022	46.6	1843 of 3487	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.2	2837 of 3446	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	96.0	31 of 3333	99.1%	★★★★★
2018	97.3	19 of 3226	99.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	52.1	1966 of 4575	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.1	1729 of 3744	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.9	1867 of 4658	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.6	1238 of 4588	73.0%	★★★★☆
2022	31.0	3360 of 4561	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	4020 of 4499	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	95.2	126 of 4348	97.1%	★★★★★
2018	95.8	111 of 4306	97.4%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	69.7	848 of 2980	71.5%	★★★★☆
2022	59.7	1432 of 2958	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.3	43 of 3184	98.6%	★★★★★
2018	58.2	1580 of 3106	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	64.5	1232 of 4413	72.1%	★★★★☆
2025	60.6	1208 of 3644	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.6	1364 of 4465	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.2	1026 of 4401	76.7%	★★★★☆
2022	38.2	2870 of 4376	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	15.9	4107 of 4329	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	96.5	54 of 4188	98.7%	★★★★★
2018	97.8	35 of 4168	99.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	75.9	630 of 4520	86.1%	★★★★☆
2025	67.8	827 of 3705	77.7%	★★★★☆
2024	68.6	1002 of 4594	78.2%	★★★★☆
2023	75.1	643 of 4521	85.8%	★★★★☆
2022	45.1	2480 of 4477	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	15.0	4282 of 4451	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	98.1	20 of 4309	99.5%	★★★★★
2018	99.3	11 of 4264	99.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	59.5	1573 of 4582	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.8	1414 of 3739	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.1	2046 of 4647	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.8	1769 of 4585	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.9	3008 of 4563	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	15.9	4137 of 4498	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	91.2	273 of 4357	93.7%	★★★★★
2018	94.0	191 of 4319	95.6%	★★★★★

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	30 of 45	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	50.7	1684 of 4301	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	34.0	2479 of 3549	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.5	2687 of 4292	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	71.4	638 of 4086	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	45.3	1887 of 3952	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	100.0	5 of 3684	99.9%	★★★★★

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)86th percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2026)72nd percentile+10 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)72nd percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)71st percentile+18 vs school

At Risk (2022)66th percentile+36 vs school

Male (2026)66th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2026)61st percentile~ school

Female (2026)57th percentile-5 vs school

Migrant (2025)33rd percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading54%~ state avg

Mathematics48%+3 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 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th 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
Valley View North Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1300 E Anaya Rd	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Valley View Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 340-1600	372	25	14.9	99.7%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	372 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56.7	1775^th of 4627 public elementary schools	61.6%		49.1	2192^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	52.9%	417		20.0	71.4			51.2	55.3	57.5	53.6	44.2	48.1	61.9	39.3	$10,804
Valley View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3408 E Olmo St	Hidalgo	78557	Hidalgo County	Valley View Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 340-1450	446	27	16.6	87.9%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	445 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	80.7	735^th of 4627 public elementary schools	84.1%		80.6	733^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	84.2%	2		66.7	88.9	0.0	28.6	66.0	60.8	76.0	69.4	59.6	65.4	56.9	57.1	$9,682
Wilbur E Lucas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1300 N McColl Rd	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Valley View Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 340-1700	530	28	18.8	93.0%	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	527 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66.3	1291^st of 4627 public elementary schools	72.1%		72.6	1019^th of 4651 public elementary schools	78.1%	272	18.2		63.6			51.8	59.7	72.1	58.5	48.4	58.7	47.8	49.2	$7,820
Carmen Anaya Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 W Dicker Rd	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 784-8500	429	26	16.5	97.2%	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	424 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	75	937^th of 4627 public elementary schools	79.7%		53.9	1910^th of 4651 public elementary schools	58.9%	973	66.7	63.6	50.0			56.3	62.2	72.1		41.5	66.7	66.7		$11,190
Jc Kelly Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	201 E Las Milpas Rd	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Hidalgo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 843-4201	260	20	12.8	86.2%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	260 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	82.7	668^th of 4627 public elementary schools	85.6%		89.5	389^th of 4651 public elementary schools	91.6%	279	36.8	81.3	45.5			47.8	87.0	60.0		61.9	87.2	80.4		$11,540
Idea Academy Pharr	Public, Charter	K-5	600 E Las Milpas Rd	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 283-1515	717	31	22.7	93.7%	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	716 (99.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33.8	3165^th of 4627 public elementary schools	31.6%		41.3	2697^th of 4651 public elementary schools	42.0%	468						29.0	27.8	55.2		36.5	45.8	46.5		$9,432
Valley View South Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	900 S McColl Rd	Hidalgo	78557	Hidalgo County	Valley View Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 340-1650	353	24	14.6	94.1%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	353 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68.6	1199^th of 4627 public elementary schools	74.1%		73.4	983^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	78.9%	216						43.2	65.5	74.3	54.0	39.5	67.3	88.9	44.0	$10,191
Hidalgo Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8700 S I Rd	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Hidalgo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 834-4276	239	19	12.8	88.7%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	239 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68.2	1220^th of 4627 public elementary schools	73.6%		69.5	1156^th of 4651 public elementary schools	75.1%	64	53.9	36.4	38.5			38.5	39.3	57.7		64.1	79.5	69.2		$11,526
Cesar Chavez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 E Thomas Rd	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2720	403	30	13.4	98.3%	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	401 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	89.4	395^th of 4627 public elementary schools	91.5%		74.7	941^st of 4651 public elementary schools	79.8%	546	59.3	73.3	55.0			55.6	65.4	82.1		74.6	65.9	91.4		$13,411
Graciela Garcia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1002 W Juan Balli	Pharr	78577	Hidalgo County	Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 354-2790	385	27	14.3	97.9%	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	383 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	75.7	913^th of 4627 public elementary schools	80.3%		66.9	1266^th of 4651 public elementary schools	72.8%	353	40.0	89.5	66.7			60.0	67.4	60.8		45.0	81.0	61.0		$13,632

Frequently Asked Questions about Valley View North Elementary

Is Valley View North Elementary a good school?

Valley View North Elementary ranks 1775^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Valley View North Elementary attend?

Students who attend Valley View North Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Valley View J H
High : Valley View High School

What is the racial makeup of Valley View North Elementary?

Students at Valley View North Elementary are 100% Hispanic.

What district is Valley View North Elementary in?

Valley View Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Valley View North Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 372 students attended Valley View North Elementary.

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