Alfonso Ramirez Elementary School
Public elementary school in Edinburg, Texas · Edinburg CISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Alfonso Ramirez Elementary School serves 661 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Edinburg (Hidalgo County). It is one of 44 schools in Edinburg CISD. By enrollment it is the 1174th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 16.9 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 39.13 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Edinburg CISD |
| County | Hidalgo County |
| Area type | City, midsize |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481818012060 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Edinburg CISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 661 | 33,343 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 16.9 | 14.7 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 64.4% | 80.7% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 83% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Alfonso Ramirez Elementary School in context
Size
Alfonso Ramirez Elementary School is the 4th largest of Edinburg CISD's 31 elementary schools; its 661 students are 2% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.9 miles away and have a median of 672 students, so Alfonso Ramirez Elementary School is close to their typical size.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is pre-K with 112 students, and its smallest is kindergarten with 71, against an average of 94 per grade. This year grade 5 has 17% more students than kindergarten (83 against 71). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 112 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 95.2% of enrollment, about the same share as across Edinburg CISD (97.9%). Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
64.4% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 80.7% across Edinburg CISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Alfonso Ramirez Elementary School has 39.13 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 661 students would have about 44.7 teachers, so Alfonso Ramirez Elementary School has 5.6 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, midsize, which means it is inside a principal city of 100,000 to 250,000 people. The nearest other elementary school is Gonzalez Elementary School, 1.3 miles away in McAllen ISD. There are 48 elementary schools within 5 miles and 116 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 95.2% |
| Asian | 2.1% |
| White | 2.1% |
| Black | 0.6% |
50.8% of students are girls and 49.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 112 |
| Kindergarten | 71 |
| Grade 1 | 101 |
| Grade 2 | 94 |
| Grade 3 | 96 |
| Grade 4 | 104 |
| Grade 5 | 83 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1700 W Alberta Rd, Edinburg, TX 78539
Phone: (956)289-2425
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Alfonso Ramirez Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzalez Elementary School | McAllen ISD | 1.3 mi | 818 | 16.4 | 28.1% |
| IDEA Owassa Academy | IDEA Public Schools | 1.6 mi | 699 | 21.1 | 82% |
| Freddy Gonzalez Elementary School | Edinburg CISD | 1.8 mi | 517 | 17.2 | 60.2% |
| Canterbury Elementary School | Edinburg CISD | 1.8 mi | 687 | 16.7 | 41.5% |
| Escandon Elementary School | Edinburg CISD | 1.9 mi | 605 | 15.6 | 78.7% |
| Allen & William Arnold Elementary School | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | 2.0 mi | 657 | 16.8 | 91.3% |
| Rayburn Elementary School | McAllen ISD | 2.3 mi | 530 | 15.4 | 57.5% |
| Dr. William Long Elementary School | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | 2.3 mi | 767 | 18.1 | 96.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.