Arnoldo Cantu Sr. Elementary School
Public elementary school in San Juan, Texas · Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Arnoldo Cantu Sr. Elementary School serves 598 students in grades Pre-K–5 in San Juan (Hidalgo County). It is one of 43 schools in Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD. By enrollment it is the 1627th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 17 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 ÷ 35.2 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD |
| County | Hidalgo County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483486004738 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 598 | 29,613 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 17 | 14.4 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 91.5% | 94% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 84% 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.
Arnoldo Cantu Sr. Elementary School in context
Size
Arnoldo Cantu Sr. Elementary School is the 9th largest of Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD's 27 elementary schools; its 598 students are 2% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.2 miles away with a median enrollment of 563; Arnoldo Cantu Sr. 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 111 students, and its smallest is kindergarten with 73, against an average of 85 per grade. This year grade 5 has 29% more students than kindergarten (94 against 73). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 111 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 99.3% here and 98.8% across Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD.
91.5% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 94% across Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD 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
With 35.2 full-time-equivalent teachers for 598 students, Arnoldo Cantu Sr. Elementary School has 17 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 598 students would have about 40.4 teachers, so Arnoldo Cantu Sr. Elementary School has 5.2 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Arnoldo Cantu Sr. Elementary School is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other elementary school is Drs Reed - Mock Elementary School, 0.2 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 111 other elementary schools, 42 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 99.3% |
| Black | 0.3% |
| White | 0.3% |
49.8% of students are girls and 50.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 111 |
| Kindergarten | 73 |
| Grade 1 | 76 |
| Grade 2 | 79 |
| Grade 3 | 88 |
| Grade 4 | 77 |
| Grade 5 | 94 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2900 N R Longoria, San Juan, TX 78589
Phone: (956)354-2850
Website: psjaisd.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Arnoldo Cantu Sr. Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drs Reed - Mock Elementary School | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | 0.2 mi | 509 | 15.1 | 98.2% |
| IDEA Academy San Juan | IDEA Public Schools | 0.8 mi | 617 | 18.6 | 87.8% |
| Sgt Leonel Trevino Elementary School | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | 0.8 mi | 401 | 15.4 | 98% |
| Amanda Garza-Pena Elementary School | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | 1.1 mi | 557 | 16.4 | 93% |
| John Doedyns Elementary School | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | 1.3 mi | 391 | 13.7 | 93.9% |
| Dr. William Long Elementary School | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | 1.3 mi | 767 | 18.1 | 96.3% |
| Raul Longoria Elementary School | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | 1.8 mi | 568 | 15.8 | 94.5% |
| IDEA Owassa Academy | IDEA Public Schools | 1.8 mi | 699 | 21.1 | 82% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.