Betts Elementary School
Public elementary school in Edinburg, Texas · Edinburg CISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Betts Elementary School serves 534 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Edinburg (Hidalgo County). It is one of 44 schools in Edinburg CISD. By enrollment it is the 2177th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 16.3 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 ÷ 32.81 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Edinburg CISD |
| County | Hidalgo County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481818008286 |
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 | 534 | 33,343 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 16.3 | 14.7 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 91% | 80.7% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 76% 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.
Betts Elementary School in context
Size
Betts Elementary School is the 17th largest of Edinburg CISD's 31 elementary schools; its 534 students are 1.6% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 2.3 miles away and have a median of 401 students, so Betts Elementary School is larger than most of them.
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 94 students, and its smallest is grade 5 with 62, against an average of 76 per grade. This year grade 5 has 13% fewer students than kindergarten (62 against 71). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 94 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 99.3% of enrollment, about the same share as across Edinburg CISD (97.9%).
91% 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
Betts Elementary School has 32.81 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 534 students would have about 36.1 teachers, so Betts Elementary School has 3.3 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 suburb, large, which means it is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest other elementary school is Dr. Thomas Esparza Elementary School, 0.1 miles away in the same district. There are 31 elementary schools within 5 miles and 100 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 99.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| White | 0.4% |
52.4% of students are girls and 47.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 94 |
| Kindergarten | 71 |
| Grade 1 | 77 |
| Grade 2 | 74 |
| Grade 3 | 70 |
| Grade 4 | 86 |
| Grade 5 | 62 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2320 S Cesar Chavez Rd, Edinburg, TX 75839
Phone: (956)289-2560
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Betts Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Thomas Esparza Elementary School | Edinburg CISD | 0.1 mi | 541 | 17.7 | 89.8% |
| Cano-Gonzalez Elementary School | Edinburg CISD | 1.6 mi | 399 | 15.1 | 75.9% |
| Macaria Dela Garza Gorena Elementary School | Edinburg CISD | 1.8 mi | 554 | 15.6 | 76.4% |
| L B Johnson Elementary School | Edinburg CISD | 2.2 mi | 402 | 15.3 | 84.6% |
| Travis Elementary School | Edinburg CISD | 2.4 mi | 337 | 13.3 | 86.4% |
| Escandon Elementary School | Edinburg CISD | 2.5 mi | 605 | 15.6 | 78.7% |
| Austin Elementary School | Edinburg CISD | 2.9 mi | 366 | 14 | 86.6% |
| Lincoln Elementary School | Edinburg CISD | 3.0 mi | 400 | 14.2 | 89.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.