Carmen Anaya Elementary School
Public elementary school in Pharr, Texas · Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Carmen Anaya Elementary School serves 429 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Pharr (Hidalgo County). It is one of 43 schools in Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD. By enrollment it is the 3218th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 16.5 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 ÷ 26 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 | City, small |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483486011406 |
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 | 429 | 29,613 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 16.5 | 14.4 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 97.2% | 94% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 78% 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.
Carmen Anaya Elementary School in context
Size
Carmen Anaya Elementary School is the 20th largest of Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD's 27 elementary schools; its 429 students are 1.4% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.2 miles away with a median enrollment of 425; Carmen Anaya 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 104 students, and its smallest is grade 1 with 39, against an average of 61 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 61 in kindergarten and 62 in grade 5. It also enrolls 104 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 98.8% here and 98.8% across Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD.
97.2% 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 26 full-time-equivalent teachers for 429 students, Carmen Anaya Elementary School has 16.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 429 students would have about 29 teachers, so Carmen Anaya Elementary School has 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
Carmen Anaya Elementary School is inside a principal city of fewer than 100,000 people, which NCES calls city, small. The nearest other elementary school is Graciela Garcia Elementary School, 1 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 75 other elementary schools, 20 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 | 98.8% |
| White | 0.7% |
| Black | 0.5% |
46.6% of students are girls and 53.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 104 |
| Kindergarten | 61 |
| Grade 1 | 39 |
| Grade 2 | 45 |
| Grade 3 | 60 |
| Grade 4 | 58 |
| Grade 5 | 62 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1000 W Dicker Rd, Pharr, TX 78577
Phone: (956)784-8500
Website: psjaisd.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Carmen Anaya Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graciela Garcia Elementary School | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | 1.0 mi | 385 | 14.3 | 97.9% |
| Jc Kelly Elementary School | Hidalgo ISD | 1.0 mi | 260 | 12.9 | 86.2% |
| Valley View North Elementary School | Valley View ISD | 1.0 mi | 372 | 15 | 99.7% |
| Cesar Chavez Elementary School | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | 1.1 mi | 403 | 13.4 | 98.3% |
| IDEA Academy Pharr | IDEA Public Schools | 1.3 mi | 717 | 22.8 | 93.7% |
| Valley View Elementary School | Valley View ISD | 1.3 mi | 446 | 16.7 | 87.9% |
| Berta S Palacios Elementary School | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | 1.4 mi | 470 | 15.2 | 99.6% |
| Wilbur E Lucas Elementary School | Valley View ISD | 1.7 mi | 530 | 18.8 | 93% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.