Cavazos Elementary School
Public elementary school in McAllen, Texas · Edinburg CISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Cavazos Elementary School serves 479 students in grades Pre-K–5 in McAllen (Hidalgo County). It is one of 44 schools in Edinburg CISD. By enrollment it is the 2717th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 16.2 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 ÷ 29.57 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 | 481818007355 |
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 | 479 | 33,343 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 16.2 | 14.7 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 76.6% | 80.7% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 74% 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.
Cavazos Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 31 elementary schools in Edinburg CISD, Cavazos Elementary School is the 22nd largest, with 1.4% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.9 miles away and have a median of 621 students, so Cavazos Elementary School is smaller 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 97 students, and its smallest is grade 1 with 59, against an average of 68 per grade. This year grade 5 has 12% fewer students than kindergarten (61 against 69). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 97 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 96% of enrollment, about the same share as across Edinburg CISD (97.9%). Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
76.6% 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
Cavazos Elementary School has 29.57 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 479 students would have about 32.4 teachers, so Cavazos Elementary School has 2.8 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 Trevino Elementary School, 1.1 miles away in the same district. There are 34 elementary schools within 5 miles and 114 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 96% |
| White | 2.5% |
| Black | 0.6% |
| Asian | 0.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 0.2% |
46.8% of students are girls and 53.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 97 |
| Kindergarten | 69 |
| Grade 1 | 59 |
| Grade 2 | 64 |
| Grade 3 | 69 |
| Grade 4 | 60 |
| Grade 5 | 61 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1501 W Freddy Gonzalez, McAllen, TX 78501
Phone: (956)289-2535
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Cavazos Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevino Elementary School | Edinburg CISD | 1.1 mi | 672 | 15.5 | 49.9% |
| Blanca E Sanchez | McAllen ISD | 1.4 mi | 502 | 16.8 | 56.4% |
| Dr. Pablo Perez | McAllen ISD | 1.4 mi | 601 | 16.8 | 47.1% |
| Canterbury Elementary School | Edinburg CISD | 1.9 mi | 687 | 16.7 | 41.5% |
| Rayburn Elementary School | McAllen ISD | 2.0 mi | 530 | 15.4 | 57.5% |
| De La Vina Elementary School | Edinburg CISD | 2.1 mi | 641 | 17 | 78.6% |
| Gonzalez Elementary School | McAllen ISD | 2.5 mi | 818 | 16.4 | 28.1% |
| Garza Elementary School | McAllen ISD | 2.6 mi | 409 | 14.8 | 73.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.