Corina Pena Elementary School
Public elementary school in Penitas, Texas · La Joya ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Corina Pena Elementary School serves 523 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Penitas (Hidalgo County). It is one of 36 schools in La Joya ISD. By enrollment it is the 2308th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14.9 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 35.07 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | La Joya ISD |
| County | Hidalgo County |
| Area type | Rural, fringe |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482613010832 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | La Joya ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 523 | 22,942 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14.9 | 14.6 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 96.6% | 92.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 51% 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.
Corina Pena Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 22 elementary schools in La Joya ISD, Corina Pena Elementary School is the 9th largest, with 2.3% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 3.5 miles away and have a median of 520 students, so Corina Pena 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 kindergarten with 55, against an average of 75 per grade. This year grade 5 has 29% more students than kindergarten (71 against 55). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 104 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
All of its students are reported as Hispanic.
96.6% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 92.3% across La Joya 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
Corina Pena Elementary School has 35.07 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 523 students would have about 35.3 teachers, so Corina Pena Elementary School has about as many as that.
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 rural, fringe, which means it is in rural territory within 5 miles of an urbanized area or 2.5 miles of a town. The nearest other elementary school is Dr. Maria Palmira Mendiola Elementary School, 2.6 miles away in the same district. There are 15 elementary schools within 5 miles and 44 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 99.8% |
| White | 0.2% |
49.5% of students are girls and 50.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 104 |
| Kindergarten | 55 |
| Grade 1 | 56 |
| Grade 2 | 70 |
| Grade 3 | 81 |
| Grade 4 | 86 |
| Grade 5 | 71 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
4800 Liberty Blvd, Penitas, TX 78576
Phone: (956)323-2750
Website: lajoyaisd.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Corina Pena Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Maria Palmira Mendiola Elementary School | La Joya ISD | 2.6 mi | 583 | 17.2 | 95.5% |
| John F Kennedy Elementary School | La Joya ISD | 3.2 mi | 676 | 17 | 83.1% |
| William J Clinton Elementary School | La Joya ISD | 3.4 mi | 463 | 15.1 | 96.3% |
| Elodia R Chapa Elementary School | La Joya ISD | 3.5 mi | 445 | 15.2 | 95.5% |
| Henry B Gonzalez Elementary School | La Joya ISD | 3.5 mi | 391 | 14 | 85.9% |
| Juan Seguin Elementary School | La Joya ISD | 3.6 mi | 569 | 16.4 | 98.2% |
| IDEA La Joya Academy | IDEA Public Schools | 3.8 mi | 656 | 20.5 | 90.5% |
| Narciso Cavazos | La Joya ISD | 3.9 mi | 471 | 15 | 94.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.