De La Vina Elementary School
Public elementary school in Edinburg, Texas · Edinburg CISD · Grades Pre-K–5
De La Vina Elementary School serves 641 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Edinburg (Hidalgo County). It is one of 44 schools in Edinburg CISD. By enrollment it is the 1306th 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 ÷ 37.78 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 | 481818006103 |
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 | 641 | 33,343 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 17 | 14.7 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 78.6% | 80.7% | 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.
De La Vina Elementary School in context
Size
De La Vina Elementary School is the 5th largest of Edinburg CISD's 31 elementary schools; its 641 students are 1.9% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.4 miles away with a median enrollment of 495; De La Vina 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 123 students, and its smallest is grade 3 with 77, against an average of 92 per grade. This year grade 5 has 23% fewer students than kindergarten (79 against 103). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 123 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 96.7% here and 97.9% across Edinburg CISD. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
78.6% of its students are eligible 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
With 37.78 full-time-equivalent teachers for 641 students, De La Vina Elementary School has 17 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 641 students would have about 43.3 teachers, so De La Vina Elementary School has 5.5 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
De La Vina Elementary School is inside a principal city of 100,000 to 250,000 people, which NCES calls city, midsize. The nearest other elementary school is Lee Elementary School, 0.8 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 98 other elementary schools, 34 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 | 96.7% |
| Asian | 1.4% |
| Black | 1.1% |
| Two or more races | 0.5% |
| White | 0.3% |
45.6% of students are girls and 54.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 123 |
| Kindergarten | 103 |
| Grade 1 | 84 |
| Grade 2 | 93 |
| Grade 3 | 77 |
| Grade 4 | 82 |
| Grade 5 | 79 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1001 S Jackson Rd, Edinburg, TX 78539
Phone: (956)289-2366
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: De La Vina Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Elementary School | Edinburg CISD | 0.8 mi | 414 | 14.3 | 94% |
| Trevino Elementary School | Edinburg CISD | 1.0 mi | 672 | 15.5 | 49.9% |
| Freddy Gonzalez Elementary School | Edinburg CISD | 1.0 mi | 517 | 17.2 | 60.2% |
| Canterbury Elementary School | Edinburg CISD | 1.1 mi | 687 | 16.7 | 41.5% |
| Jefferson Elementary School | Edinburg CISD | 1.7 mi | 511 | 15.1 | 64.8% |
| Cavazos Elementary School | Edinburg CISD | 2.1 mi | 479 | 16.2 | 76.6% |
| Travis Elementary School | Edinburg CISD | 2.3 mi | 337 | 13.3 | 86.4% |
| Austin Elementary School | Edinburg CISD | 2.4 mi | 366 | 14 | 86.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.