Dr. Maria Palmira Mendiola Elementary School
Public elementary school in Mission, Texas · La Joya ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Dr. Maria Palmira Mendiola Elementary School serves 583 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Mission (Hidalgo County). It is one of 36 schools in La Joya ISD. By enrollment it is the 1739th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 17.2 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 ÷ 33.84 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 | 482613011440 |
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 | 583 | 22,942 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 17.2 | 14.6 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 95.5% | 92.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 86% 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.
Dr. Maria Palmira Mendiola Elementary School in context
Size
Dr. Maria Palmira Mendiola Elementary School is the 4th largest of La Joya ISD's 22 elementary schools; its 583 students are 2.5% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 2.3 miles away with a median enrollment of 468; Dr. Maria Palmira Mendiola 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 108 students, and its smallest is grade 1 with 67, against an average of 83 per grade. This year grade 5 has 12% more students than kindergarten (85 against 76). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 108 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
All of its students are reported as Hispanic.
95.5% of its students are eligible 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
With 33.84 full-time-equivalent teachers for 583 students, Dr. Maria Palmira Mendiola Elementary School has 17.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 583 students would have about 39.4 teachers, so Dr. Maria Palmira Mendiola Elementary School has 5.6 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Dr. Maria Palmira Mendiola Elementary School is in rural territory within 5 miles of an urbanized area or 2.5 miles of a town, which NCES calls rural, fringe. The nearest other elementary school is Elodia R Chapa Elementary School, 1.2 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 54 other elementary schools, 22 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 | 100% |
46.7% of students are girls and 53.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 108 |
| Kindergarten | 76 |
| Grade 1 | 67 |
| Grade 2 | 82 |
| Grade 3 | 69 |
| Grade 4 | 96 |
| Grade 5 | 85 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
6401 N Abram Rd, Mission, TX 78572
Phone: (956)323-2420
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Dr. Maria Palmira Mendiola Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elodia R Chapa Elementary School | La Joya ISD | 1.2 mi | 445 | 15.2 | 95.5% |
| Dr. Americo Paredes Elementary School | La Joya ISD | 2.0 mi | 465 | 15.8 | 96.1% |
| Juan Seguin Elementary School | La Joya ISD | 2.1 mi | 569 | 16.4 | 98.2% |
| Narciso Cavazos | La Joya ISD | 2.2 mi | 471 | 15 | 94.3% |
| Patricio Perez Elementary School | La Joya ISD | 2.4 mi | 421 | 14.5 | 94.1% |
| Diaz-Villarreal Elementary School | La Joya ISD | 2.5 mi | 527 | 14.8 | 93% |
| Henry B Gonzalez Elementary School | La Joya ISD | 2.6 mi | 391 | 14 | 85.9% |
| Corina Pena Elementary School | La Joya ISD | 2.6 mi | 523 | 14.9 | 96.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.