Dr. Thomas Esparza Elementary School
Public elementary school in Edinburg, Texas · Edinburg CISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Dr. Thomas Esparza Elementary School serves 541 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Edinburg (Hidalgo County). It is one of 44 schools in Edinburg CISD. By enrollment it is the 2115th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 17.7 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 ÷ 30.48 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Edinburg CISD |
| County | Hidalgo County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481818009567 |
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 | 541 | 33,343 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 17.7 | 14.7 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 89.8% | 80.7% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 90% 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. Thomas Esparza Elementary School in context
Size
Dr. Thomas Esparza Elementary School is the 15th largest of Edinburg CISD's 31 elementary schools; its 541 students are 1.6% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 2.3 miles away and have a median of 401 students, so Dr. Thomas Esparza 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 96 students, and its smallest is grade 2 with 67, against an average of 77 per grade. This year grade 5 has 21% more students than kindergarten (87 against 72). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 96 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
All of its students are reported as Hispanic.
89.8% 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
Dr. Thomas Esparza Elementary School has 30.48 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 17.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 541 students would have about 36.6 teachers, so Dr. Thomas Esparza Elementary School has 6.1 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 suburb, large, which means it is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest other elementary school is Betts Elementary School, 0.1 miles away in the same district. There are 30 elementary schools within 5 miles and 100 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 100% |
49.7% of students are girls and 50.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 96 |
| Kindergarten | 72 |
| Grade 1 | 68 |
| Grade 2 | 67 |
| Grade 3 | 73 |
| Grade 4 | 78 |
| Grade 5 | 87 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2510 S Cesar Chavez, Edinburg, TX 78539
Phone: (956)289-2308
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Dr. Thomas Esparza Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Betts Elementary School | Edinburg CISD | 0.1 mi | 534 | 16.3 | 91% |
| Cano-Gonzalez Elementary School | Edinburg CISD | 1.6 mi | 399 | 15.1 | 75.9% |
| Macaria Dela Garza Gorena Elementary School | Edinburg CISD | 1.7 mi | 554 | 15.6 | 76.4% |
| L B Johnson Elementary School | Edinburg CISD | 2.2 mi | 402 | 15.3 | 84.6% |
| Travis Elementary School | Edinburg CISD | 2.3 mi | 337 | 13.3 | 86.4% |
| Escandon Elementary School | Edinburg CISD | 2.5 mi | 605 | 15.6 | 78.7% |
| Lincoln Elementary School | Edinburg CISD | 2.9 mi | 400 | 14.2 | 89.3% |
| Austin Elementary School | Edinburg CISD | 2.9 mi | 366 | 14 | 86.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.