Edcouch-Elsa H S Academy
Public high school in Elsa, Texas · Edcouch-Elsa ISD · Grades 9–12
Edcouch-Elsa H S Academy serves 70 students in grades 9–12 in Elsa (Hidalgo County). It is one of 9 schools in Edcouch-Elsa ISD. By enrollment it is the 1690th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 15.2 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 4.6 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Alternative School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Edcouch-Elsa ISD |
| County | Hidalgo County |
| Area type | Town, fringe |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481806013006 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Edcouch-Elsa ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 70 | 4,349 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 15.2 | 13.5 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 78.6% | 92.3% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 61% of Texas high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Edcouch-Elsa H S Academy in context
Size
Of the 2 high schools in Edcouch-Elsa ISD, Edcouch-Elsa H S Academy is the smallest, with 1.6% of the district's students. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 6.5 miles away and have a median of 733 students, so Edcouch-Elsa H S Academy is smaller than most of them.
NCES lists it as an alternative school: one that serves students whose needs a regular school may not meet, or that offers a non-traditional program alongside regular schools.
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 grade 12 with 25 students, and its smallest is grade 9 with 14, against an average of 18 per grade. This year grade 12 has 79% more students than grade 9 (25 against 14). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
All of its students are reported as Hispanic.
78.6% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 92.3% across Edcouch-Elsa ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high 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
Edcouch-Elsa H S Academy has 4.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 70 students would have about 5 teachers, so Edcouch-Elsa H S Academy has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
NCES classifies its location as town, fringe, which means it is in a town no more than 10 miles from an urbanized area. The nearest other high school is Edcouch-Elsa High School, 0.2 miles away in the same district. There are 3 high schools within 5 miles and 23 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 100% |
54.3% of students are girls and 45.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 14 |
| Grade 10 | 16 |
| Grade 11 | 15 |
| Grade 12 | 25 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
211 N Yellowjacket Dr., Elsa, TX 78543
Phone: (956)262-0151
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Edcouch-Elsa H S Academy. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edcouch-Elsa High School | Edcouch-Elsa ISD | 0.2 mi | 1,309 | 12.3 | 93.4% |
| IDEA Elsa College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 0.8 mi | 737 | 16 | 90.6% |
| La Villa Early College High School | La Villa ISD | 2.9 mi | 179 | 9.6 | 92.7% |
| Monte Alto High School | Monte Alto ISD | 5.3 mi | 255 | 11.8 | 74.9% |
| IDEA College Prep Weslaco | IDEA Public Schools | 7.7 mi | 728 | 16.1 | 84.6% |
| Economedes High School | Edinburg CISD | 7.7 mi | 2,689 | 15 | 92% |
| Donna North High School | Donna ISD | 7.8 mi | 1,974 | 14.3 | 94.5% |
| Hidalgo County Boot Camp | Weslaco ISD | 8.2 mi | 11 | 4.7 | 100% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Edcouch-Elsa ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos F Truan Junior High School | Middle | 7–8 | 584 |
| David Ybarra Fine Arts Academy | Middle | 6 | 264 |
| Edcouch-Elsa High School | High | 9–12 | 1,309 |
| John F Kennedy Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 383 |
| Jorge R Gutierrez Early Childhood Center | Pre-K | Pre-K | 454 |
| Lyndon B Johnson Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 470 |
| Ruben C Rodriguez Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 457 |
| Santiago Garcia Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 358 |