Escandon Elementary School
Public elementary school in Edinburg, Texas · Edinburg CISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Escandon Elementary School serves 605 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Edinburg (Hidalgo County). It is one of 44 schools in Edinburg CISD. By enrollment it is the 1584th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 15.6 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 ÷ 38.68 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 | 481818001500 |
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 | 605 | 33,343 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 15.6 | 14.7 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 78.7% | 80.7% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 65% 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.
Escandon Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 31 elementary schools in Edinburg CISD, Escandon Elementary School is the 10th largest, with 1.8% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 2.1 miles away and have a median of 536 students, so Escandon 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 grade 2 with 98 students, and its smallest is grade 1 with 77, against an average of 86 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 86 in kindergarten and 94 in grade 5. It also enrolls 89 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 98.8% of enrollment, about the same share as across Edinburg CISD (97.9%).
78.7% 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
Escandon Elementary School has 38.68 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 605 students would have about 40.9 teachers, so Escandon Elementary School has 2.2 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 city, midsize, which means it is inside a principal city of 100,000 to 250,000 people. The nearest other elementary school is IDEA Owassa Academy, 1 miles away in IDEA Public Schools. There are 39 elementary schools within 5 miles and 107 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 98.8% |
| White | 0.8% |
| Black | 0.3% |
50.9% of students are girls and 49.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 89 |
| Kindergarten | 86 |
| Grade 1 | 77 |
| Grade 2 | 98 |
| Grade 3 | 78 |
| Grade 4 | 83 |
| Grade 5 | 94 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1100 E Trenton Rd, Edinburg, TX 78539
Phone: (956)289-2545
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Escandon Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IDEA Owassa Academy | IDEA Public Schools | 1.0 mi | 699 | 21.1 | 82% |
| Alfonso Ramirez Elementary School | Edinburg CISD | 1.9 mi | 661 | 16.9 | 64.4% |
| Macaria Dela Garza Gorena Elementary School | Edinburg CISD | 2.0 mi | 554 | 15.6 | 76.4% |
| Cano-Gonzalez Elementary School | Edinburg CISD | 2.0 mi | 399 | 15.1 | 75.9% |
| Travis Elementary School | Edinburg CISD | 2.2 mi | 337 | 13.3 | 86.4% |
| Freddy Gonzalez Elementary School | Edinburg CISD | 2.2 mi | 517 | 17.2 | 60.2% |
| Dr. William Long Elementary School | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | 2.4 mi | 767 | 18.1 | 96.3% |
| Jefferson Elementary School | Edinburg CISD | 2.4 mi | 511 | 15.1 | 64.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.