Freddy Gonzalez Elementary School
Public elementary school in Edinburg, Texas · Edinburg CISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Freddy Gonzalez Elementary School serves 517 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Edinburg (Hidalgo County). It is one of 44 schools in Edinburg CISD. By enrollment it is the 2346th 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 ÷ 30 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 | 481818001640 |
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 | 517 | 33,343 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 17.2 | 14.7 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 60.2% | 80.7% | 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.
Freddy Gonzalez Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 31 elementary schools in Edinburg CISD, Freddy Gonzalez Elementary School is the 19th largest, with 1.6% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.7 miles away and have a median of 651 students, so Freddy Gonzalez Elementary School is smaller 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 99 students, and its smallest is grade 2 with 60, against an average of 74 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 62 in kindergarten and 66 in grade 5. It also enrolls 99 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 94.6% of enrollment, about the same share as across Edinburg CISD (97.9%). Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
60.2% 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
Freddy Gonzalez Elementary School has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 17.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 517 students would have about 34.9 teachers, so Freddy Gonzalez Elementary School has 4.9 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 Canterbury Elementary School, 0.8 miles away in the same district. There are 37 elementary schools within 5 miles and 104 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 94.6% |
| Asian | 1.7% |
| White | 1.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.2% |
| Black | 1% |
49.3% of students are girls and 50.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 99 |
| Kindergarten | 62 |
| Grade 1 | 82 |
| Grade 2 | 60 |
| Grade 3 | 81 |
| Grade 4 | 67 |
| Grade 5 | 66 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2401 S Sugar Rd, Edinburg, TX 78539
Phone: (956)289-2520
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Freddy Gonzalez Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canterbury Elementary School | Edinburg CISD | 0.8 mi | 687 | 16.7 | 41.5% |
| De La Vina Elementary School | Edinburg CISD | 1.0 mi | 641 | 17 | 78.6% |
| Lee Elementary School | Edinburg CISD | 1.2 mi | 414 | 14.3 | 94% |
| Jefferson Elementary School | Edinburg CISD | 1.5 mi | 511 | 15.1 | 64.8% |
| Alfonso Ramirez Elementary School | Edinburg CISD | 1.8 mi | 661 | 16.9 | 64.4% |
| Trevino Elementary School | Edinburg CISD | 1.8 mi | 672 | 15.5 | 49.9% |
| Travis Elementary School | Edinburg CISD | 2.0 mi | 337 | 13.3 | 86.4% |
| Gonzalez Elementary School | McAllen ISD | 2.1 mi | 818 | 16.4 | 28.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.