Henry Ford Elementary School
Public elementary school in Pharr, Texas · Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Henry Ford Elementary School serves 643 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Pharr (Hidalgo County). It is one of 43 schools in Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD. By enrollment it is the 1295th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 15.9 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 ÷ 40.44 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD |
| County | Hidalgo County |
| Area type | City, small |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483486003915 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 643 | 29,613 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 15.9 | 14.4 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 98.1% | 94% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 70% 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.
Henry Ford Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 27 elementary schools in Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD, Henry Ford Elementary School is the 8th largest, with 2.2% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.3 miles away and have a median of 563 students, so Henry Ford 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 121 students, and its smallest is grade 3 with 74, against an average of 92 per grade. This year grade 5 has 15% more students than kindergarten (99 against 86). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 121 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 98.6% of enrollment, about the same share as across Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD (98.8%).
98.1% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 94% across Pharr-San Juan-Alamo 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
Henry Ford Elementary School has 40.44 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 643 students would have about 43.4 teachers, so Henry Ford Elementary School has 3 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, small, which means it is inside a principal city of fewer than 100,000 people. The nearest other elementary school is Psja Sotomayor Building Blocks Academy, 0.2 miles away in the same district. There are 38 elementary schools within 5 miles and 113 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 98.6% |
| White | 1.4% |
49% of students are girls and 51% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 121 |
| Kindergarten | 86 |
| Grade 1 | 82 |
| Grade 2 | 85 |
| Grade 3 | 74 |
| Grade 4 | 96 |
| Grade 5 | 99 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1110 E Polk St, Pharr, TX 78577
Phone: (956)354-2770
Website: psjaisd.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Henry Ford Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psja Sotomayor Building Blocks Academy | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | 0.2 mi | 167 | 15.7 | 84.4% |
| Raul Longoria Elementary School | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | 1.0 mi | 568 | 15.8 | 94.5% |
| John Doedyns Elementary School | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | 1.1 mi | 391 | 13.7 | 93.9% |
| Kelly-Pharr Elementary School | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | 1.2 mi | 587 | 15.9 | 93.7% |
| Vanguard Picasso | Vanguard Academy | 1.4 mi | 572 | 15.7 | 91.4% |
| Daniel Ramirez Elementary School | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | 1.6 mi | 516 | 15.6 | 95% |
| Amanda Garza-Pena Elementary School | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | 1.7 mi | 557 | 16.4 | 93% |
| Dr. William Long Elementary School | Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD | 1.7 mi | 767 | 18.1 | 96.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.