Hilda C Escobar/Alicia C Rios Elementary School
Public elementary school in Mission, Texas · Mission CISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Hilda C Escobar/Alicia C Rios Elementary School serves 345 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Mission (Hidalgo County). It is one of 22 schools in Mission CISD. By enrollment it is the 3854th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14.1 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 24.45 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Mission CISD |
| County | Hidalgo County |
| Area type | City, small |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483104011386 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Mission CISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 345 | 13,765 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14.1 | 14 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 82.6% | 86.2% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 36% 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.
Hilda C Escobar/Alicia C Rios Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 14 elementary schools in Mission CISD, Hilda C Escobar/Alicia C Rios Elementary School is the 11th largest, with 2.5% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.4 miles away and have a median of 665 students, so Hilda C Escobar/Alicia C Rios 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 65 students, and its smallest is grade 2 with 39, against an average of 49 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 48 in kindergarten and 46 in grade 5. It also enrolls 65 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 97.1% of enrollment, about the same share as across Mission CISD (97.5%).
82.6% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 86.2% across Mission 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
Hilda C Escobar/Alicia C Rios Elementary School has 24.45 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 345 students would have about 23.3 teachers, so Hilda C Escobar/Alicia C Rios Elementary School has 1.1 more.
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 Mims Elementary School, 0.8 miles away in the same district. There are 39 elementary schools within 5 miles and 84 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 97.1% |
| White | 2.9% |
47.8% of students are girls and 52.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 65 |
| Kindergarten | 48 |
| Grade 1 | 40 |
| Grade 2 | 39 |
| Grade 3 | 55 |
| Grade 4 | 52 |
| Grade 5 | 46 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3505 N Trosper Rd, Mission, TX 78574
Phone: (956)323-8400
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Hilda C Escobar/Alicia C Rios Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mims Elementary School | Mission CISD | 0.8 mi | 673 | 17.1 | 68.9% |
| IDEA North Mission Academy | IDEA Public Schools | 0.9 mi | 719 | 20.6 | 92.5% |
| Hurla M Midkiff Elementary School | Mission CISD | 1.2 mi | 657 | 16.7 | 78.1% |
| Ollie O'Grady Elementary School | Mission CISD | 1.4 mi | 457 | 16.2 | 91.7% |
| Enrique Kiki Camarena Elementary School | La Joya ISD | 1.5 mi | 715 | 15.8 | 81.4% |
| IDEA Palmview Academy | IDEA Public Schools | 1.6 mi | 705 | 21.3 | 97.9% |
| Carl C Waitz Elementary School | Mission CISD | 1.8 mi | 361 | 14.4 | 97.5% |
| Lloyd M Bentsen Elementary School | La Joya ISD | 2.1 mi | 538 | 16.4 | 85.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Mission CISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alton Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 337 |
| Alton Memorial Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 819 |
| Bryan Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 653 |
| Cantu Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 521 |
| Carl C Waitz Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 361 |
| Castro Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 328 |
| Hurla M Midkiff Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 657 |
| Leal Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 436 |
| Marcell Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 378 |
| Mims Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 673 |
| Mission Collegiate High School | High | 9–12 | 399 |
| Mission Early Learning | Pre-K | Pre-K | 183 |
| Mission High School | High | 9–12 | 2,154 |
| Mission Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 711 |
| Ollie O'Grady Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 457 |
| Pearson Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 307 |
| Rafael a Cantu Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 591 |
| Raquel Cavazos Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 521 |
| Salinas Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 366 |
| Veterans Memorial High School | High | 9–12 | 1,737 |
| White Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 831 |