Jefferson Elementary School
Public elementary school in Edinburg, Texas · Edinburg CISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Jefferson Elementary School serves 511 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Edinburg (Hidalgo County). It is one of 44 schools in Edinburg CISD. By enrollment it is the 2405th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 15.1 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 ÷ 33.84 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 | 481818001643 |
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 | 511 | 33,343 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 15.1 | 14.7 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 64.8% | 80.7% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 55% 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.
Jefferson Elementary School in context
Size
Jefferson Elementary School is the 21st largest of Edinburg CISD's 31 elementary schools; its 511 students are 1.5% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.1 miles away with a median enrollment of 401; Jefferson Elementary School is larger 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 grade 2 with 88 students, and its smallest is grade 3 with 58, against an average of 73 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 75 in kindergarten and 68 in grade 5. It also enrolls 81 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 96.7% here and 97.9% across Edinburg CISD. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
64.8% of its students are eligible 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
With 33.84 full-time-equivalent teachers for 511 students, Jefferson Elementary School has 15.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 511 students would have about 34.5 teachers, so Jefferson Elementary School has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Jefferson Elementary School is inside a principal city of 100,000 to 250,000 people, which NCES calls city, midsize. The nearest other elementary school is Travis Elementary School, 0.7 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 91 other elementary schools, 32 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 96.7% |
| White | 2% |
| Asian | 0.6% |
| Black | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 0.4% |
48.3% of students are girls and 51.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 81 |
| Kindergarten | 75 |
| Grade 1 | 80 |
| Grade 2 | 88 |
| Grade 3 | 58 |
| Grade 4 | 61 |
| Grade 5 | 68 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
904 S 12th Ave, Edinburg, TX 78539
Phone: (956)289-2385
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Jefferson Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Elementary School | Edinburg CISD | 0.7 mi | 337 | 13.3 | 86.4% |
| Lee Elementary School | Edinburg CISD | 0.9 mi | 414 | 14.3 | 94% |
| Austin Elementary School | Edinburg CISD | 0.9 mi | 366 | 14 | 86.6% |
| L B Johnson Elementary School | Edinburg CISD | 1.0 mi | 402 | 15.3 | 84.6% |
| Lincoln Elementary School | Edinburg CISD | 1.2 mi | 400 | 14.2 | 89.3% |
| Macaria Dela Garza Gorena Elementary School | Edinburg CISD | 1.3 mi | 554 | 15.6 | 76.4% |
| Cano-Gonzalez Elementary School | Edinburg CISD | 1.5 mi | 399 | 15.1 | 75.9% |
| Freddy Gonzalez Elementary School | Edinburg CISD | 1.5 mi | 517 | 17.2 | 60.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.