Jose De Escandon Elementary School
Public elementary school in Mission, Texas · La Joya ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Jose De Escandon Elementary School serves 614 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Mission (Hidalgo County). It is one of 36 schools in La Joya ISD. By enrollment it is the 1503rd largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 15.7 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 ÷ 39.13 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | La Joya ISD |
| County | Hidalgo County |
| Area type | City, small |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482613004781 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | La Joya ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 614 | 22,942 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 15.7 | 14.6 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 86.5% | 92.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 67% 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.
Jose De Escandon Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 22 elementary schools in La Joya ISD, Jose De Escandon Elementary School is the 3rd largest, with 2.7% of the district's students. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.4 miles away with a median enrollment of 366; Jose De Escandon 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 pre-K with 125 students, and its smallest is grade 2 with 70, against an average of 88 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 85 in kindergarten and 80 in grade 5. It also enrolls 125 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 99.3% here and 99.8% across La Joya ISD.
86.5% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 92.3% across La Joya 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
With 39.13 full-time-equivalent teachers for 614 students, Jose De Escandon Elementary School has 15.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 614 students would have about 41.5 teachers, so Jose De Escandon Elementary School has 2.4 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Jose De Escandon Elementary School is inside a principal city of fewer than 100,000 people, which NCES calls city, small. The nearest other elementary school is E B Reyna Elementary School, 1.2 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 69 other elementary schools, 29 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 | 99.3% |
| Black | 0.3% |
| White | 0.3% |
49% of students are girls and 51% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 125 |
| Kindergarten | 85 |
| Grade 1 | 94 |
| Grade 2 | 70 |
| Grade 3 | 79 |
| Grade 4 | 81 |
| Grade 5 | 80 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
700 N Schuebach Rd, Mission, TX 78572
Phone: (956)323-2410
Website: lajoyaisd.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Jose De Escandon Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E B Reyna Elementary School | La Joya ISD | 1.2 mi | 523 | 14.9 | 87% |
| Brillante Academy | Brillante Academy | 1.2 mi | 354 | 27.8 | 83.9% |
| Vanguard Monet | Vanguard Academy | 1.3 mi | 198 | 15.8 | 91.4% |
| Leal Elementary School | Mission CISD | 1.3 mi | 436 | 15 | 89.2% |
| IDEA Academy Mission | IDEA Public Schools | 1.5 mi | 664 | 16.9 | 93.4% |
| Marcell Elementary School | Mission CISD | 1.6 mi | 378 | 13.9 | 86.5% |
| Pearson Elementary School | Mission CISD | 1.6 mi | 307 | 13.5 | 91.2% |
| Excellence in Leadership Academy | Excellence in Leadership Academy | 1.7 mi | 183 | 11.1 | 83.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.