Memorial Elementary School
Public elementary school in Weslaco, Texas · Weslaco ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Memorial Elementary School serves 1,109 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Weslaco (Hidalgo County). It is one of 20 schools in Weslaco ISD. By enrollment it is the 49th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 22.6 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 ÷ 49.02 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Weslaco ISD |
| County | Hidalgo County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 484496006627 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Weslaco ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,109 | 16,300 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 22.6 | 19.2 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 65.5% | 81.2% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 99% 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.
Memorial Elementary School in context
Size
Memorial Elementary School is the largest of Weslaco ISD's 10 elementary schools; its 1,109 students are 6.8% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 2.5 miles away and have a median of 768 students, so Memorial 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 187 students, and its smallest is kindergarten with 138, against an average of 158 per grade. This year grade 5 has 12% more students than kindergarten (155 against 138). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 187 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 96.4% of enrollment, about the same share as across Weslaco ISD (98%). Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
65.5% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 81.2% across Weslaco 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
Memorial Elementary School has 49.02 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 22.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 1,109 students would have about 74.9 teachers, so Memorial Elementary School has 25.9 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 suburb, large, which means it is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest other elementary school is Dr. R E Margo Elementary School, 1.1 miles away in the same district. There are 24 elementary schools within 5 miles and 41 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 96.4% |
| White | 3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.3% |
| Asian | 0.2% |
| Black | 0.2% |
47.8% of students are girls and 52.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 187 |
| Kindergarten | 138 |
| Grade 1 | 144 |
| Grade 2 | 166 |
| Grade 3 | 161 |
| Grade 4 | 158 |
| Grade 5 | 155 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1700 S Border, Weslaco, TX 78596
Phone: (956)969-6780
Website: memorial.wisd.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Memorial Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. R E Margo Elementary School | Weslaco ISD | 1.1 mi | 1,085 | 21.5 | 88.6% |
| Sam Houston Elementary School | Weslaco ISD | 2.0 mi | 761 | 20 | 85.3% |
| IDEA Weslaco Pike Academy | IDEA Public Schools | 2.2 mi | 734 | 21.8 | 91.8% |
| Airport Elementary School | Weslaco ISD | 2.3 mi | 786 | 18.1 | 86.3% |
| T Price Elementary School | Donna ISD | 2.8 mi | 416 | 16.6 | 90.1% |
| North Bridge Elementary School | Weslaco ISD | 2.8 mi | 775 | 22.9 | 87.6% |
| Cleckler/Heald Elementary School | Weslaco ISD | 2.8 mi | 909 | 22.4 | 82.5% |
| Horizon Montessori II - STEM Academy | Horizon Montessori Public Schools | 2.9 mi | 326 | 14.8 | 82.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Weslaco ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| A N Rico Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 780 |
| Airport Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 786 |
| Armando Cuellar Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 634 |
| Beatriz G Garza Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 919 |
| Career and College Development Center | High | 9–12 | 50 |
| Central Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 1,060 |
| Cleckler/Heald Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 909 |
| Dr. R E Margo Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 1,085 |
| Hidalgo County Boot Camp | High | 9–10 | 11 |
| Hidalgo County JJAEP | High | 7–12 | 14 |
| Mary Hoge Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 830 |
| North Bridge Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 775 |
| Pfc Mario Ybarra Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 503 |
| Raul a Gonzalez Jr. Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 552 |
| Rodolfo Rudy Silva Jr. Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 685 |
| Sam Houston Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 761 |
| South Palm Gardens High School | High | 9–12 | 72 |
| Weslaco East High School | High | 9–12 | 2,066 |
| Weslaco High School | High | 9–12 | 2,699 |