Progreso Early Childhood
Public elementary school in Progreso, Texas · Progreso ISD · Grades Pre-K–2
Progreso Early Childhood serves 365 students in grades Pre-K–2 in Progreso (Hidalgo County). It is one of 4 schools in Progreso ISD. By enrollment it is the 3727th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 19.5 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 ÷ 18.72 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–2 |
| District | Progreso ISD |
| County | Hidalgo County |
| Area type | Rural, fringe |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483591021352 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Progreso ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 365 | 1,339 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 19.5 | 13.8 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 98.1% | 99.5% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 96% 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.
Progreso Early Childhood in context
Size
Of the 2 elementary schools in Progreso ISD, Progreso Early Childhood is the largest, with 27.3% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 3.9 miles away and have a median of 606 students, so Progreso Early Childhood 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 grade 2 with 102 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 81, against an average of 91 per grade. This year grade 2 has 15% more students than kindergarten (102 against 89). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 81 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 99.2% of enrollment, about the same share as across Progreso ISD (99%).
98.1% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 99.5% across Progreso 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
Progreso Early Childhood has 18.72 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 19.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 365 students would have about 24.7 teachers, so Progreso Early Childhood has 6 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 rural, fringe, which means it is in rural territory within 5 miles of an urbanized area or 2.5 miles of a town. The nearest other elementary school is Progreso Elementary School, 0.2 miles away in the same district. There are 10 elementary schools within 5 miles and 31 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 99.2% |
| White | 0.8% |
51.5% of students are girls and 48.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 81 |
| Kindergarten | 89 |
| Grade 1 | 93 |
| Grade 2 | 102 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1201 Business Fm 1015, Progreso, TX 78579
Phone: (956)565-1103
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Progreso Early Childhood. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progreso Elementary School | Progreso ISD | 0.2 mi | 262 | 14.4 | 100% |
| Dr. R E Margo Elementary School | Weslaco ISD | 2.9 mi | 1,085 | 21.5 | 88.6% |
| Travis Elementary School | Mercedes ISD | 3.4 mi | 478 | 14 | 90% |
| Memorial Elementary School | Weslaco ISD | 3.6 mi | 1,109 | 22.6 | 65.5% |
| John F Kennedy Elementary School | Mercedes ISD | 4.3 mi | 399 | 13.9 | 95% |
| Airport Elementary School | Weslaco ISD | 4.3 mi | 786 | 18.1 | 86.3% |
| IDEA Weslaco Pike Academy | IDEA Public Schools | 4.7 mi | 734 | 21.8 | 91.8% |
| Taylor Elementary School | Mercedes ISD | 4.7 mi | 406 | 12.7 | 93.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Progreso ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dorothy Thompson Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 281 |
| Progreso Elementary School | Elementary | 3–5 | 262 |
| Progreso High School | High | 9–12 | 431 |