San Carlos Elementary School
Public elementary school in Edinburg, Texas · Edinburg CISD · Grades Pre-K–5
San Carlos Elementary School serves 471 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Edinburg (Hidalgo County). It is one of 44 schools in Edinburg CISD. By enrollment it is the 2804th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 16.2 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 ÷ 29.04 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Edinburg CISD |
| County | Hidalgo County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481818006249 |
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 | 471 | 33,343 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 16.2 | 14.7 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 97% | 80.7% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 74% 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.
San Carlos Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 31 elementary schools in Edinburg CISD, San Carlos Elementary School is the 23rd largest, with 1.4% of the district's students. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 3.2 miles away with a median enrollment of 542; San Carlos Elementary School is close to their typical size.
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 72 students, and its smallest is grade 3 with 57, against an average of 67 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 68 in kindergarten and 71 in grade 5. It also enrolls 72 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
All of its students are reported as Hispanic.
97% 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 29.04 full-time-equivalent teachers for 471 students, San Carlos Elementary School has 16.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 471 students would have about 31.8 teachers, so San Carlos Elementary School has 2.8 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
San Carlos Elementary School is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other elementary school is John F Kennedy Elementary School, 0.2 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 86 other elementary schools, 16 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 | 100% |
49.7% of students are girls and 50.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 72 |
| Kindergarten | 68 |
| Grade 1 | 64 |
| Grade 2 | 68 |
| Grade 3 | 57 |
| Grade 4 | 71 |
| Grade 5 | 71 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
505 S 83rd St, Edinburg, TX 78539
Phone: (956)289-2370
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: San Carlos Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John F Kennedy Elementary School | Edinburg CISD | 0.2 mi | 514 | 15.7 | 93.8% |
| Dr. Thomas Esparza Elementary School | Edinburg CISD | 3.1 mi | 541 | 17.7 | 89.8% |
| Betts Elementary School | Edinburg CISD | 3.1 mi | 534 | 16.3 | 91% |
| Daniel Singleterry Sr. | Donna ISD | 3.1 mi | 560 | 17.8 | 98.9% |
| Patricia S Garza Elementary School | Donna ISD | 3.2 mi | 551 | 16.9 | 98.4% |
| Eisenhower Elementary School | Edinburg CISD | 3.9 mi | 640 | 15.9 | 87.2% |
| Cano-Gonzalez Elementary School | Edinburg CISD | 4.2 mi | 399 | 15.1 | 75.9% |
| Villarreal Elementary School | Edinburg CISD | 4.3 mi | 543 | 16.3 | 93% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.