Tabasco Elementary School
Public elementary school in La Joya, Texas · La Joya ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Tabasco Elementary School serves 544 students in grades Pre-K–5 in La Joya (Hidalgo County). It is one of 36 schools in La Joya ISD. By enrollment it is the 2098th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 15.8 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 ÷ 34.39 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 | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482613007656 |
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 | 544 | 22,942 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 15.8 | 14.6 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 90.4% | 92.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 68% 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.
Tabasco Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 22 elementary schools in La Joya ISD, Tabasco Elementary School is the 6th largest, with 2.4% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 5.2 miles away and have a median of 422 students, so Tabasco 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 126 students, and its smallest is grade 4 with 66, against an average of 78 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 69 in kindergarten and 66 in grade 5. It also enrolls 126 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
All of its students are reported as Hispanic.
90.4% of students qualify 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
Tabasco Elementary School has 34.39 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 544 students would have about 36.8 teachers, so Tabasco 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
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 IDEA La Joya Academy, 0.8 miles away in IDEA Public Schools. There are 4 elementary schools within 5 miles and 35 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 99.6% |
| Black | 0.2% |
| White | 0.2% |
50.7% of students are girls and 49.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 126 |
| Kindergarten | 69 |
| Grade 1 | 70 |
| Grade 2 | 69 |
| Grade 3 | 78 |
| Grade 4 | 66 |
| Grade 5 | 66 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
223 S Leo Ave, La Joya, TX 78560
Phone: (956)323-2440
Website: lajoyaisd.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Tabasco Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IDEA La Joya Academy | IDEA Public Schools | 0.8 mi | 656 | 20.5 | 90.5% |
| John F Kennedy Elementary School | La Joya ISD | 2.4 mi | 676 | 17 | 83.1% |
| Corina Pena Elementary School | La Joya ISD | 4.5 mi | 523 | 14.9 | 96.6% |
| Sam Fordyce Elementary School | La Joya ISD | 4.9 mi | 356 | 12.7 | 98.6% |
| Guillermo Flores Elementary School | La Joya ISD | 5.5 mi | 452 | 15.7 | 93.1% |
| Leo J Leo Elementary School | La Joya ISD | 5.6 mi | 319 | 12.7 | 95.3% |
| Henry B Gonzalez Elementary School | La Joya ISD | 5.8 mi | 391 | 14 | 85.9% |
| Rosendo Benavides Elementary School | La Joya ISD | 6.4 mi | 267 | 12.7 | 95.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.