Elementary · Texas

Carl C Waitz El

Free meals for all

Carl C Waitz El, a public elementary school in Alton, Texas: grades pre-k–5, 361 students, 14.4 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Mission CISD.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 361
Teachers (FTE): 25.1
Students per teacher: 14.4
Grades: Pre-K–5; Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 56% of elementary schools in Texas

Median 14.8 · 4,723 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 51% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Smaller than 79% of elementary schools in Texas

Median 515 · 4,738 schools compared

Smaller than 61% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Texas's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Texas: 54%

44%proficient

+12.0 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 69% of elementary schools in Texas

Median 52% · 4,441 elementary schools compared

86 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5 · STAAR - English; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Texas: 42%

34%proficient

+6.0 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 72% of elementary schools in Texas

Median 43% · 4,441 elementary schools compared

154 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5 · STAAR - English; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades Pre-K–5
Type: District school · Regular
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Large suburb
Run by: Mission CISD

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Mission CISD.

Location

Address: 842 W Saint Francis Ave, Alton, TX 78573
Phone: (956)323-6600
City or town: Alton
County: Hidalgo County

Quality of life in Alton Schools in Alton

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math
Raquel Cavazos ElFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	521	17.6	61%	41%	0.7 mi
Cantu ElFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	521	17.1	59%	41%	1.0 mi
Alton ElFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	337	14.6	47%	32%	1.3 mi
Hurla M Midkiff ElFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	657	16.7	57%	47%	1.6 mi
Hilda C Escobar/Alicia C Rios ElFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	345	14.1	50%	34%	1.8 mi
Diaz-Villarreal ElFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	527	14.8	55%	49%	1.8 mi

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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