Middle · Texas

Carlos F Truan J H

Free meals for all

Carlos F Truan J H, a public middle school in Elsa, Texas: grades 7–8, 584 students, 12.8 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Edcouch-Elsa ISD.

Size and class size

Compared with middle 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: 584
Teachers (FTE): 45.7
Students per teacher: 12.8
Grades: 7–8; Middle

Fewer students per teacher than 73% of middle schools in Texas

Median 14.4 · 1,726 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 68% of middle schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 15,584 schools compared

Smaller than 55% of middle schools in Texas

Median 633 · 1,741 schools compared

Larger than 57% of middle schools in the US

Median 524 · 16,046 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%

39%proficient

+2.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 79% of middle schools in Texas

Median 51% · 1,712 middle schools compared

564 students tested, grades 7, 8 · STAAR - English; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Texas: 42%

18%proficient

+2.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 88% of middle schools in Texas

Median 35% · 1,711 middle schools compared

535 students tested, grades 7, 8 · 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: Middle · Grades 7–8
Type: District school · Regular
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Town near a city
Run by: Edcouch-Elsa ISD

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Edcouch-Elsa ISD.

Location

Address: 700 E Ciro Caceres, Elsa, TX 78543
Phone: (956)262-6082
City or town: Elsa
County: Hidalgo County

Quality of life in Elsa Schools in Elsa

Nearby middle schools

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

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math
David Ybarra Fine Arts AcademyFree meals for all	6	264	11.6	40%	26%	1.0 mi
La Villa MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	106	7.3	42%	13%	3.6 mi
Jose Borrego MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	178	10.4	47%	18%	5.1 mi
Beatriz G Garza MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	919	17.6	51%	39%	8.1 mi
Mary Hoge MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	830	16.1	44%	30%	8.2 mi
Veterans MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	866	12.7	38%	30%	9.0 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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