Elementary · Texas
Geraldine Palmer El
Free meals for allGeraldine Palmer El, a public elementary school in Pharr, Texas: grades pre-k–5, 657 students, 17.3 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD.
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
- 657
- Teachers (FTE)
- 38.0
- Students per teacher
- 17.3
- Grades
- Pre-K–5
- Elementary
More students per teacher than 87% of elementary schools in Texas
Median 14.8 · 4,723 schools compared
More students per teacher than 76% of elementary schools in the US
Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared
Larger than 75% of elementary schools in Texas
Median 515 · 4,738 schools compared
Larger than 86% 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%54%proficient
+5.8 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 57% of elementary schools in Texas
Median 52% · 4,441 elementary schools compared
213 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5 · STAAR - English; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
Texas: 42%38%proficient
−2.5 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 61% of elementary schools in Texas
Median 43% · 4,441 elementary schools compared
246 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
- Small city
- Run by
- Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD
Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD.
Location
- Address
- 1200 W Hall Acres Rd, Pharr, TX 78577
- Phone
- (956)354-2860
- City or town
- Pharr
- County
- Hidalgo County
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aida C Escobar ElFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 735 | 17.3 | 67% | 59% |
Vanguard PicassoCharterFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 572 | 15.7 | 58% | 46% |
Kelly-Pharr ElFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 587 | 15.9 | 53% | 34% |
Graciela Garcia ElFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 385 | 14.3 | 62% | 51% |
Fields ElFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 443 | 12.6 | 55% | 43% |
Edith & Ethel Carman ElFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 686 | 17.2 | 53% | 49% |
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.
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.
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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