Hidalgo El, Hidalgo TX - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Hidalgo El

Hidalgo Elementary sits in a small border city directly across the Rio Grande from Reynosa, Mexico, serving early grades in a school system that has invested substantially in new facilities. The school is a regular public elementary serving roughly students across pre-K through fifth grade, with an enrollment that reflects the immediate community: nearly all students are Hispanic, and a very substantial share qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a population with significant economic need.

The academic picture shows real strengths in mathematics and notable challenges in Spanish-language literacy. In math, proficiency rates climb as students progress through the grades, with solid performance by the time students reach fifth grade. The school's math results across all tested grades and achievement levels sit in the top quartile among districts in Hidalgo County, suggesting the school is doing something right in how it teaches foundational numeracy. Science results at fifth grade are more moderate. The much steeper challenge is in Spanish reading and language arts, where proficiency rates are substantially lower. A parent may want to look into this further with the school, particularly if their child is acquiring English or will be transitioning to middle school where language skills become more demanding. The school assesses students in Spanish across third through fifth grades; the gap between math and language results suggests the instruction or approach in one area is working better than in the other.

Housing in Hidalgo is affordable by national standards. Home values are modest, and the city's economy centers on cross-border trade, logistics, retail, and education, with several multinational manufacturers operating in local industrial parks. Homeownership is high, creating a largely settled residential base. The city itself is car-oriented outside the downtown bridge-crossing zone, where foot traffic is heaviest.

The district has been actively building. A bond passed recently to fund a new technical and career training center, an agriculture facility, and athletic improvements, a direct commitment to long-term expansion and a shift in the local tax base. The school sits within this growth context, part of Hidalgo County which is one of Texas's fastest-growing regions.

The school serves only early grades, so there is no state graduation rate or high school credential data to report. The school's testing covers only grades three through five; testing data for pre-K through second grade is not part of Texas's state assessment system. This is typical for schools serving this grade band.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 374%

School 74% · District 75% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▲ 34 pts above state median · ▲ 37 pts above county median

Grade 488%

School 88% · District 67% · ▲ 21 pts above district

▲ 47 pts above state median · ▲ 42 pts above county median

Grade 590%

School 90% · District 31% · ▲ 59 pts above district

▲ 49 pts above state median · ▲ 50 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 340%

School 40% · District 39% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▼ 6 pts below state median · ▼ 2 pts below county median

Grade 443%

School 43% · District 60% · ▼ 17 pts below district

▼ 6 pts below state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

Grade 538%

School 38% · District 48% · ▼ 10 pts below district

▼ 16 pts below state median · ▼ 16 pts below county median

Science

Grade 550%

School 50% · District 75% · ▼ 25 pts below district

▲ 27 pts above state median · ▲ 24 pts above county median

This schoolHIDALGO ISD, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

Mathematics

Grade 4Lower-income86%Higher-income100%14 pp gap