The top reported proficiency rate is 28% in Math. The lowest is 26% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Pearson El
Pearson Elementary sits on Holland Avenue in Mission, Texas, serving children from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade within Mission Consolidated Independent School District. The school draws from a community that is heavily Hispanic and substantially Spanish-speaking, which shapes daily life in the building in ways that are visible in the data: state testing at this school is administered in both Spanish and English depending on the grade and subject, reflecting the linguistic needs of the student population. Nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, marking Pearson as a high-poverty campus by any measure.
The student body is almost entirely Hispanic, with a very small number of white students and no reported enrollment from other racial or ethnic groups. English learner counts were not reported in the data provided, so the share of students receiving English language services is not known from what we have, though the bilingual testing format suggests that population is present. Special education counts were also not reported.
On the Texas STAAR assessments, Pearson's results are low and a parent should weigh them carefully. The STAAR uses three performance bands: approaches grade level, meets grade level, and masters grade level. At Pearson, roughly three in five students reached the approaches threshold across subjects combined, which is the lowest of the three bars. The share meeting grade level was about a third, and only a small fraction reached the masters level. Reading and language arts showed a wide range by grade, with third graders tested in Spanish scoring well below approaches and fifth graders tested in English doing considerably better. Math followed a similar pattern of improvement from third to fourth grade, though third grade math results were quite low. Fifth grade science and fifth grade math in Spanish each had only a handful of students tested, so those results were suppressed by the state and are not reportable. Compared to districts in Hidalgo County, Pearson's overall proficiency index places it in the bottom quartile of that group. Parents who want to understand what the school is doing to close those gaps would do well to ask directly.
Trend data is only available for the most recent year, so there is no multi-year picture of whether results have been improving or declining.
Mission CISD has made some moves that are relevant to families with children at Pearson's age range. The district launched a "Crib to College" early childhood program in late 2024, publicly reported by the district, which formally enrolls young children at participating local childcare centers as district students and provides free Pre-K instruction. For families with toddlers or preschool-aged children not yet at Pearson, that pathway is worth knowing about. The district also runs a PreK-through-12 agricultural science initiative called Mission FARMERS, tied to the region's citrus-farming identity, which touches elementary grades. At the high school level, Mission CISD operates Early College programs in partnership with South Texas College, where students can earn an associate's degree before graduation, though that is several years away for any current Pearson student.
Mission itself is a mid-sized Rio Grande Valley city with a young median age, a large Mexican-origin population, and a substantial share of foreign-born residents. The local economy sits within the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metro, where health care, retail, food manufacturing, and transportation employ much of the workforce. Publicly reported regional projections point to continued job growth through the end of the decade. The housing market around the school's zip code is meaningfully more affordable than the Texas statewide median, and rent levels are also well below the state average, which can matter to families weighing neighborhood options.
Chronic absenteeism data was not available in what was provided, and participation rate data for STAAR was also missing, so the full picture of student engagement is incomplete. A graduation rate does not apply to Pearson, which ends at fifth grade.
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