John Mckeever El, Alamo TX - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on John Mckeever El

John McKeever Elementary serves kindergarten through fifth grade in Alamo, a town in Hidalgo County's lower Rio Grande Valley. The school enrolls a small to mid-sized cohort, nearly all of whom qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic, with very few students of other racial or ethnic backgrounds.

State test results from the current school year show mixed performance across tested grades and subjects. In fourth-grade English and language arts, students performed at about the midpoint of proficiency. Fourth-grade mathematics showed similar results. Fifth-grade mathematics, however, saw lower proficiency, with less than half the students meeting grade-level standards. Fifth-grade English language arts data comes from a very small tested cohort, so results are not reliable for that grade. Science testing in fifth grade also involved only a minimal number of students assessed. Across all tested material, the school shows that roughly three-quarters of students meet or exceed the "approaches standard" level, but only about half meet the "meets" proficiency threshold, and very few reach the highest "masters" level.

The school sits in an economically modest area. Median home values in the zip code run below the state average, and rental costs are well below state levels. Monthly housing costs—whether through mortgage or rent—remain relatively low compared to statewide benchmarks, making this neighborhood more affordable than most Texas markets. Most households in the area have incomes below the national median.

The broader Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District, which includes John McKeever, has recently adopted a district-wide Early College High School model at the secondary level, meaning students can begin college coursework as early as ninth grade and earn an associate degree or substantial college credit at no cost. In November 2025, voters rejected a bond package that would have funded HVAC replacements, roofing repairs, and facility renovations across the district, leaving aging campuses without the planned upgrades for now. A parent weighing John McKeever might want to look into the current state of campus facilities and any timeline for future improvements.

When compared to other districts in Hidalgo County, John McKeever's overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile, a noteworthy position that reflects strength relative to its peer group, even as raw proficiency rates in individual grades remain below half across both math and English. The school's demographic profile—high poverty concentration, overwhelming Hispanic enrollment, and economically constrained surroundings—is typical of many elementary schools in the lower Rio Grande Valley.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 451%

School 51% · District 33% · ▲ 18 pts above district

▲ 10 pts above state median · ▲ 5 pts above county median

Grade 542%

School 42% · District 26% · ▲ 16 pts above district

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 343%

School 43% · District 31% · ▲ 12 pts above district

▼ 3 pts below state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Grade 451%

School 51% · District 56% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▲ 2 pts above state median · even with county median

This schoolPHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO 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

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income40%Higher-income83%43 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income52%Higher-income75%23 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income40%Higher-income67%27 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income41%Higher-income50%9 pp gap